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The Impact Of Need For Cognition On Primacy And Regency Effects In The Employment Interview, Amy Marie Lawton
The Impact Of Need For Cognition On Primacy And Regency Effects In The Employment Interview, Amy Marie Lawton
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The order of interview questions during the interview may influence candidate ratings, giving an unfair advantage to some candidates. This study was done to test the effect of the interviewer's need for cogniton, the desire to use cognitive energy, on primacy and recency effects during the employment interview. A transcript of competency-based behavior description interivew questions was given to nearly 300 participants. Evidence was found for recency effects only, and no significant differences were found that could be attributed to the interviewer's need for cognition.
Influences On The Perceived Reasonableness Of Employment Testing Accommodations For Persons With Disabilities, Bridget Ann Styers
Influences On The Perceived Reasonableness Of Employment Testing Accommodations For Persons With Disabilities, Bridget Ann Styers
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The present study examined how the origin of an applicant's disability, the status of the job he/she was applying for and the level of test accommodation provided, influenced a participant's perception of what was a reasonable pre-employment testing accommodation. Additionally, how attributes of organizationsal members, such as age, education level and knowledge of ADA law influenced reasonableness of accommodation were examined.
The Impact Of Affirmative Action Programs On Perceptions Of Organizations, Christine Ann Barrett
The Impact Of Affirmative Action Programs On Perceptions Of Organizations, Christine Ann Barrett
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No abstract provided.
Negative Evaluations And Affirmative Action: The Preseverence Of Stigmatization, Miriam Guadalupe Resendez
Negative Evaluations And Affirmative Action: The Preseverence Of Stigmatization, Miriam Guadalupe Resendez
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