A Handbook of Psychological Assessment in Business

by Kelley A. Conrad, Curtiss P. Hansen

Overview

Leading practitioners in the field of psychological assessment approach the topic of psychological assessment in business from a variety of perspectives in this handbook, which is designed to acquaint human resource executives with the benefits of this type of employee screening. Human resource consultants review the elements of psychological testing, psychologists outline the testing and evaluative process, and executives representing a variety of businesses illustrate its effectiveness in case examples. This approach demonstrates that the goal of psychological assessment, successfully matching a prospective employee to a particular job, can be achieved by using many different formats.

The text is careful to emphasize the need for trained psychologists to administer the assessment procedures and evaluate the results. Managers at all levels are then advised how best to utilize these results to minimize employee turbanover. A typical assessment profile, including the written report, illustrates the nature of this valuable tool, and some of the oldest consulting firms in the country—as well as companies which currently use psychological assessments—describe its cost-efficiency in depth. End of chapter bibliographies provide access to further examination of the process and its applications, and the work concludes with a look to the requirements of tomorrow's job market and how psychological assessment can help meet those needs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780899305653
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/20/1991
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

CURTISS P. HANSEN is an Industrial-Organizational Psychologist with Lincoln National Corporation, a large insurance holding company. He is also Corporate Director of Human Resources Planning, Research and Development at Lincoln National and has published research in books and professional jourbanals such as the Jourbanal of Applied Psychology.

KELLEY A. CONRAD is a Partner in the firm of Humber, Mundie, & McClary, a firm of Psychological Consultants to Management located in Milwaukee. He has taught special courses in areas of Industrial Psychology at local colleges and universities in the Milwaukee region. Most recently, he contributed to New Directions for Experiential Learning: Learning by Experience—What, Why, How.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction to Psychological Assessment
What Is Psychological Assessment? by Curtiss P. Hansen
The History of Psychological Assessment in Business by Curtiss P. Hansen
Psychological Assessment: A Research Literature Review by Curtiss P. Hansen
Components of a Psychological Assessment
The Assessment Interview by Richard E. Miller
Psychological Testing by Stephen L. Guinn
The Psychological Assessment Report by Curtiss P. Hansen
Applications of Psychological Assessment
A Structured Screening System for the Assessment of First-Level Supervisors by John D. Arnold and Barbara Kruse
The Psychological Assessment of Middle Managers by Kelley A. Conrad
The Psychological Assessment of Top Executives: An Interview-Based Approach by RHR International
The Psychological Assessment of Personnel by an In-House Psychologist by Robert J. Lueger and Susan A. Lueger
The Psychological Assessment of Professional Sales Representatives by William P. Sullivan
Issues in the Selection and Development of Professional Salespeople by Curtiss P. Hansen and Kelley A. Conrad
The Psychological Assessment of Technical Personnel by Patrick R. Powaser and Kelley A. Conrad
The Psychological Assessment of Advertising and Marketing Professionals by Deborah L. Parker and Kelley A. Conrad
Psychological Assessment in International Business by RHR International
Psychological Assessment in a Developmental Context by John B. Miner
Psychological Assessment in Career Development by Richard J. Brunkan
Psychological Assessment of a Group: The Management Audit by Deborah L. Parker and Kelley A. Conrad
Providers of Psychological Assessments
RHR International and Psychological Assessment by RHR International
Humber, Mundie & McClary by M. Gordon Pederson
PSP Human Resource Development by Stephen L. Guinn
Users of Psychological Assessments
Lincoln National Corporation by Richard J. Vicars
McDonald Davis & Associates by Richard McDonald
Time Insurance Company by Lesley S. Keegan
Aqua Chem, Inc. by Charles A. Zwerg
The Future of Psychological Assessment
Legal and Ethical Issues in Psychological Assessment by Pierre Jacques
Tomorrow's Job Market and Psychological Assessment by Curtiss P. Hansen
Conclusion by Kelley A. Conrad
Index

Editorial Reviews

Human resource consultants review the elements of psychological testing, psychologists outline the testing and evaluative process, and executives representing a variety of businesses illustrate its usefulness in matching a prospective employee to a particular job. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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