Publication Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1-2005

Abstract

In an assessment center, candidates who participate in various simulation exercises are evaluated by a multiple trained assessors on job-related dimensions. Examples of commonly used simulation exercises are role-plays, presentations, in-baskets, or group discussions. For nearly fifty years, assessment centers have remained a popular approach for managerial selection and development (Spychalski, Quinones, Gaugler, & Pohley, 1997), and they have been shown to have substantial validity (Thornton & Rupp, 2004). Assessment centers are also very much an international affair as they are used around the globe (Byham, 2001; Kudisch, Avis, Fallon, Thibodeaux, Roberts, Rollier, & Rotolo, 2001; Sarges, 2001). Over the last years, several innovative trends have emerged in assessment center practice. At the same time, various scholars (e.g., Arthur, Woehr, & Maldegen, 2000; Arthur, Day, McNelly & Edens, 2003; Haaland & Christiansen, 2002; Kolk, Born, & Van der Flier, 2002; Lance, Newbolt, Gatewood, Foster, French, & Smith, 2000; Lievens & Conway, 2001; Lievens & Klimoski, 2001) have given a new impetus to assessment center research. The aim of this chapter is to inform both practitioners and researchers of these recent intriguing developments. In particular, we focus on developments in assessment center practice and research that occurred between the last five years (1998-2003).

Discipline

Human Resources Management | Organizational Behavior and Theory

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Handbook of Selection

Editor

EVERS, Arne; ANDERSON, Neil; SMIT-VOSKUIJL, Olga

First Page

243

Last Page

264

ISBN

9781405117029

Identifier

10.1002/9781405164221.ch11

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405164221.ch11

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