Discretion in Hiring

Published: Nov 1, 2015
Abstract
Job testing technologies enable firms to rely less on human judgement when making hiring decisions. Placing more weight on test scores may improve hiring decisions by reducing the influence of human bias or mistakes but may also lead firms to forgo the potentially valuable private information of their managers. We study the introduction of job testing across 15 firms employing low-skilled service sector workers. When faced with similar applicant...
Paper Details
Title
Discretion in Hiring
Published Date
Nov 1, 2015
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