Decision Making in the Promotion Interview

Abstract

The reliability and validity of decisions on selection, placement, appraisal and promotion made in employment interviews are questioned. The article concludes that a bias is established early on in interviews and this is followed by a favourable or an unfavourable decision. Unfavourable information has a greater influence on interviewers. They seek information to support or refute their hypotheses whereby information that contradicts a hypothesis is ignored.

Citation

Wareing, R. and Stockdale, J. (1989), "Decision Making in the Promotion Interview", Management Decision, Vol. 27 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251748910132656