Developing Organizational Simulations: A Guide for Practitioners, Students, and Researchers

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George C. Thornton III (Colorado State University, USA) Rose A. Mueller-Hanson (Community Interface Services, USA)

Developing Organizational Simulations

A Guide for Practitioners, Students, and Researchers

George C. Thornton III (Colorado State University, USA), Rose A. Mueller-Hanson (Community Interface Services, USA), Deborah E. Rupp (Purdue University, USA)

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Routledge
13 April 2017

Occupational & industrial psychology; Economics; Personnel & human resources management

Series: Applied Psychology Series

This second edition of Developing Organizational Simulations provides a concise source of information on effective and practical methods for constructing simulation exercises for the assessment of psychological characteristics relevant to effectiveness in work organizations. Incorporating new additions such as the multiple ways technology can be used in the design, delivery, scoring, and evaluating of simulation exercises, as well as the delivery of feedback based on the results, this book is user-friendly with practical how-to guidance, including many graphics, boxes, and examples. This book is ideal for practitioners, consultants, HR specialists, students, and researchers in need of guidance developing organizational simulations for personnel selection, promotion, diagnosis, training, or research. It is also suited for courses, workshops, and training programs in testing and measurement, personnel selection, training and development, and research methodology.

By: George C. Thornton III (Colorado State University USA), Rose A. Mueller-Hanson (Community Interface Services, USA), Deborah E. Rupp (Purdue University, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 498g
ISBN: 9781138119246
ISBN 10: 1138119245
Series: Applied Psychology Series
Pages: 254
Publication Date: 13 April 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

George C. Thornton III is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Colorado State University, USA. He specializes in assessment centers and implications of employment discrimination law for personnel psychology. He is the lead author of Assessment Center Perspectives for Talent Management Strategies. Rose A. Mueller-Hanson is Associate Director/CFO at Community Interface Services, USA. She specializes in developing and implementing talent management programs and has published numerous articles and given presentations on a variety of talent management topics. Deborah E. Rupp is Professor and William C. Byham Chair in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Purdue University, USA. She specializes in the psychometric, technological, cross-cultural, legal, and ethical issues inherent in workplace behavioral assessment. She also consults and conducts research in the areas of organizational justice/ethics, corporate social responsibility, and humanitarian work psychology.

Reviews for Developing Organizational Simulations: A Guide for Practitioners, Students, and Researchers

"""In the second edition of this book, Thornton, Mueller-Hanson, and Rupp present a perfect mix of best practices, recent theories, empirical evidence, and examples for designing high-fidelity and low-fidelity simulations. Therefore, this book represents an excellent updated 'do-it-yourself' guide for all HR professionals, consultants, and students interested in developing such simulations."" —Filip Lievens, Ghent University, Belgium ""Thornton, Mueller-Hanson, and Rupp have produced an indispensable resource for HR and assessment professionals. This comprehensive book provides a practical, empirically-based, and innovative guide for designing simulations that will effectively drive critical talent decisions in the 21st century workplace."" —John C. Scott, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer, APTMetrics, Inc. ""I find this book to be a great resource for anyone interested in learning about simulations. It is well written, adequately cited, very well organized, and, most importantly, has something for everyone (in varying proportions, of course), so go grab your copy! And, live long and prosper!"" - Bharati B. Belwalkar, Personnel Administrator, Civil Service Department, City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA"