Journal article
ARE HIGHLY STRUCTURED JOB INTERVIEWS RESISTANT TO DEMOGRAPHIC SIMILARITY EFFECTS?
Personnel psychology, Vol.63(2), pp.325-359
06/01/2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2010.01172.x
Abstract
This study examines the extent to which highly structured job interviews are resistant to demographic similarity effects. The sample comprised nearly 20,000 applicants for a managerial-level position in a large organization. Findings were unequivocal: Main effects of applicant gender and race were not associated with interviewers' ratings of applicant performance nor was applicant-interviewer similarity with regard to gender and race. These findings address past inconsistencies in research on demographic similarity effects in employment interviews and demonstrate the value of using highly structured interviews to minimize the potential influence of applicant demographic characteristics on selection decisions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- ARE HIGHLY STRUCTURED JOB INTERVIEWS RESISTANT TO DEMOGRAPHIC SIMILARITY EFFECTS?
- Creators
- Julie M. McCarthy - University of TorontoChad H. Van Iddekinge - Florida State UniversityMichael A. Campion - Purdue University System
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Personnel psychology, Vol.63(2), pp.325-359
- Publisher
- Wiley
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2010.01172.x
- ISSN
- 0031-5826
- eISSN
- 1744-6570
- Number of pages
- 35
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Management and Entrepreneurship
- Record Identifier
- 9984380396602771
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