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The Status of Research on Applicant Reactions to Selection Tests and its Implications for Managers
Author(s) -
Schmitt Neal,
Chan David
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of management reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.475
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-2370
pISSN - 1460-8545
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2370.00004
Subject(s) - selection (genetic algorithm) , test (biology) , construct (python library) , psychology , organizational justice , perception , empirical research , social psychology , economic justice , positive economics , political science , economics , computer science , law , organizational commitment , statistics , mathematics , paleontology , artificial intelligence , biology , neuroscience , programming language
The status of research on applicant reactions to selection tests was reviewed. Four areas of concern were identified. First, more work on construct validation of applicant reactions, which includes identifying the determinants of reactions, is needed. Second, the comparison of reactions across different types of selection tests is likely to have theoretical and practical contributions when a clear distinction is made between the test content and the method of testing employed. Third, justice dimensions underlying test fairness perceptions and how these dimensions relate to other facets of test reactions should be elaborated. Finally, more empirical research is needed to examine relationships between test reactions and important individual and organizational outcomes. Implications of these four issues for managers were discussed.