Old and new selection methods -- Validity of selection methods -- Job description and job analysis -- The interview -- References of ratings -- Tests of mental ability -- Assessing personality by questionnaire -- Alternative ways of assessing personality -- Biodata & weighted application blanks...

Can algorithms assist firms in their decisions on nominating corporate directors? Directors predicted to do poorly by algorithms indeed do poorly compared to a realistic pool of candidates in out-of-sample tests. Predictably bad directors are more likely to be male, accumulate more...

Can an algorithm assist firms in their hiring decisions of corporate directors? This paper proposes a method of selecting boards of directors that relies on machine learning. We develop algorithms with the goal of selecting directors that would be preferred by the shareholders of a particular...