Acceptable Adverse Impact of Selection Procedures in Organisations

Evidence exists which suggests that organisations may have misinterpreted the intent and letter of the current US law in personnel selection. The flawed response that many organisations have taken as a result of this misinterpretation is described. While “unfair discrimination” is reprehensible, data and logic are presented which suggest that adverse impact in selection can be both acceptable and necessary in a responsible organisation.

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Year of publication:	1989
Authors:	Thacker, James W. ; Blanchard, P. Nick ; Camp, Richaurd R.
Published in:	Journal of Managerial Psychology. - MCB UP Ltd, ISSN 1758-7778, ZDB-ID 2020283-0. - Vol. 4.1989, 1, p. 3-11
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Subject:	Employees \| Psychology \| Recruitment \| Selection \| USA \| Organizations

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	research-article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1108/EUM0000000001706 [DOI]
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