Eight Decades of Employment Interview Research: A Retrospective Meta-review and Prospective Commentary |
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Authors: | Neil R. Anderson |
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Affiliation: | University of Nottingham , Nottingham, UK |
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Abstract: | Abstract This article presents a critical review and commentary on eight decades of research into the employment interview. Two alternative theoretical perspectives are identified from the body of empirical studies into the interview: the objectivist-psychometric perspective and the subjectivist-social perception perspective. Criticisms of both are presented, and calls are made for additional research into impression management behaviour, dysfunctions in interviewer decision-making, and situational power effects at interview. The article concludes with a cautiously optimistic evaluation of the interview research paradigm but emphasizes the requirement for future research efforts to be concentrated upon integrative theory-building in conjunction with ongoing empirical studies. |
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Keywords: | Agreement Consensus Leadership Leader–Member Exchange |
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