Estimating the Benefits of Personnel Selection and Classification

An Extension of the Brogden Table

Bibliographic Data

ID20281498
AuthorsWilliam E Alley (Human Resources Directorate), Melody M Darby (Human Resources Directorate)
Year1995
Volume55
Issue6
Pages938-958
Publication date1995-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational and Psychological Measurement (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1644 • E-ISSN: 1552-3888
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0013164495055006003
OpenAlexW1992589066
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

A Monte Carlo study was conducted to estimate the standardized performance gain (σ units) for personnel who have been optimally selected and classified as a function of (a) the number of alternative job assignments, (b) the applicant rejection rate, (c) the validity of the performance estimates, and (d) the intercorrelation among the estimates. The study extended the number of job assignment categories considered to 500 based on a general solution provided by Brogden for up to 10 jobs. Results indicated that adding job categories with zero applicant rejection improved expected performance from O.0σ units with 1 job to 3.03σ units with 500 jobs. For the highest level of applicant rejection (90%), corresponding gains were 1.75σ units and 3.78σ units, respectively. Implications for use of the table were discussed

Data mining · Econometrics · Extension (predicate logic) · Function (biology) · Job performance · Job satisfaction · Operations management · Personnel selection · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Statistics · Table (database) · Advanced Causal Inference Techniques · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Engineering · Mathematics · Multi-Criteria Decision Making · Psychology · Social Psychology