Title

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

Authors

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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