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Culture and Testing Practices: Is the World Flat?

Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: There has been much speculation regarding the influence of cultural norms on the acceptance and use of personnel selection testing. This study examined the cross‐level direct effects of four societal cultural variables (performance orientation, future orientation, uncertainty avoidance, and tightness–looseness) on selection practices of organisations in 23 countries. A total of 1,153 HR professionals responded to a survey regarding testing practices in hiring contexts. Overall, little evidence of a connection between cultural practices and selection practices emerged. Implications of these findings for personnel selection and cross‐cultural research as well as directions for future work in this area are described.
DOI: 10.1111/apps.12095
Authors: Ann Marie Ryan, Matthew C. Reeder, Juliya Golubovich, James Grand, Ilke Inceoglu, Dave Bartram, Eva Derous, Ioannis Nikolaou, Xiang Yao
Institutions: Michigan State University, Human Resources Research Organization, Educational Testing Service, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Surrey, University of Pretoria, Ghent University, Athens University of Economics and Business, Peking University
Language: English
Subfield: Anthropology
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2591804009
FWCI: 5.524
Cites: 50
Cited by: 19
Related to: 10