Abstract
In case that both the goals of selection quality and diversity are important, a selection system is Pareto-optimal (PO) when its implementation is expected to result in an optimal balance between the levels achieved with respect to both these goals. The study addresses the critical issue whether PO systems, as computed from calibration conditions, continue to perform well when applied to a large variety of different validation selection situations. To address the key issue, we introduce two new measures for gauging the achievement of these designs and conduct a large simulation study in which we manipulate 10 factors (related to the selection situation, sensitivity/robustness, and the selection system) that cumulate in a design with 3,888 cells and 24 selection systems. Results demonstrate that PO systems are superior to other, non-PO systems (including unit weighed system designs) both in terms of the achievement measures as well as in terms of yielding more often a better quality/diversity trade-off. The study also identifies a number of conditions that favor the achievement of PO systems in realistic selection situations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 535-568 |
Number of pages | 34 |
Journal | Organizational Research Methods |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The computational resources and services used in this work were provided to the first author by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation–Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government–Department EWI.
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- Pareto-optimal
- adverse impact
- personnel selection
- robustness
- sampling variability
- selection design
- sensitivity