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AN INTERNATIONAL LOOK AT SELECTION PRACTICES: NATION AND CULTURE AS EXPLANATIONS FOR VARIABILITY IN PRACTICE
Author(s) -
RYAN ANN MARIE,
McFARLAND LYNN,
SHL HELEN BARON
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1999.tb00165.x
Subject(s) - staffing , selection (genetic algorithm) , uncertainty avoidance , psychology , hofstede's cultural dimensions theory , personnel selection , power (physics) , best practice , cultural diversity , social psychology , political science , management , law , economics , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , individualism , computer science , collectivism
A survey of 959 organizations in 20 countries was undertaken to assess whether differences in staffing practices are due in part to nation and culture. Cultural differences in uncertainty avoidance and, to a lesser extent, power distance, explained some of the national differences observed in the extensiveness of method use. Implications for understanding the best approaches to selection on a global basis are discussed.