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Simulation of a Psychological Decision Process in Personnel Selection
Abstract
Considerable attention in recent years has been given to the computer simulation of human thought processes in problem solving. This paper describes the computer simulation of the decision processes of a psychologist dealing with the ill-structured problem of analyzing psychological test scores and other data concerning individuals being considered for various types of clerical and clerical-administrative positions. The computer model was designed to output, as did the psychologist in his decision making, both: (1) numerous interpretive comments about each applicant, and (2) a specific recommendation as to whether the individual should be employed. The methodology and results of this research are described, and the possibility of utilizing computerized models of this type as an aid in personnel selection is suggested.
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“Their study represents a significant milestone in the development of the field because it was the first peer-reviewed academic study on the use of technology to support HRM.”
From The Evolution of the Field of Human Resource Information Systems: Co-Evolution of Technology and HR Processes (2016) · cites this paper as Smith and Greenlaw's (1967)
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A heuristic program for assembly line balancing
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Kleinmuntz, B. (1963) · The Psychological Monographs · doi:10.1037/h0093866 · Cited by 72
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Glennon, J. R., Albright, L. E., & Smith, W. J. (1963) · Munksgaard eBooks · Cited by 32
PORTFOLIO SELECTION: A HEURISTIC APPROACH*
Clarkson, G. P. E., & Meltzer, A. H. (1960) · The Journal of Finance · doi:10.1111/j.1540-6261.1960.tb02764.x · Cited by 19
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State University of New York, Johnson, R. D., Lukaszewski, K. M., Wright State University, Stone, D. L., & State University of New York & Virginia Tech (2016) · Communications of the Association for Information Systems · doi:10.17705/1cais.03828 · Cited by 121
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- Authors
- Smith, R. D., & Greenlaw, P. S.
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- ORCID
- Smith, Robert D.
- Venue
- Management Science
- Published
- 1967-04
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- B-409-B-419
- ISSN
- 0025-1909 (ISSN-L)
- 1526-5501
- OpenAlex
- W2152551753
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 7.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Management Science (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › AI and HR Technologies
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Decision Support System Applications
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Multi-Criteria Decision Making
- Keywords
- personnel selection, psychological decision-making, ill-structured problems, decision support system
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