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Scrutinizes the use of test-score banding, a human resources method of selection that uses gender, ethnicity and other qualities as tie-breakers to address the inaccuracy of test scores.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction to Test-Score Banding in Human Resource Selection by Herman Aguinis Social and Technical Issues in Staffing Decisions by Wayne F. Cascio, Irwin L. Goldstein, James Outtz, and Sheldon Zedeck A Comparison of Test-Focused and Criterion-Focused Banding Methods by Paul J. Hanges and Hilary J. Gettman Banding: Background and General Management Purpose by Robert M. Guion Legal and Practical Implications of Banding for Personnel Selection by Gerald V. Barrett and Sarah B. Lueke Statistical Weights of Ability and Diversity in Selection Decisions by Neal Schmitt and Frederick L. Oswald Effects of Banding on Performance and Minority Hiring by Roxanne M. Laczo and Paul Sackett SED Banding as a Test of Scientific Values in I/O Psychology by Frank Schmidt and John E. Hunter Conflicting Values and Interests in Banding Research and Practice by Kevin R. Murphy Will Banding Benefit My Organization? by Herman Aguinis and Erika Harden Author Index Subject Index About the Editor and Contributors

About the Author

HERMAN AGUINIS is Associate Professor of Management at the Business School of the University of Colorado, Denver. He has held visiting appointments at Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain), City University of Hong Kong, and University of Science Malaysia. He is Associate Editor of Organizational Research Methods and is Chair of the Research Methods Division of the Academy of Management.

Reviews

"[P]resents a comprehensive analyis of psychometric and human resource findings as well as underlying legal principles that have developed around the use of test-score banding in personnel selection. It also highlights a divisive issue within industrial--organization psychology....[a]n up-to-date, objective, and definitive treatment of score banding. Most important, it highlights when score banding may or may not work and can serve as a guide for those organizations that will consider using, or are using, score banding. It provides a comprehensive review of the pros and cons of this selection process, and it points out the key references in the research literature and in the various court challenges that have been made....This collection of chapters will be useful for both researchers and practitioners."-PsyCritiques

?[P]resents a comprehensive analyis of psychometric and human resource findings as well as underlying legal principles that have developed around the use of test-score banding in personnel selection. It also highlights a divisive issue within industrial--organization psychology....[a]n up-to-date, objective, and definitive treatment of score banding. Most important, it highlights when score banding may or may not work and can serve as a guide for those organizations that will consider using, or are using, score banding. It provides a comprehensive review of the pros and cons of this selection process, and it points out the key references in the research literature and in the various court challenges that have been made....This collection of chapters will be useful for both researchers and practitioners.?-PsyCritiques

"�P�resents a comprehensive analyis of psychometric and human resource findings as well as underlying legal principles that have developed around the use of test-score banding in personnel selection. It also highlights a divisive issue within industrial--organization psychology....�a�n up-to-date, objective, and definitive treatment of score banding. Most important, it highlights when score banding may or may not work and can serve as a guide for those organizations that will consider using, or are using, score banding. It provides a comprehensive review of the pros and cons of this selection process, and it points out the key references in the research literature and in the various court challenges that have been made....This collection of chapters will be useful for both researchers and practitioners."-PsyCritiques