Exploring the scholar-practitioner gap in personnel selection assessments : an analysis of scholarly versus practitioner literature.

Selection assessments;Scholar-practitioner gap;Content analysis;Practitioner literature;Human resources;Hiring assessments

Whitney L. Martin, 1977-

University:University of Louisville

Department:Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Human Resource Education

关键词: Selection assessments;    Scholar-practitioner gap;    Content analysis;    Practitioner literature;    Human resources;    Hiring assessments;   

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美国|英语

来源: The Universite of Louisville's Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

Research suggests that a gap exists between scholarly findings and practitioner knowledge, beliefs, and practices in the Human Resource field, particularly in the area of employee selection (Deadrick & Gibson, 2007; Rynes, Giluk, & Brown, 2007). This study seeks to explore this gap relative to self-report selection assessments by examining practitioner-oriented versus scholarly literature. Articles published between January 2006 and September 2011 from two scholarly sources (Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel Psychology) and two practitioner sources (HR Magazine and HR Executive) were reviewed, and 49 articles were selected for inclusion in analysis. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the articles relative to five themes: purpose of the article, type of selection assessment discussed, specific instruments mentioned, how validity was discussed, and how utility was discussed. It was found that there were significant differences in the way that scholarly and practitioner publications discussed assessments, especially in the areas of validity and utility. Implications for scholars and practitioners are discussed.