Offering thorough coverage of HR selection, this leading book provides an advanced treatment of the technical issues involved in developing and implementing selection programs within organizations. Highlighting how HR selection is changing, the book offers insight into the impact of legal developments on selection, the problem of selection in small organizations and recent research on predictors used in selection, including applications, tests, personality inventories and employment interviews. A valuable resource for new and seasoned practitioners alike, Human Resource Selection brings advanced topics to an understandable level, while clear presentations of research findings walk readers through the steps of HR selection.
PART ONE AN OVERVIEW OF HUMAN RESOURCE SELECTION
CHAPTER 1
AN INTRODUCTION TO SELECTION
Definition of Selection
Collecting and Evaluating Information
Initial Job and All Internal Movement
Constraints and Futures Interests
Selection Related to Other Management Programs
Strategy and Human Resource Planning
Selection and Other HRM Programs
Selection and Recruitment
Developing a Selection Program
Job Analysis Information
Identification of Relevant Job Performance Measures
Identification of Worker Characteristics
Development of Assessment Devices
Validation Procedures
Constraints in Developing a Selection Program
Limited Information on Applicants
Measurement of Jobs, Individuals, and Work Performance
Other Factors Affecting Work Performance
Current Issues in Selection
Broadly Defined and Team-Based Jobs
Selection in Small Business
Plan of This Book
References
CHAPTER 2
LEGAL ISSUES IN SELECTION
Federal Regulation
Regulatory Model
EEO Laws and Executive Orders
Employment Discrimination
Discrimination Defined
Evidence Required
The Use of Statistics
The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978)
Determination of Adverse Impact
Selection Methods
Defense of Selection Programs
Selection Requirements
Job Performance Measures
Record Keeping
Affirmative Action Programs
Federal Contractor
Court Order and Consent Decree
Voluntary AAP
Selection Court Cases
Griggs v. Duke Power (1971)
United States v. Georgia Power (1973)
Spurlock v. United Airlines (1972)
Connecticut v. Teal (1982)
Watson v. Ft. Worth Bank & Trust (1988)
OFCCP v. Ozark Air Lines (1986)
Auto Workers v. Johnson Controls (1991)
Rudder v. District of Columbia (1995)
EEO Summary
Basis of Discrimination
Evidence of Discrimination
Options of the Organization
Legal Issues in Small Business
References
PART TWO FOUNDATIONS OF MEASUREMENT
FOR HUMAN RESOURCE SELECTION
CHAPTER 3
HUMAN RESOURCE MEASUREMENT IN SELECTION
Fundamentals of Measurement: An Overview
The Role of Measurement in HR Selection
The Nature of Measurement
Scales of Measurement
Standardization of Selection Measures
Measures Used in HR Selection
Criteria for Evaluating Selection Measures
Finding and Constructing Selection Measures
Locating Existing Selection Measures
Constructing New Selection Measures
Interpreting Scores on Selection Measures
Using Norms
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