ETHNIC GROUP MEMBERSHIP AS A MODERATOR OF JOB PERFORMANCE

Abstract

The report presents some findings in a research project to investigate problems of subcultural differences in the prediction of job performance. Phase 1 of the project was an attempt to obtain an adequate picture of the effects of cultural factors on existing selection procedures. Seven independent studies were conducted in which the validity of commercial and industrially developed selection tests was examined separately for white and Negro subgroups of the population using the eleven different relationships. Occupational groups which were studied included toll collectors, correctional officers, toll facility officers, various clerical workers, and keypunch operators. A sample of inmates in a federal correctional institution was also studied.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0711981

Entities

People

  • Brian S. O'leary
  • Claude J. Bartlett
  • James L. Farr

Organizations

  • American Institutes for Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Correctional Facilities
  • Covariance
  • Data Science
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Information Science
  • Literature Surveys
  • Minority Groups
  • Personnel Selection
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Psychological Tests
  • Psychology
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design