Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
Prohibits discrimination in privileges of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
was established to investigate charges of prohibited employment practice and to use conciliation and persuasion to eliminate prohibited practices.
protected classes
Individuals of a minority race, women, older people, and those with disabilities who are covered by federal laws on equal employment opportunity
disparate treatment
a type of unfair discrimination in which protected group members are afforded differential employment procedures compared to members of other groups
adverse impact
a type of unfair discrimination in which the result of using a particular personnel selection method has a negative effect on protected group members compared with majority group members
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
U.S. law that prohibits discrimination in the workplace on the basis of age. (age 40+)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Act addresses rights of individuals with disabilities in employment and public accommodations.
Affirmative action
A social policy that advocates members of protected groups will be actively recruited and considered for selection in employment
Diversity validity dilemma
The paradox of organizations being unable to simultaneously hire the most qualified applicants and members of the full range of demographic groups that populate society
Organizational strategy
A plan of action for a company to achieve its long-term goals
recruitment
the process through which the organization seeks applicants for potential employment
selection
Choosing from among qualified applicants to hire into an organization
selection ratio
the number of job openings divided by the number of applicants
cutoff score
The score designated as the minimum necessary to demonstrate mastery of a subject.
validity generalization
the degree to which evidence of validity obtained in one situation can be generalized to another situation without further study
predictive validity
the extent to which a score on a scale or test predicts scores on some criterion measure
concurrent validity
the extent to which two measures of the same trait or ability agree
utility analysis
the analysis of consumer decision making based on utility maximization
test utility
the value of a screening test in determining important outcomes, such as dollars gained by the company through its use
organizational efficiency
the amount of resources used to achieve an organizational goal
placement
Fitting a person to the right job
classification
The process of grouping things based on their similarities
job matching
Process of aligning workers with suitable jobs.
social recruitment
Use of social media to engage, share knowledge among, and recruit and hire employees
