Attitudinal correlates of employee integrity |
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Authors: | William Terris PhD |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, DePaul University, DePaul, USA |
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Abstract: | Employee theft, violence, and drug abuse account for enormous losses in business and industry. The major purpose of the present
research was to determine the relationship of the attitudes of prospective employees in these three key areas and the admissions
of such acts by the applicant in a preemployment polygraph examination. Four hundred seventy job applicants for positions
of trust involving access to money merchandise, and other company property completed the Personnel Selection Inventory (PSI)
prior to taking the preemployment polygraphe examination. The results showed strong relationships between attitudes and behavior
in the area of theft (r=.56, p<.01), violence (r=.51. p<.05). and drug abuse (r=.46 for marijuana use, p<.05 and r=.40 for
other drug abuse. p<.05). The results also showed that the PSI had no adverse impact against protected race or sex groups.
Implications of these findings are discussed. |
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