Social Media in Employee-Selection-Related Decisions Journal Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Social media (SM) pervades our society. One rapidly growing application of SM is its use in personnel decision making. Organizations are increasingly searching SM (e.g., Facebook) to gather information about potential employees. In this article, we suggest that organizational practice has outpaced the scientific study of SM assessments in an area that has important consequences for individuals (e.g., being selected for work), organizations (e.g., successfully predicting job performance or withdrawal), and society (e.g., consequent adverse impact/diversity). We draw on theory and research from various literatures to advance a research agenda that addresses this gap between practice and research. Overall, we believe this is a somewhat rare moment in the human resources literature when a new class of selection methods arrives on the scene, and we urge researchers to help understand the implications of using SM assessments for personnel decisions.

publication date

  • January 1, 2016

has restriction

  • closed

Date in CU Experts

  • December 4, 2024 3:52 AM

Full Author List

  • Roth PL; Bobko P; Van Iddekinge CH; Thatcher JB

author count

  • 4

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0149-2063

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1557-1211

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 269

end page

  • 298

volume

  • 42

issue

  • 1