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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