| Series Foreword | | xi | |
| Preface | | xv | |
| | 1 | (32) |
| | 1 | (1) |
| Staffing Organizations Defined |
| | 1 | (1) |
| A Focus on the Changing Nature of Work |
| | 2 | (7) |
| A Focus on Individual Differences |
| | 9 | (7) |
| A Focus on the Work and Work Environment |
| | 16 | (7) |
| A Focus on How Staffing Contributes to Organizational Effectiveness |
| | 23 | (2) |
| A Focus on the Influence of Federal Employment Legislation and Court Cases |
| | 25 | (3) |
| | 28 | (5) |
| Measurement Concepts and Data Analytic Tools |
| | 33 | (67) |
| | 33 | (2) |
| | 35 | (2) |
| | 37 | (5) |
| Manifest and Latent Variables |
| | 42 | (1) |
| Summarizing Measurements of Individual Differences |
| | 43 | (6) |
| | 49 | (5) |
| The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) |
| | 54 | (7) |
| Predictions Based on Correlation |
| | 61 | (5) |
| Predictions Using Multiple Predictors |
| | 66 | (5) |
| | 71 | (6) |
| | 77 | (1) |
| | 78 | (3) |
| Structural Equation Modeling |
| | 81 | (6) |
| Hierarchical Linear Modeling |
| | 87 | (3) |
| | 90 | (7) |
| | 97 | (3) |
| | 100 | (51) |
| | 100 | (4) |
| Job Analysis is the Foundation of Staffing |
| | 104 | (2) |
| | 106 | (7) |
| Historical Perspectives on Job Analysis |
| | 113 | (6) |
| Modern Perspectives on Jobs and Job Specifications |
| | 119 | (12) |
| Current Challenges for Job Analysis |
| | 131 | (16) |
| | 147 | (4) |
| Performance and Criterion Development |
| | 151 | (86) |
| | 151 | (2) |
| The Importance of Organizational Context and Goals |
| | 153 | (3) |
| | 156 | (4) |
| Models of the Job Performance Domain |
| | 160 | (5) |
| Desirable Aspects of Criteria |
| | 165 | (5) |
| Objective Criterion Measures |
| | 170 | (8) |
| Judgmental Criterion Measures |
| | 178 | (16) |
| A Comparison of Objective and Judgmental Criteria |
| | 194 | (1) |
| Criterion Measurement Considerations |
| | 195 | (10) |
| Current Challenges for Performance and Criterion Development |
| | 205 | (19) |
| | 224 | (13) |
| Recruitment: Retention and Attraction |
| | 237 | (63) |
| | 237 | (2) |
| | 239 | (22) |
| | 261 | (27) |
| Current Challenges for Internal and External Recruitment |
| | 288 | (5) |
| | 293 | (7) |
| Validation Strategies and Utility |
| | 300 | (65) |
| | 300 | (2) |
| | 302 | (11) |
| Validity Based on Test Content |
| | 313 | (6) |
| Validity Based on the Theoretical Meaningfulness of Tests |
| | 319 | (20) |
| Validity Based on the Consequences of Testing |
| | 339 | (5) |
| | 344 | (15) |
| | 359 | (6) |
| Hiring Procedures: An Overview |
| | 365 | (37) |
| | 365 | (1) |
| Predictors: A General Definition |
| | 366 | (1) |
| A Model of the Predictor-Response Process |
| | 367 | (3) |
| The Structure and Function of the Predictor Domain |
| | 370 | (9) |
| Evaluating the Adequacy of Predictors |
| | 379 | (6) |
| Use of Predictors in Staffing Practice |
| | 385 | (4) |
| Current Issues in Predictor Development |
| | 389 | (8) |
| | 397 | (5) |
| Hiring Procedures I: Cognitive Ability and Certification Exams |
| | 402 | (32) |
| | 402 | (1) |
| Paper-and-Pencil Tests of General Ability |
| | 402 | (14) |
| Racial Subgroup Differences and Cognitive Ability |
| | 416 | (10) |
| Licensure and Certification Exams |
| | 426 | (3) |
| | 429 | (5) |
| Hiring Procedures II: Personality Tests, Affective Measures, Interests, and Biodata |
| | 434 | (57) |
| | 434 | (2) |
| Personality and Personality Tests |
| | 436 | (33) |
| Interests and Interest Testing |
| | 469 | (7) |
| | 476 | (8) |
| | 484 | (7) |
| Hiring Procedures III: Interviews, Performance-Based Tests, Simulations, and Physical Ability |
| | 491 | (68) |
| | 491 | (1) |
| | 492 | (18) |
| Performance-Based and Simulation Testing |
| | 510 | (32) |
| | 542 | (8) |
| | 550 | (9) |
| The Practice of Staffing: Legal, Professional, and Ethical Concerns |
| | 559 | (33) |
| | 559 | (1) |
| A Tripartite View of Staffing Practice |
| | 560 | (2) |
| | 562 | (14) |
| | 576 | (5) |
| | 581 | (1) |
| Current Issues in Staffing Practice |
| | 582 | (8) |
| | 590 | (2) |
| Staffing Organizations: Review and Implications |
| | 592 | (31) |
| | 592 | (3) |
| Effective Staffing: Emphasizing Some Key Points |
| | 595 | (1) |
| Recommendations for Practical Staffing Problems |
| | 596 | (14) |
| Speculation on the Future Innovations in Staffing |
| | 610 | (4) |
| Implications for the Job Seeker |
| | 614 | (5) |
| | 619 | (4) |
| Author Index | | 623 | (14) |
| Subject Index | | 637 | |
