TY - JOUR
T1 - Selection in the wrkplace
T2 - Whose rights prevail?
AU - Connerley, Mary L.
AU - Arvey, Richard D.
AU - Gilliland, Stephen W.
AU - Mael, Fred A.
AU - Paetzold, Ramona L.
AU - Sackett, Paul R.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The selection process involves a very difficult balancing act for employers who have to weigh the rights and concerns of applicants, current employees, the organization itself, and society as a whole. Each of these perspectives brings with it its own set of concerns and issues that need to be considered in the broader hiring arena. Applicants assert the right to be treated fairly while being evaluated for a position; current employees assert the right to productive coworkers who will not harm them on the job, organizations assert the right to hire qualified employees while remaining cognizant of the legal issues that surround the hiring process; and society as a whole asserts the right to a process that benefits the greater good. But, with each of these groups pursuing these rights, an important question arises as to whose rights prevail when there is a conflict. This paper, through the use of a true scenario, explores the difficult balancing act between rights and concerns of applicants, current employees, organizations, and society as a whole and discusses whose rights should take priority when they conflict.
AB - The selection process involves a very difficult balancing act for employers who have to weigh the rights and concerns of applicants, current employees, the organization itself, and society as a whole. Each of these perspectives brings with it its own set of concerns and issues that need to be considered in the broader hiring arena. Applicants assert the right to be treated fairly while being evaluated for a position; current employees assert the right to productive coworkers who will not harm them on the job, organizations assert the right to hire qualified employees while remaining cognizant of the legal issues that surround the hiring process; and society as a whole asserts the right to a process that benefits the greater good. But, with each of these groups pursuing these rights, an important question arises as to whose rights prevail when there is a conflict. This paper, through the use of a true scenario, explores the difficult balancing act between rights and concerns of applicants, current employees, organizations, and society as a whole and discusses whose rights should take priority when they conflict.
KW - Privacy rights
KW - Selection
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1014466023589
DO - 10.1023/A:1014466023589
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:28844473544
SN - 0892-7545
VL - 13
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal
JF - Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal
IS - 1
ER -