Jack Jones

Preemployment Honesty Testing (eBook, PDF)

Current Research and Future Directions

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Before the passage of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988, thousands of companies used polygraph examinations to assess job applicants' predisposition to engage in dishonest activities. Despite the virtual outlawing of this procedure, screening alternatives are still needed in business. In this work, Dr. John Jones presents the current research on honesty, or integrity, tests, providing a thorough discussion of the available alternatives as well as a summary of the Model Guidelines to be used for honesty testing programs. The book covers the history of honesty testing, the current state-of-the-art research, and assessments of future trends and applications. The work is divided into four separate sections. The first four chapters chronicle the 40-year history of integrity testing, summarize how companies attempt to control employee theft, and review research showing that the use of honesty tests yields a meaningful return-on-investment. The second section focuses on current research trends. Among the topics discussed are the psychometric properties of a leading integrity test, the theoretical foundation for overt honesty tests, the accuracy of tests and ways to reduce classification errors, applicants' reactions to tests, and the organizational climate of honesty. The five chapters in section three cover future directions in preemployment testing, including discussions of tests designed to predict productivity, turnover, drug use, violence, and accidents. The final section provides practical information for companies seeking to implement integrity testing, such as integrating tests into the selection process and maintaining applicants' privacy rights. This work will be a useful reference for professionals in the fields of security management, human resources, and organizational behavior and for courses in business management, as well as a valuable addition to both public and academic libraries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 1991
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313368721
• Artikelnr.: 68251292

Autorenporträt

JOHN W. JONES is Vice President of Research and Development for London House, Inc. in Park Ridge, Illinois.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction A History of Honesty Testing by Phillip Ash An
Empirical Approach to Determining Employee Deviance Base Rates by Karen B.
Slora Selection Alternatives to Preemployment Polygraph by John W. Jones
and William Terris Improving Corporate Profitability with Preemployment
Integrity Tests by Steven H. Werner, Dennis S. Joy, and John W. Jones
Current Research Basic Psychometric Properties of a Preemployment Honesty
Test: Reliability, Validity, and Fairness by Dennis S. Joy
Attitude-Behavior Relations: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of
Preemployment Integrity Tests by John W. Jones Honesty Testing for Personal
Selection: A Quantitative Review by Michael A. McDaniel and John W. Jones
Honesty Testing: Estimating and Reducing the False Positive Rate by Scott
L. Martin Empirical Investigation of Job Applicants' Reactions to Taking a
Preemployment Honesty Test by John W. Jones and Dennis S. Joy The
Organizational Climate of Honesty by John W. Jones and William Terris
Future Directions Development of a Standardized Measure to Predict Employee
Productivity by Fred M. Rafilson Psychological Correlates of Illicit Drug
Use among Job Applicants by John W. Jones, Dennis S. Joy, and William
Terris The Prediction of On-the-Job Violence by Karen B. Slora, Dennis S.
Joy, John W. Jones, and William Terris A Personnel Selection Approach to
Industrial Safety by John W. Jones Reducing Turnover through Personnel
Selection by Dennis S. Joy Implementing an Integrity Testing Program
Incorporating an Integrity Assessment System into the Personnel Selection
Process: Some Recommendations by Steven H. Werner and Dennis S. Joy
Protecting Job Applicants' Privacy Rights When Using Preemployment Honesty
Tests by John W. Jones, Phillip Ash, Catalina Soto, and William Terris
Model Guidelines for Preemployment Integrity Testing: An Overview by John
W. Jones, David Arnold, and William G. Harris Index