INDICE: PART I: INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODS IN I/O PSYCHOLOGY. Research Questions. Important Research Design Concepts. Variables. Research Setting. Generalizability. Control. Random Assignmentand Random Selection. Confounding. Research Designs. The Experiment. Survey Designs. Observational Designs. Measurement. Classical Measurement Theory. Reliability. Validity. Statistics. Descriptive Statistics. Inferential Statistics.Meta-Analysis. Mediator and Moderator Variables. Ethics of Research. Chapter Summary. Learning by Doing. PART II: ASSESSMENT OF JOBS, PERFORMANCE, AND PEOPLE. CHAPTER 3: JOB ANALYSIS. What Is Job Analysis? The Job-Oriented Approach. The Person-Oriented Approach. Purposes of Job Analysis. Career Development andVocational Counseling. Legal Issues. Performance Appraisal. Selection. Training. Research. Vocational Counseling. How Job Analysis Information Is Collected. Who Provides the Information? Approaches To Collecting Job Analysis Information. Methods of Job Analysis. Job Components Inventory. Functional Job Analysis. Position Analysis Questionnaire. Task Inventories. Choosing a Job Analysis Method. Job Analysis Methods For Work Teams. Reliability and Validity of Job Analysis Information. Reliability. Validity. Job Evaluation. Comparable Worth. Chapter Summary. I/O Psychology in Practice. Learning by Doing. CHAPTER 4: PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL. Why Do We Appraise Employees? Administrative Decisions. Employee Development and Feedback. Criteria for Research. Performance Criteria. Characteristics of Criteria. Criterion Complexity. Dynamic Criteria. Contextual Performance. Methods for Assessing Job Performance. Objective Measures of Job Performance. Subjective Measures of Job Performance. The Impact of Technology on Performance Appraisal. Legal Issues in Performance Appraisal. Chapter Summary. I/O Psychology in Practice. CHAPTER 5: ASSESSMENT METHODS FOR SELECTION AND PLACEMENT. Job-Related Characteristics. Psychological Tests. Characteristics of Tests. Ability Tests. Knowledge and Skill Tests. Personality Tests. Emotional Intelligence Tests. Integrity Tests. Vocational Interest Tests. Drug Testing. Biographical Information. Interviews. Work Samples. Assessment Centers. Electronic Assessment. Electronic Administration of Psychological Tests. Computer Adaptive Testing. Chapter Summary. I/O Psychology in Practice. Learning byDoing. PART III: selecting and training employees. CHAPTER 6: SELECTING EMPLOYEES. The Planning of Human Resource Needs. Recruiting Applicants. Selecting Employees. How Do Organizations Select Employees? Conducting a Validation Study. Validity Generalization. How Predictor Information Is Used for Selection. Getting Applicants to Accept and Keep Job Offers. The Utility of Scientific Selection. How Valid Selection Devices Work. Computing the Utility of Scientific Selection. International Differences in Selection Practices. Legal Issues. Legal Selection in the United States. Legal Selecti
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