Psychology 2660A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Personnel Selection, Regression Analysis, Nepotism

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I/o psychologists and members of the organization contribute the process of making personnel decisions. Organizations operate within the social and cultural context in which they are embedded. Nepotism an approach to personnel staffing whereby family members receive preferential treatment. In the us, nepotism is viewed negatively because it results in unequal opportunity among job applicants. Logic: a family member is a known commodity who can be trusted to be loyal. Personnel decisions do not stand apart unrelated to the larger social system. The first documented personnel selection test in history is in the bible shibboleth (those who couldn"t pronounce it correctly were executed) Forces that affect personnel decisions and outcomes (some don"t even reference these: organization and organizational needs, scientific theory, research and development, assessment of qualifications, assessment-based decisions, cultural values. End product of personnel selection process is to offer employment to some people, and deny it to others.