Staffing organizations
Subtitle: contemporary practice and theory
By: Robert E. Ployhart, Benjamin Schneider, Neal Schmitt.
Contributors: Schneider, Benjamin, 1938-; Schmitt, Neal.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Mahwah, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 661
Subjects: Employees -- Recruiting
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Previous edition: Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman, 1986; lists Benjamin Schneider as first author.
Table of contents: title: Aims of the chapter; title: Staffing organizations defined; title: A focus on the changing nature of work; title: A focus on individual differences; title: A focus on the work and work environment; title: A focus on how staffing contributes to organizational effectiveness; title: A focus on the influence of federal employment legislation and court cases; title: Summary; title: Measurement concepts and data analytic tools; title: Background; title: Aims of the chapter; title: Nature of measurement; title: Manifest and latent variables; title: Summarizing measurements of individual differences; title: Covariation; title: The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r); title: Predictions based on correlation; title: Predictions using multiple predictors; title: Reliability; title: Validity; title: Moderated regression; title: Structural equation modeling; title: Hierarchical linear modeling; title: Item response theory; title: Summary; title: Job analysis; title: Aims of the chapter; title: Job analysis is the foundation of staffing; title: The larger environment; title: Historical perspectives on job analysis; title: Modern perspectives on jobs and job specifications; title: Current challenges for job analysis; title: Summary; title: Performance and criterion development; title: Aims of the chapter; title: The importance of organizational context and goals; title: Criteria defined; title: Models of the job performance domain; title: Desirable aspects of criteria; title: Objective criterion measures; title: Judgmental criterion measures; title: A comparison of objective and judgmental criteria; title: Criterion measurement considerations; title: Current challenges for performance and criterion development; title: Summary; title: Recruitment: retention and attraction; title: Aims of the chapter; title: Internal recruitment; title: External recruitment; title: Current challenges for internal and external recruitment; title: Summary; title: Validation strategies and utility; title: Aims of the chapter; title: Approaches to validation; title: Validity based on test content; title: Validity based on the theoretical meaningfulness of tests; title: Validity based on the consequences of testing; title: Test utility; title: Summary; title: Hiring procedures: an overview; title: Aims of the chapter; title: Predictors: a general definition; title: A model of the predictor-response process; title: The structure and function of the predictor domain; title: Evaluating the adequacy of predictors; title: Use of predictors in staffing practice; title: Current issues in predictor development; title: Summary; title: Hiring procedures I: cognitive ability and certification exams; title: Aims of the chapter; title: Paper-and-pencil tests of general ability; title: Racial subgroup differences and cognitive ability; title: Licensure and certification exams; title: Summary; title: Hiring procedures II: personality tests; title: Affective measures, interests, and biodata; title: Aims of the chapter; title: Personality and personality tests; title: Interests and interest testing; title: Biographical data; title: Summary; title: Hiring procedures III: interviews, performance-based tests, simulations, and physical ability; title: Aims of the chapter; title: Interviews; title: Performance-based and simulation testing; title: Physical ability testing; title: Summary; title: The practice of staffing: legal, professional, and ethical concerns; title: Aims of the chapter; title: A tripartite view of staffing practice; title: Legal issues; title: Professional standards; title: Ethical considerations; title: Current issues in staffing practice; title: Summary; title: Staffing organizations: review and implications; title: Aims of the chapter; title: Effective staffing: emphasizing some key points; title: Recommendations for practical staffing problems; title: Speculation on the future innovations in staffing; title: Implications for the job seeker.