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SOME OF THE UNDERLYING SELECTION CRITERIA FOR MIDDLE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN FINANCIAL POSITIONS: A FACTOR ANALYTIC STUDY
Author(s) -
Miller Edwin L.,
Hill Raymond E.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1975.tb01060.x
Subject(s) - selection (genetic algorithm) , middle management , competence (human resources) , relevance (law) , sample (material) , miller , set (abstract data type) , psychology , actuarial science , computer science , knowledge management , business , social psychology , political science , artificial intelligence , ecology , chemistry , chromatography , law , biology , programming language
A sample of middle managers were asked to make ratings regarding the importance of thirteen variables they considered when making decisions to select candidates into the ranks of middle management. These thirteen selection variables were developed based on previous research on managerial selection by Edwin Miller and on research conducted at General Electric by another investigator. The set of decision variables was then subjected to factor analysis in an effort to recover the fundamental structure of the decision space used to select middle managers. The analysis yielded encouraging results due to the distinctness with which certain factors were indicated. Three fundamental decision criteria were suggested: (1) a leadership‐administrative skills factor, (2) a technical competence factor, and (3) a capability‐willingness to work factor. These three factors were discussed in terms of their relevance to previous research on managerial selection.