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A Survey and Critique of Management Selection Practices in Australian Business Firms
Author(s) -
Vaughan Edward,
McLean Jeffrey
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841118902700402
Subject(s) - selection (genetic algorithm) , business , quality (philosophy) , marketing , reliability (semiconductor) , computer science , philosophy , power (physics) , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
This paper reports on a survey of management selection practices among Australian business firms and discusses the conclusions that could arguably be drawn from it about the quality of Australian business management. The survey found, generally, that management selection in Australian business firms pays little heed to research reports and recommendations in personnel selection literature, and relies extensively on assessment methods that have poor predictive validity and low reliability. This must cause one to doubt whether the best qualified persons are being appointed to manage Australian business.