Human Resource Selection (The Dryden Press Series in Management) Book

This leading text offers an advanced treatment of the technical issues involved in developing and implementing selection programs within organisations. The new edition offers the most thorough coverage of HR selection on the market and is appropriate for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in management and industrial/organisational psychology departments, as well as for corporate HR departments. Features: * Bringing advanced topics to an understandable level, this reader-friendly text is frequently noted for its clear presentation of research findings. * The text's transition of research findings into organization actions applies chapter concepts to real-world practice. * Detailed descriptions explain the steps necessary to identify employee characteristics required for selection and the development of an appropriate selection plan. * With thorough descriptions, the text walks readers through the steps necessary to develop and implement selection instruments. * Integrated throughout are significant legal changes affecting staffing and selection decisions, as well as extensive coverage of work force diversity and international selection issues. New to this edition: * Completely updated, the fourth edition incorporates the most recent research findings available. * Expanded coverage of the selection interview now includes discussions of the validity of structured selection interviews. * New discussions of the validity and possible faking of personality inventories in the selection have also been added. * Increasing the small-business emphasis of the text, many chapters now feature a section that applies chapter concepts specifically to smaller organizations. * Coverage of the effects on selection of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and the American With Disabilities Act of 1990 have been updated, reflecting the most current information available.Read More