... increase the attractiveness of an organization as a prospective employer. Design/methodology/approach The first study examines, following a longitudinal design, the signals that an organization sends to applicants about the organization's symbolic traits (e.g. innovativeness), through...

... 2020 17 09 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Employment Organizational behavior Social networks Knowledge workers Person–environment fit Person-space fit Physical work environment Physical work space Open plan...

... be perceived negatively by job candidates in high-stakes pre-employment assessments. For example, research suggests that candidates perceive test batteries including gamified assessments as less fair than traditional methods (Armstrong et al., 2016). Technology in assessment has advanced quicker...

... memory assessments, and demonstrates how to design reliable, valid, engaging and mobile-compatible versions. Employment Diversity Selection Cognition Psychometrics Organizations often include cognitive ability testing in their employee selection practices, particularly due to their strong...

... be contacted at: mgkeith@bgsu.edu 07 06 2018 02 10 2018 15 01 2019 07 03 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Employment Well-being Labour Temporary workers Past research has argued that theory and research...

...Richard Ian Lanyon; Leonard D Goodstein Purpose – Previous research has not demonstrated a consistent relationship between pre-employment measures of good impression (GI) response bias and subsequent job performance. The purpose of this paper is to study the likelihood that such effects would...

...Hannes Zacher; Angelika Bock Purpose – In the context of demographic and economic changes, helping mature age job seekers find employment is imperative. The purpose of this paper is to examine mature age job seekers’ proactive personality as a moderator of the relationship between age and job...

... be denigrated most in hiring evaluations. However, given expectations of normative gender behavior, the authors might anticipate that older men would be penalized most for not already having stable employment. This study aims to examine which hypothesis best describes selection biases based on age and gender...

... was a challenge in itself as this was not a common strategy for looking for employment in their countries of origin. For example, one interviewee stated: […] in (my country), I finished in the best university, so students who finish at my school usually get a job as soon as possible, and really good jobs, so...

...T. Alexandra Beauregard; Mustafa Ozbilgin; Myrtle P. Bell Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how traditional definitions of family, in the context of employment, have not kept pace with actual family formation in the USA and much of the rest of the world, and how...

... regrets. It is hoped this exploratory research encourages further study as well as the development of a theory‐based model of career regrets. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Careers Career development Employment Redundancy Individual behaviour Organizational politics...

... they are constrained in some way (Gilbert et al., 2002). The Spanish context suggests a source of conflict due to mobility. According to a survey by Price Waterhouse (2002) , Spanish employers value the mobility of their managers and professionals more than any other employer in Europe. However, Spanish...

... been presented, usually about 60 pairs, the total reported from each ear is noted. Since the 1960s it has been known that participants usually report more syllables presented to their right ear than their left. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Brain Gender Employment Psychology...

... is negatively related to enrollment, consistent with the assertion that a decline in supply increases involuntary part‐time employment (Larson and Ong, 1994, p. 192). Most of these young people in schools are voluntary part‐timers. In general, part‐time workers earn lower mean hourly wages, less fringe...

.... Lea Brindle is Principal of Psychological Solutions Consultancy, an independent London-based practice of Chartered Occupational Psychologists. 22 © MCB UP Limited 1992 Employment Top management Occupational psychology Personality Redundancy ...

...‐to medium‐sized enterprises Employment © MCB UP Limited 1991 ...

... assesing the credibilty of letters of reference. © MCB UP Limited 1988 Canada Employment Surveys 22 JOURNAL OF MANAGERIAL PSYCHOLOGY 3,1 Letters of reference are in widespread use but they are not always perceived as being highly credible. Credible Letters of Reference: How you Read Them...