Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: W. M. Keck Observatory, Polygraph, Multiple Sclerosis

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B
• Professor: Sarah Ross

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Introduction: hiring decisions are about finding the people who will be a good fit with the job and the organizations, the organization"s decisions about selecting people are central to its ability to survive, adapt, and grow. 3: checking references and background, making a selection. What are the criteria for evaluating selection methods: reliability, validity, ability to generalize, practical value. Caroline kuflik !2: perfect positive correlation = 1. 0, perfect negative correlation = -1. 0, correlation of 0= no correlation. Ability to generalize: generalizable: valid in other contexts beyond the context in which the selection method was developed, tests of intelligence and thinking skills can be generalized across many jobs. Caroline kuflik !3: they are most valid for complex jobs. Job performance tests and work samples: tests of necessary skills to evaluate if someone is good for a job, tests may involve a simulated work setting, perhaps in a testing centre or in a computerized.