General performance factors and group differences in assessment center ratings

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dc.contributor.authorBuckett, Anne
dc.contributor.authorBecker, Jurgen R.
dc.contributor.authorRoodt, Gert
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-21T07:38:58Z
dc.date.available2018-09-21T07:38:58Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE – The purpose of this paper is to establish the extent of general performance factors (GPF) in assessment center (AC) exercises and dimensions. The study further aims to determine if larger GPF contributes to larger ethnic group differences across exercises and dimensions that are more cognitively loaded in an emerging market context. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH – The authors analyzed data across three independent AC samples (Sample 1: N = 172; Sample 2: N = 281; Sample 3: N = 428). The Schmid-Leiman solution was used to determine the extent of GPF in AC exercises and dimensions. An independent samples t-test and Cohen’s d was used to determine the size of ethnic group differences across exercises and dimensions. FINDINGS – The results indicate that GPF is consistently large for the in-basket exercise. Furthermore, dimensions that are more cognitively loaded, such as problem solving, strategic thinking, and business acumen, seem to produce the largest ethnic group differences. Overall, the research indicates that larger GPF is associated with larger ethnic group differences in relation to specific AC dimensions and exercises. ORIGINALITY/VALUE – The authors add to the literature by investigating the prevalence of a GPF in AC ratings across AC exercises and dimensions. A novel contribution of the research attempts to link the prevalence of a GPF in AC ratings to group membership in South Africa. The study offers an alternative statistical analysis procedure to examine GPF in AC ratings.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationBuckett, A. et al. (2017). General performance factors and group differences in assessment center ratings. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 32(4): 298-313.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0268-3946
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-08-2016-0264
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4067
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherEmeralden_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-08-2016-0264
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectSelectionen_US
dc.subjectDevelopmenten_US
dc.subjectEmerging marketsen_US
dc.subjectCognitive loaden_US
dc.subjectAssessment centersen_US
dc.subjectEthnic group differencesen_US
dc.subjectGeneral performance factorsen_US
dc.titleGeneral performance factors and group differences in assessment center ratingsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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