MGT 3320 Chapter : MGT 3320
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Chapter 6 part 1- selecting employees who fit. What harm can come from poor selection: you want to get good people in that can stay. A lot of tests out there: most accepted: big 5, or five factor model, lots of research done to boil personality down to 5 main traits, big 5 traits, openness to experience imaginative, curious, artistic, conscientiousness. Courteous, cooperative, easy-going: neuroticism or emotional stability. Integrity testing: assessing honesty to predict performance/counterproductive work behaviors, integrity tests predict performance and theft moderately well, two types of measures, overt vs. covert integrity tests, example items: Have you ever borrowed something from work without telling anyone? (overt) I will usually take someone up on a dare. (covert) Have you found a way a dishonest person in your job could take things from work? (overt) I like to plan things carefully ahead of time. (overt) Most supervisors treat their employees fairly. (covert)
