The criterion problem: 1917-1992.

Austin, James T., Villanova, Peter·1992·Journal of Applied Psychology

Abstract

Individuals differ on multiple aspects of their job-role behavior, criteria are measures that attempt to capture these differences. Measures of criteria are used by several constituencies within applied psychology. Among them, researchers used criteria for the evaluation of theories of work behavior, the effective administration of human resources and the provision of feedback to individuals. One index of the importance of criteria is the observation that most, if not all, of the pioneers of industrial-organizational psychology addressed this issue during their careers

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