Title

Procedural Justice And Personality Testing: An Examination Of Concern And Typicality

Keywords

Applicant reactions; Organizational justice; Selection; Social comparisons

Abstract

Research in selection examines how organizational justice principles may influence applicants' reactions to selection procedures. This article extends this research by examining how two aspects of procedures - interpersonal treatment and social comparison information - affect reactions to a personality testing. The results of two studies demonstrate that interpersonal treatment (expression of concern for applicants' feelings) and social comparison information (description of testing as either typical or experimental) interact to affect test-takers' reactions. When concern was expressed and personality testing was described as typical, individuals responded less positively. However, when no concern was expressed, evaluations were more positive when testing was described as typical. The implications for organizational justice research and selection research are discussed.

Publication Date

12-1-2003

Publication Title

Group and Organization Management

Volume

28

Issue

4

Number of Pages

502-526

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601103251234

Socpus ID

0242719677 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0242719677

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