Further studies of the low-fidelity simulation in the form of a situational inventory

• Published in: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology Vol. 66; no. 4; pp. 337 - 344
• Main Authors: Motowidlo, Stephan J., Tippins, Nancy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.1993; British Psychological Society
• Subjects: Assessment centers; Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hiring; Job applicants; Occupational psychology; Orientation. Selection. Evaluation; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Selection; Simulation; Statistical analysis; Studies; Telecommunications industry; Human; Prognosis; Questionnaire; Prediction; Psychometrics; Manager; Test validation; Occupational selection; Simulation; Adult; Vocational aptitude; Staff recruitment; Professional evaluation
• ISSN: 0963-1798; 0305-8107; 2044-8325
• DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1993.tb00543.x

This article reports two studies that extend results of Motowidlo, Dunnette & Carter (1990) by providing further evidence about relations between situational inventory scores, job performance, and demographic factors. Study 1 found an average predictive validity of .25 against supervisory performance ratings in a sample of 36 management applicants from one telecommunications company. Study 2 found an average concurrent validity of .20, again against supervisory performance ratings, in a sample of 109 to 128 marketing incumbents from four telecommunications companies. Combined with results reported earlier, these results yield an overall validity estimate of .26, with race and sex differences estimated at less than a third of a standard deviation, and confirm the potential usefulness of the low‐fidelity simulation in the form of a situational inventory for employee selection.