Description
Book SynopsisThis is a book for human resource professionals, academics, researchers and independent consultants who are engaged in assessing other people at work. It places assessment in its political, economic, social and organizational context, and provides a critical guide to emergent issues in both research and practice.
Table of ContentsPartial table of contents:
Selecting for Change: How will Personnel and Selection Psychology Survive?
(P. Herriot & N. Anderson).
TECHNOLOGICAL, NATIONAL, AND PROFESSIONAL CULTURES.
International Assessment and Selection (V. Shackleton & S. Newell).
Assessment in a Technological World (P. Jansen).
Selection of Military Staff (N. Hardinge).
Tacit Knowledge and Job Success (R. Sternberg).
BUSINESS CHANGE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSES.
Personnel Selection and Corporate Strategy (A. Williams & P. Dobson).
Meta-Analysis and Validity Generalization (K. Murphy).
Assessing Honesty, Integrity, and Deception (K. Murphy & N. Luther).
PERSONNEL SELECTION AND ASSESSMENT.
Selection as Socialization (N. Anderson & C. Ostroff).
Selecting for Teamwork (M. West & N. Allen).
INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT FOR A CHANGING CONTEXT.
Assessing Developmental Needs (J. Seegers).
Downsizing and Deselection (P. Jackson).
Index.
