Procedures in employment psychology

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Identifikator:: 173623112X

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-112923

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Bingham, Walter Van Dyke http://d-nb.info/gnd/123042593; Freyd, Max

Title:: Procedures in employment psychology

Place of publication:: Chicago & New York

Publisher:: Shaw

Year of publication:: 1926

Scope:: XI, 269 S

Digitisation:: 2020

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: V. Analysis of the worker

Collection:: Economics Books

ANALYSIS OF THE WORKER Topics for a man analysis. Analysis of abilities. Innate and acquired abilities. General and specific abilities. Relative importance of abilities. AN investigator when commencing a study in vocational selection first gets his bearings by making a complete job analysis. This is a comprehensive survey which gives in detail the duties of the worker and the conditions surround- ing the job. Such a ground-work of information enables the investigator to select criteria of success which are not only reliable but also satisfactory to the management. With these criteria in mind the investigator then chooses workers or new employees to serve as the subjects of his investiga- tion. These workers he will examine in various ways by means of tests, rating scales, and questionnaires. The measurements or test scores will eventually be compared with the known vocational success of the workers in order to determine the validity of the examinations for selecting potential successes. For his guidance in constructing the examinations the in- vestigator should assemble a list of abilities and personal characteristics which he considers important for success in the vocation and which he hopes to be able to measure by his examinations. The construction of such a list is usually considered a part of the job analysis. It issues in a set of personnel specifications. In this type of investigation, how- ever, the analysis of abilities and characteristics plays an unusual réle and is a step distinct from the job analysis. It differs from the usual job specifications in these respects: it is much more minute and complete; it is made with a view to a definite limited conception of what constitutes accom- Vv £8

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