Synopses & Reviews
A Unique Resource for a State-of-the-Art Practice
Presented by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, this is the first and only work to offer readers a comprehensive look at individual psychological assessment as currently practiced in business environments. Here, you will examine the best methods and techniques now in use. You will see how assessment is being used to alter organizational cultures and achieve specific business goals. You will discover a framework you can use to make your own practice state-of-the-art. And you will benefit from thought-provoking discussions on issues vital to the field's continued success as well as informed predictions for its future. All of which makes this an essential resource any person concerned with individual psychological assessment should possess.
Synopsis
The most current information on practices critical to individual employee assessment.
The accurate prediction of employee behavior and performance is vital to the success of every organization. This book -- another in our acclaimed SlOP (Society of Industrial / Organizational Psychology) Professional Practice Series -- is the first to capture the best practices of the profession and show readers how they can use them to accomplish specific goals such as culture change, diversity development, or executive selection. Written by an outstanding group of contributors, each chapter contains provocative new information and practical guidance that practicing industrial/organizational psychologists, HR professionals, and others will refer to often in their everyday practice.
Synopsis
The first and only work that affords a comprehensive look at individual psychological assessment as currently practiced in business environments. Here, you will examine the best methods and techniques now in use. You will see how assessment is being used to alter organizational cultures and achieve specific business goals. You will discover a framework you can use to make your own practice state-of-the-art. And you will benefit from thought-provoking discussions on issues vital to the field?s continued success as well as informed predictions for its future. All of which makes this an essential resource any person concerned with individual psychological assessment should possess.
About the Author
RICHARD JEANNERET is president Of Jeanneret & Associates in Houston, Texas. He lives in Woodlands, Texas. ROB SILZER Waiting for bio info. He lives in New York, New York.
Table of Contents
Foreward by Manuel London.
FRAMEWORKS.
An Overview of Individual Psychological Assessment.
Theoretical Frameworks for Assessment.
Individual Assessment: The Research Base.
Ethical, Legal, and Professional issues for Individual Assessment.
PROCESSES.
Designing the Individual Assessment.
Getting at Character: The Simplicity on the Other Side of Complexity.
A Clinical Approach to Executive Selection.
Communicating Results for Impact.
STRATEGIES.
Assessing and Changing Managers for New Organizational Roles.
Shaping Organizational Strategy Leadership: The Ripple Effect of Assessment.
PERSPECTIVES.
Anticipating the Future: Assessment Strategies for Tommorrow.