Personnel Selection: A Theoretical Approach / Edition 1

by Neal Schmitt, R.J.'S Blues Crew

Overview

'No doubt HRM faculty should read this text. ...there is undoubtedly erudition and insight contained within the pages. [of this book]' - Gerald Vinten, Southampton Business School, British Academy of Management News

This comprehensive, state-of-the-art look at the field of personnel selection emphasizes the role of theory in personnel selection research, an area of organizational science that is often characterized as lacking theoretical bases. Traditional topics, such as job analysis, performance measurement, the measurement of individual difference characteristics, the design of validation research and the evaluation of validation data, are covered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761909866
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/04/1998
Series:	Foundations for Organizational Science Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

http://psychology.msu.edu/people/faculty/schmitt.htm

http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/swk/psychology/staff.htm#David

Table of Contents

Personnel Selection Research
Importance, Research Designs and Examples
Developing Theories of KSAO-Performance Relationships
The Role of Job Analysis
The Nature of Work
Performance and Its Measurement
General Theories of Human Characteristics and KSAO-Performance Relationships
The Measurement of Job-Related Characteristics
Estimating KSAO-Performance Relationships
Implementation and Use of Theory-Based Research
The Changing Nature of Work and Implications for Research on KSAO-Performance Relationships
Programmatic Research and Theory Development
The Future

Editorial Reviews

". . . contains an abundant supply of ideas for those who specialize in research, and has much to offer the practitioner also."

Personnel Psychology - Robert Fitzpatrick

". . . contains an abundant supply of ideas for those who specialize in research, and has much to offer the practitioner also." — Robert Fitzpatrick

Personnel Psychology

In addition to traditional topics such as job analysis, performance measurement, measurement of individual difference characteristics, design of validation research, and evaluation of validation data, this volume discusses novel ideas concerning levels of analysis issues, examines reactions to tests, the impact of changing technology and means of communication, and globalization. Each chapter details current knowledge, identifies sources for further research, and includes a summary of major research questions. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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