Human Resource Selection (Dryden Press Series in Management) Hardcover - 1997

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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: * Com