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Do We Really Need New Constructs? An Argument for Adapting Individual Predictors to Dynamic Environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2015

Lebena Varghese ,
Meghan I. H. Lindeman  and
Alecia M. Santuzzi
Lebena Varghese*
Affiliation:
Northern Illinois University
Meghan I. H. Lindeman
Affiliation:
Northern Illinois University
Alecia M. Santuzzi
Affiliation:
Northern Illinois University
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Lebena Varghese, Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL 60115. E-mail: [email protected]
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Neubert, Mainert, Kretzschmar, and Greiff (2015) argue that the variable and dynamic nature of new job roles requires employees to demonstrate skills such as complex problem solving (CPS) or collaborative problem solving (ColPS). We argue that assessing CPS and ColPS in place of traditional assessment would be criterion deficient. We argue that traditional personnel assessments are important even for 21st century jobs. In this commentary we attempt to (a) highlight the contribution of currently assessed individual predictors and job skills in relation to personnel selection and (b) discuss how those traditional assessments can inform performance even in dynamic environments, such as those experienced in team-based work.

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , June 2015 , pp. 294 - 301
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2015 

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