Title

General Mental Ability, Job Performance, And Red Herrings: Responses To Osterman, Hauser, And Schmitt

Abstract

We respond to the three comments on our recent article in the August issue of Academy of Management Perspectives (Le, Oh, Shaffer, & Schmidt, 2007), which highlights the importance of methodological advances in human resource research. By concentrating on tangential aspects of our article, these comments miss its central points. Further, the comments (by Paul Osterman, Neal Schmitt, and Robert M. Hauser) either involve quibbles and misinterpretations of research evidence or are downright erroneous. We clarify the misunderstandings by providing evidence that is well-established through decades of research in the area of industrial/organizational psychology. By doing so, we re-emphasize that (a) the utility and validity of general mental ability are among the most robust findings in psychological research, (b) such findings were realized by the development of the meta-analysis method, and most important, (c) organizations can benefit greatly by utilizing findings obtained from meta-analysis.

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Publication Title

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volume

21

Issue

4

Number of Pages

64-76

Document Type

Note

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.5465/AMP.2007.27895340

Socpus ID

38349051047 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/38349051047

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