Implications of methodological advances for the practice of personnel selection: How practitioners benefit from meta-analysis

    Authors

    H. Le; I. S. Oh; J. Shaffer;F. Schmidt

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Acad. Manag. Perspect.

    Keywords

    5 PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS; JOB-PERFORMANCE; VALIDITY GENERALIZATION; COGNITIVE-ABILITY; WORK; OCCUPATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; INTERVIEW; UTILITY; HUNTER; Management

    Abstract

    We discuss how meta-analysis, a method for synthesizing research findings, can meaningfully impact personnel selection practices. Specifically, we review important changes in professional and legal practices from the past 30 years resulting from meta-analytic findings. The implications of using meta-analysis methods for evaluating utilities of selection procedures and for assessing relative predictive capabilities of three popular selection tools (general mental ability tests, personality tests, and structured interviews) are further discussed. Based on these implications, we propose that meta-analysis can play an important role in bridging the gap between academic research and organizational practices.

    Journal Title

    Academy of Management Perspectives

    Volume

    21

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2007

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    6

    Last Page

    15

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000249635600002

    ISSN

    1558-9080

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