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Marginal productivity procedure for staff selection

Benson, Purnell H.

Journal of Applied Psychology · 1968 · Volume 53 · Issue 2, Pt.1

DOI: 10.1037/h0027095

Abstract

Applies a quantitative procedure for making staff selections to the problem of hiring a research chemist. The procedure incorporates marginal productivity and marginal cost principles from economics, a numerical prediction score, and Bayesian principles of probability. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)

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