Applicant perspectives during selection

We provide a comprehensive but critical review of research on applicant reactions to selection procedures published since 2000 (n = 145), when the last major review article on applicant reactions appeared in the Journal of Management. We start by addressing the main criticisms levied against the field to determine whether applicant reactions matter to individuals and employers (“So what?”). This is followed by a consideration of “What’s new?” by conducting a comprehensive and detailed review of applicant reaction research centered upon four areas of growth: expansion of the theoretical lens, incorporation of new technology in the selection arena, internationalization of applicant reactions research, and emerging boundary conditions. Our final section focuses on “Where to next?” and offers an updated and integrated conceptual model of applicant reactions, four key challenges, and eight specific future research questions. Our conclusion is that the field demonstrates stronger research designs, with studies incorporating greater control, broader constructs, and multiple time points. There is also solid evidence that applicant reactions have significant and meaningful effects on attitudes, intentions, and behaviors. At the same time, we identify some remaining gaps in the literature and a number of critical questions that remain to be explored, particularly in light of technological and societal changes

How Do Employees Perceive Corporate Responsibility? Development and Validation of a Multidimensional Corporate Stakeholder Responsibility Scale

Recent research on the microfoundations of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has highlighted the need for improved measures to evaluate how stakeholders perceive and subsequently react to CSR initiatives. Drawing on stakeholder theory and data from five samples of employees (N = 3,772), the authors develop and validate a new measure of corporate stakeholder responsibility (CStR), which refers to an organization’s context-specific actions and policies designed to enhance the welfare of various stakeholder groups by accounting for the triple bottom line of economic, social, and environmental performance; it is conceptualized as a superordinate, multidimensional construct. Results from exploratory factor analyses, first- and second-order confirmatory factor analyses, and structural equation modeling provide strong evidence of the convergent, discriminant, incremental, and criterion-related validities of the proposed CStR scale. Two-wave longitudinal studies further extend prior theory by demonstrating that the higher-order CStR construct relates positively and directly to organizational pride and perceived organizational support, as well as positively and indirectly to organizational identification, job satisfaction, and affective commitment, beyond the contribution of overall organizational justice, ethical climate, and prior measures of perceived CSR

Asthma management with combination of fluticasone and formoterol: the Indian perspectiverspective

Asthma is a major health problem globally that affects people across all the age groups. The prevalence of asthma is increasing worldwide, especially in the low- and middle-income countries. Asthma is controlled with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) with as-needed or daily low-dose therapy. A step-up therapy to daily combination treatment with low- or medium-dose ICS/long-acting β-agonist (LABA) may be required for those with persistent symptoms. Asthma control levels are low despite the availability of many therapies. The efficacy of inhaled asthma therapy is dependent on the efficiency and reliability with which the drug is delivered to the lungs. Combination of an ICS and a LABA in a single inhaler is a safe, effective, and convenient treatment option for asthma management. Fluticasone and formoterol in combination ensure high potency action against anti-inflammation and rapid bronchodilation, and is a well-established ICS-LABA dual therapy. Rapid bronchodilator action of formoterol and fluticasone’s long-term action against inflammation are vital clinical attributes for optimal asthma maintenance treatment. Fluticasone/formoterol combination therapy is an efficacious and safe alternative treatment option for patients with moderate to severe asthma. The combination of the two in a single inhaler is beneficial with regards to ease of administration and patient compliance.

Integridade e externalização: estudo exploratório em uma amostra de estudantes de psicologia Integrity and externalizing: an exploratory study in a sample of psychology students

Testes psicológicos que avaliam o construto integridade são amplamente utilizados nos Estados Unidos com o objetivo de tentar prever a ocorrência de comportamentos contraprodutivos no ambiente de trabalho, tais como atrasos, roubos e abuso de substâncias químicas. O presente estudo buscou investigar a relação entre integridade e externalização (fator de personalidade ligado à disposição em apresentar problemas ligados ao controle de impulsos), tendo em vista o fato dos dois construtos estarem relacionados conceitualmente. Participaram da pesquisa 209 estudantes de psicologia, provenientes de duas Universidades de Minas Gerais (pública e particular), que foram submetidos à aplicação de uma versão traduzida e adaptada do teste de integridade Personnel Reaction Blank (PRB) e do Inventário de Externalização-100. A investigação da relação entre integridade e externalização indicou uma associação moderada e negativa (r=-0,59) entre os escores globais dos dois instrumentos. Houve, portanto, uma associação entre maior manifestação de comportamentos dignos e honestos e menor manifestação de comportamentos antissociais impulsivos. Sugestões de estudos futuros são apontadas.<br>Psychological tests that assess the construct integrity are widely used in the United States with the aim of preventing the occurrence of counter-productive behaviors in the workplace, such as delays, thefts and chemical substances abuse. The present study aimed to investigate the relation between integrity and externalizing (personality factor that reflects proneness to an array of impulse-control problems) considering that both constructs are conceptually related. A total of 209 Psychology students from two universities in Minas Gerais participated in the present study. They were submitted to a translated and adapted version of the test of integrity Personnel Reaction Blank (PRB) and to the Externalization Inventory-100. The investigation of the relation between integrity and externalizing indicated a negative moderate correlation (r =-0,59). There was, however, an association between bigger honesty trends and smaller antisocial/impulsive tendencies. Suggestions for future studies are pointed in this study