EXPLORING BLACK-WHITE SUBGROUP DIFFERENCES OF MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES

This study investigates whether different job‐relevant competencies vary in terms of Black‐White subgroup differences exhibited. There were 633 participants (545 Whites, 88 Blacks) who completed a managerial assessment center that evaluated 13 competency dimensions across 8 assessment exercises. Par...

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Published in:Personnel psychology 2001-12, Vol.54 (4), p.783-807
Main Authors: GOLDSTEIN, HAROLD W., YUSKO, KENNETH P., NICOLOPOULOS, VASILIKI
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability tests
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Cognitive load
Data Analysis
Employee testing
Human performance
Human relations
Job performance
Job requirements
Personality
Race
Reading comprehension
Simulation
Skills
Taxonomy
Test methods
Testing
Validity
Work Sample Tests
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Summary:This study investigates whether different job‐relevant competencies vary in terms of Black‐White subgroup differences exhibited. There were 633 participants (545 Whites, 88 Blacks) who completed a managerial assessment center that evaluated 13 competency dimensions across 8 assessment exercises. Participants also completed a cognitive ability test. The results suggest that subgroup differences vary by the content domain of the competency. As predicted, significant subgroup differences emerged for a majority of the more cognitively loaded competencies (e.g., judgment) while nonsignificant differences were associated with a majority of the less cognitively loaded competencies (e.g., human relations). Furthermore, when cognitive ability was controlled, 12 of 13 competency scores demonstrated incremental validity in predicting supervisory job performance ratings. In addition, competencies with greater cognitive load tended to more strongly predict cognitive aspects of job performance as compared to noncognitive aspects. However, competencies with less cognitive load did not differentially predict cognitive and noncognitive aspects of job performance.
ISSN:0031-5826
1744-6570
DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6570.2001.tb00232.x