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International Perspectives on the Legal Environment for Selection |
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| Affiliation: | Griffith University; Ghent University; University of Northern British Columbia; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; University of Colorado Denver; Universitéde Nice-Sophia Antipolis; University of Hohenheim; HR Diagnostics; Athens University of Economics and Business; Defence Institute of Psychological Research; University of Haifa; Technion—Israel Institute of Technology; University of Trento; University of Bologna; University of Trento; Osaka University; University of Guelph; Yonsei University; University of Amsterdam; University of Canterbury; OPRA Consulting Group; SHL and University of South Africa; SHL; University of Santiago de Compostela; Universität Zürich; National Taiwan University; Marmara University; Sabanci University; University of Wales; University of Minnesota |
| Abstract: | Perspectives from 22 countries on aspects of the legal environment for selection are presented in this article. Issues addressed include (a) whether there are racial/ethnic/religious subgroups viewed as "disadvantaged," (b) whether research documents mean differences between groups on individual difference measures relevant to job performance, (c) whether there are laws prohibiting discrimination against specific groups, (d) the evidence required to make and refute a claim of discrimination, (e) the consequences of violation of the laws, (f) whether particular selection methods are limited or banned, (g) whether preferential treatment of members of disadvantaged groups is permitted, and (h) whether the practice of industrial and organizational psychology has been affected by the legal environment. |
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