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The Gordon Personal Profile-Inventory As A Selection Instrument, Patrick Y. Fisher
The Gordon Personal Profile-Inventory As A Selection Instrument, Patrick Y. Fisher
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The present study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of the Gordon Personal Profile Inventory (GPP-I) selection instrument in predicting success of applicants at a behavioral health center. Case managers (N = 47; 15 = males, 32 = females) served as subjects and completed the GPP-I. Each subject had a total of nine personality scale scores. The scales were Ascendancy, Responsibility, Emotional Stability, Sociability, Cautiousness, Original Thinking, Personal Relations, Vigor, and Self-Esteem. Each scale score was converted into a percentile score and correlated with the subject’s most recent performance evaluation score. Based upon results of correlation and regression analyses it …
Predicting Direct Care Staff Tenure: The Development And Use Of A Weighted Application Process, Jimmy Beirne
Predicting Direct Care Staff Tenure: The Development And Use Of A Weighted Application Process, Jimmy Beirne
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The following study examined the ability of a weighted application process to predict tenure of employees working at a behavioral health center. Because the company considered the application process a three month period, the weighted application instrument included information from the application form and data taken from the first three months of employment (personal history information, training data and performance appraisal data). The job applicants employed with the company less than eight months were considered low tenure employees. The job applicants employed with the company longer than eight months were considered high tenure employees. Application instrument weights were created and …