Situation assessment as an ignored factor in the behavioral consistency paradigm underlying the validity of personnel selection procedures

• Main Authors: JANSEN, Anne, MELCHERS, Klaus G., LIEVENS, Filip, KLEINMANN, Martin, BRANDLI, Michael, FRAEFEL, Laura, KONIG, Cornelius J.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: behavioral consistency;job performance;employment interview;assessment center;assessment of situational demands; Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5504; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6503/viewcontent/Ignored.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This study contributes to the literature on why selection procedures that are based on the behavioral consistency logic (e. g., structured interviews and assessment centers) are valid predictors of job performance. We rely on interactionist theories to propose that individual differences in assessin...