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Handbook of Workplace Assessment

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ISBN-10: 0470401311

ISBN-13: 9780470401316

Edition: 2010 (Handbook (Instructor's))

Authors: John C. Scott, Douglas H. Reynolds

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This definitive reference on workplace assessment for HR professionals features comprehensive overviews and best practices for all types of assessments for the selection, development, and development needs of all organizational employee levels. The book covers an unprecedented range of types of assessments and measurement approaches, including quality, abilities and intelligence, personality, background and experience, knowledge and skill, and competencies. Each chapter discusses the business need or market condition that supports the use of an assessment, the appropriate use of each assessment instrument, modes of administration, implementation, managing the assessment program, and…    
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List price: $89.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 8/20/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 912
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.10" long x 2.50" tall
Weight: 3.322
Language: English

#60;b#62;Doug Reynolds#60;/b#62;is the Vice President of Assessment Technology for Development Dimensions International (DDI). Doug's work is focused on the design and implementation of new behavioral and psychological assessments used for workforce selection and career development. He has designed and implemented large-scale assessments and tests with many Fortune 500 companies including Bank of America, General Motors, Pfizer, Wal-Mart, and several federal agencies. In the 1990s, Doug designed and developed some of the first Internet-based job application and qualification screening instruments used for large-scale corporate recruiting. More recently, his work has focused on the creation…    

Figures, Tables, and Exhibits
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
The Editors
The Contributors
Framework for Organizational Assessment
Individual Differences That Influence Performance and Effectiveness: What Should We Assess?
Indicators of Quality Assessment
General Cognitive Ability
Personality
Assessment of Background and Life Experience: The Past as Prologue
Knowledge and Skill
Physical Performance
Competencies, Job Analysis, and the Next Generation of Modeling
Assessment for Selection, Promotion, and Development
So Where Are the Promised, Practical, and Proven Selection Tools for Managerial Selection and Beyond? A Call to Action
Assessment for Technical Jobs
Assessment for Administrative and Professional Jobs
Assessment for Sales Positions
Assessment for Supervisory and Early Leadership Roles
Executive and Managerial Assessment
The Special Case of Public Sector Police and Fire Selection
Strategic Assessment Programs
The Role of Assessment in Succession Management
Assessing the Potential of Individuals: The Prediction of Future Behavior
Assessment for Organizational Change: Mergers, Restructuring, and Downsizing
Global Applications of Assessment
Advances, Trends, and Issues
Advances in Technology-Facilitated Assessment
The Legal Environment for Assessment
Validation Strategies
Addressing the Flaws in Our Assessment Decisions
Strategic Evaluation of the Workplace Assessment Program
Final Thoughts on the Selection and Assessment Field
Appendix: Example Assessments Designed for Workplace Application
Name Index
Subject Index