Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

1-2002

Abstract

To diffuse new management fads or to promote existing management practices slogans are often used. In this study eight slogans regarding assessment centres were retrieved from brochures of consultancy agencies and were compared to empirical research. These slogans were that assessment centres work, are expensive, fair, have a potent influence on candidates, protide insight into candidates' personality, and are not prone to trainability effects. Other slogans include that trained assessors speak the same language and that candidate reactions are positive. Resulting from this comparison a more fine-grained picture of the strengths and weaknesses of assessment centres emerges. In particular, it is demonstrated that the accuracy of the slogans often depends on design factors. It is suggested that future studies combine multiple research perspectives, examine assessment centre process issues, and validate new assessment centre applications.

Keywords

Assessment centres, validity, reliability, training, perception

Discipline

Human Resources Management | Organizational Behavior and Theory

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Personnel Review

Volume

31

Issue

1-2

First Page

86

Last Page

102

ISSN

0048-3486

Identifier

10.1108/00483480210412436

Publisher

Emerald

Copyright Owner and License

Author

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1002/job.246

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