Use of Integrity Tests May Reduce Workers’ Compensation Losses

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether the use of integrity tests in personnel selection would reduce the cost of worker’s compensation claims in organizations representing four different industries. Design/Methodology/Approach: Four large samples representing different industries (total n = 33418) allowed a comparison of employees (total n = 10929) hired once the organization implemented an integrity test as part of the selection system with employees for whom the integrity test was not used (total n = 22489). Test scores of employees making workers compensation claims were compared with those not making claims. In addition, cost of claims was compared across groups. Findings: In all four industries a higher proportion of the unscreened group of employees made worker’s compensation claims than in the screened group and the dollar value per claim was higher in the unscreened group. Implications: Introducing integrity testing into the selection process can result in fewer worker’s compensation claims. Such claims as are made by members of the screened group are for less money than claims by unscreened group members. Originality/Value: Using a research approach that goes beyond traditional validation methods, this study showed that integrity testing can result in substantial savings across multiple industries

Китаб Ибрагима Хосеневича из коллекции Национальной библиотеки Республики Беларусь как исторический источник : реферат к дипломной работе / Инна Чеславовна Кевра; БГУ, Исторический факультет, Кафедра источниковедения; науч. рук. Белявский А.М.

The construct of individualism–collectivism (IND-COL) has become the definitive standard in cross-cultural psychology, management, and related fields. It is also among the most controversial, in particular, with regard to the ambiguity of its dimensionality: Some view IND and COL as the opposites of a single continuum, whereas others argue that the two are independent constructs. We explored the issue through seven different tests using original individual-level data from 50 studies and meta-analytic data from 149 empirical publications yielding a total of 295 sample-level observations that were collected using six established instruments for assessing IND and COL as separate constructs. Results indicated that the dimensionality of IND-COL may depend on (a) the specific instrument used to collect the data, (b) the sample characteristics and the cultural region from which the data were collected, and (c) the level of analysis. We also review inconsistencies, deficiencies, and challenges of conceptualizing IND-COL and provide guidelines for developing and selecting instruments for measuring the construct, and for reporting and meta-analyzing results from this line of research