in assessing candidates for middle-manager positions, IBM determined that the following characteristics are important for middle-management success and should be rated in the in-basket simulation: oral communications,planning and organizing, self-confidence, written communications, decision making, risk taking, and administrative ability. on the basis of this information,problems then are created that encompass the kinds of issues the candidate is likely to face, should he or she be accepted for the job.
in general, an in basket simulation takes the following form