LEGAL CONCERNS IN THE USE OF WEIGHTED APPLICATIONS

USE OF THE STANDARD WEIGHTED APPLICATION PROCEDURE RELIES ON STRICTLY EMPIRICALLY DERIVED KEYS FOR VALIDITY. WHILE IT IS GENERALLY VALID IN TERMS OF THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SCORE ON THE APPLICATION AND POSITION ON THE CRITERION, THE EMPIRICAL SCHEME MAY WEIGHT ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE SHOWN TO BE RELEVA...

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Published in:Personnel psychology 1977-07, Vol.30 (2), p.159-166
Main Authors: PACE, LARRY A., SCHOENFELDT, LYLE F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affirmative action
Applications
Procedures
Weighted
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Summary:USE OF THE STANDARD WEIGHTED APPLICATION PROCEDURE RELIES ON STRICTLY EMPIRICALLY DERIVED KEYS FOR VALIDITY. WHILE IT IS GENERALLY VALID IN TERMS OF THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SCORE ON THE APPLICATION AND POSITION ON THE CRITERION, THE EMPIRICAL SCHEME MAY WEIGHT ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE SHOWN TO BE RELEVANT TO THE JOB FOR WHICH THEY PREDICT. TO THE EXTENT THAT EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS ARE BASED ON THE NON JOB RELEVANT WEIGHTED APPLICATIONS, SUCH DECISIONS MAY BE CONTRARY TO THE SPIRIT AND THE LETTER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. ALTERNATIVE METHODS INCORPORATING JOB RELEVANCE INTO THE WEIGHTING PROCEDURE VIA JOB ANALYSIS INJECT THE 'HAND OF REASON' INTO THIS PROCESS. SUCH RATIONAL EMPIRICAL APPROACHES ENSURE JOB RELATEDNESS AS WELL AS VALIDITY. REFERENCES.
ISSN:0031-5826
1744-6570
DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6570.1977.tb02085.x