Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between work experience and job performance of dietary managers (n = 88). A significant positive relationship was found between quality of work experience and examination scores. The interaction of quality of work experience and capacity to learn also had a significant positive relationship to examination scores. When supervisor ratings of dietary managers'performance were used as the dependent variable, there was a significant positive relationship with quality of work experience. These findings indicate that quality of work experience scores may be predictive of performance and have implications for credentialing programs as well as for self-assessment, employee selection, performance appraisal, and needs assessment for the planning and development of educational programs.

Get full access to this article

View all access options for this article.

References

ASH, R. A. (1981) "Comparison of four approaches to the evaluation of job applicant training and work experience." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Southern Florida, Tampa.

ASH, R. A. (1983) "The behavioral consistency method of training and experience evaluation: content validity and completion rate problems." Public Personnel Management 12,1: 115-127.

ASH, R. A. (1984) "A comparative study of the behavioral consistency and wholistic judgment methods of job applicant training and work experience evaluation." Public Personnel Management 13,2: 157-172.

ASHER, J. J. (1972) "The biographical item: can it be improved?" Personnel Psychology 25,2: 251-269.

CRONBACH, L. J. (1951) "Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests." Psychometrika 16: 297-334.

D'COSTA, A. G. and A. L. SCHRECK (1983) Role of the Food Manager: An Overview of the HIEFSS Role Delineation Study. HIEFSS Competency Assurance Project, Ohio State University.

Dental Assisting National Board (1982, February) A Preliminary Report on the Three Year Open Examination Project. Chicago: Author.

ELLIS, H. C. (1965) The Transfer of Learning. New York: Macmillan.

HENNEMAN, H. G. , D. P. SCHWAB , J. A. FOSSUM , and L. D. DYER (1983) Personnel/Human Resource Management. Homewood, IL: Irwin.

10.

KOLB, D. A. and R. FRY (1975) "Towards an applied theory of experiential learning," pp. 33-57 in C. Cooper (ed.) Theories of Group Processes. New York: John Wiley.

11.

KORMAN, A. K. (1968) "The prediction of managerial performance: a review." Personnel Psychology 21,3: 295-322.

12.

MASLOW, A. P. (1968) "Evaluating training and experience," in J.J. Donovan (ed.) Recruitment and Selection in the Public Service. Chicago: Public Personnel Association.

13.

McDANIEL, M. A. and F. L. SCHMIDT (1985, April) A Meta-Analysis of the Validity of Training and Experience Ratings in Personnel Selection. Report OSP-85-1, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC.

14.

MITCHELL, T. W. and R. J. KLIMOSKI (1982) "Is it rational to be empirical? A test of methods for scoring biographical data." J. of Applied Psychology 67, 4: 411-418.

15.

National Commission on Certification of Physician's Assistants (1983) Announcement of the 1983 Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination. Atlanta: Author.

16.

National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies (1980, September) Guidelines for Membership Criteria Report on Eligibility for Certification. Washington, DC: Author.

17.

NETTLES, S. (1984, January) Evaluating the Work Experience of Respiratory Therapy Practitioners for the National Board for Respiratory Care. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.

18.

OSLICK, T. (1983) "The work experience inventory: quantifying clinical experience." National Board for Respiratory Care Newsletter 9,9: 1-1,4-4.

19.

OWENS, W. A. (1976) "Background data," in M. D. Dunnette (ed.) Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago: Rand McNally.

20.

PORTER, W. R. , E. L. LEVINE , and A. FLORY III (1976) Training and Experience Evaluation. Tempe, AZ: Personnel Services Organization.

21.

REILLY, R. R. and G. T. CHAO (1982) "Validity and fairness of some alternative employee selection procedures." Personnel Psychology 35,1: 1-62.

22.

TORBERT, W. R. (1972) Learning from Experience: Toward Consciousness. New York: Columbia University Press.

Work Experience as a Predictor of Performance

Abstract

Get full access to this article

References