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Selection Practices in C anadian Firms: An empirical investigation
Author(s) -
Mann Sara L.,
Chowhan James
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of selection and assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1468-2389
pISSN - 0965-075X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2011.00571.x
Subject(s) - selection (genetic algorithm) , psychology , personnel selection , test (biology) , personality , logit , human resource management , empirical research , applied psychology , social psychology , marketing , econometrics , management , statistics , business , economics , computer science , artificial intelligence , mathematics , paleontology , biology
Using 7 years of data from S tatistics C anada's W orkplace and E mployee S urvey, this study examined the types of selection tools used with 23,639 employees in 6,693 C anadian firms. While 79% of these employees were given an interview during the selection process, only 10% were given a test on job‐related knowledge and 9% were given a personality test. Using logit analysis, job‐ and organization‐level variables were examined as predictors of the type of selection tools used. The size of the organization, an in‐house human resource department, the presence of a union and occupation were significant predictors of the use of a test on job‐related knowledge in the selection process. The implications and plausible explanations of this theory to practice gap are discussed.