A Unifying Framework to Study Workplace Decision-Making Aptitude and Performance

Authors

Nikki Blacksmith, Consortium Research Fellows Program, Consortium Universities of the Washington Metropolitan AreaFollow
Maureen E. McCusker, Consortium Research Fellows Program, Consortium Universities of the Washington Metropolitan AreaFollow
Theodore L. Hayes, George Washington UniversityFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

Nikki Blacksmith: 0000-0002-8838-0305

Theodore L. Hayes: 0000-0002-0576-4283

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25035/pad.2020.02.008

Abstract

Employers are facing a skills shortage in the labor market: there are not enough workers who can perform the complex decision-making tasks that characterize 21st-century work. This manuscript aims to stimulate research investigating the relationship among individual differences, decision-making aptitude, and decision performance. We offer guidelines for future research by laying out a framework to unify disparate streams of research from organizational science, and judgment and decision-making research. We advocate for the use of pattern-oriented analytical approaches to capture the complexities of the predictor and criterion space.

Recommended Citation

Blacksmith, Nikki; McCusker, Maureen E.; and Hayes, Theodore L. (2020) "A Unifying Framework to Study Workplace Decision-Making Aptitude and Performance," Personnel Assessment and Decisions: Number 6 : Iss. 2 , Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25035/pad.2020.02.008
Available at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/pad/vol6/iss2/8

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Corresponding Author Information

Nikki Blacksmith

nikkiblacksmith@gmail.com

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