Biodata (Routledge Revivals) - Biographical Indicators of Business Performance

Informationen zum Autor Gunter, Barrie; Furnham, Adrian; Drakeley, Russell Zusammenfassung First published in 1993. This book is intended for managers and occupational psychologists involved in the selection and assessment of the workforce. It details the history and development of the use of biographical data for both recruitment and promotion of employees. Grounded in relevant research literature! it offers a comprehensive analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of biodata in different contexts. It also includes examples of applications and recommendations for use! as well as examples of questionnaires. Written by experts! it represents a wide-ranging review of the contemporary research in the field. This work will be of interest to students of business and psychology. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction: what are biodata? 2 Different approaches to biodata 3. Why use biodata: advantages and objections 4 Constructing a biodata instrument 5 Criterion-related validity: what do biodata predict 6 Recent applications of biodata 7 Biodata in use; References; Author Index; Subject Index

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• Authors: Russell Drakeley, Drakeley Russell, Adrian Furnham, Barrie Gunter, Barrie (University of Leicester Gunter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.04.2016
• EAN: 9781138644885
• ISBN: 978-1-138-64488-5
• No. of pages: 182
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Business & Economics / General, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, PSYCHOLOGY / Industrial & Organizational Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Personality, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture, Philosophy of Mind, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science, PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success, PSYCHOLOGY / History, PSYCHOLOGY / Assessment, Testing & Measurement, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Child & developmental psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Occupational and industrial psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology, Personnel & human resources management, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Psychological testing & measurement, Operational research, Personnel and human resources management, Psychological testing and measurement, Research methods: general, PSYCHOLOGY / Education, Training & Supervision