An experimental test of the impact of drug-testing programs on potential job applicants' attitudes and intentions

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The effect of the presence of a drug-testing program and perceived need for the program (operationalized through accident rates, absenteeism, and theft) on potential job applicants' attitudes toward a company and intention to apply to that company was tested. Descriptions of a potential employer containing manipulations of drug-testing program (present or absent) and need for testing (high or low) were ready by 163 undergraduate Ss. Participants had more positive attitudes and intentions toward companies that did not have drug-testing programs and toward companies that did not need a testing program. An interactive effect between drug testing and subjective norms on attitudes toward a company were also significant. These results suggest that organizations should consider the effect of drug-testing programs on potential job applicants and that further research about potential applicants' responses is needed. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Employee recruitment, Mandatory drug testing, Drug testing

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The proactive personality scale and objective job performance among real estate agents

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A sample of 131 real estate agents was used to examine the criterion validity of the Proactive Personality Scale (T.S. Bateman & J.M. Crant, 1993). A job performance index was computed for each agent from archival records of the number of houses sold, number of listings obtained, and commission income over a 9-month period. Experience, social desirability, general mental ability, and 2 of the Big Five factors - Conscientiousness and Extraversion - were controlled for, and the Proactive Personality Scale explained an additional 8% of the variance in the objective measure of agents' job performance. These results provide additional evidence for the criterion validity of the Proactive Personality Scale and suggest that specific personality measures can have incremental validity over the Big Five factors. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Real estate agents and managers, Real Estate Agents & Brokers, Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers, Performance, Analysis, Real estate agents, Real estate agents and brokers, Personality tests

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Roger, me, and my attitude: film propaganda and cynicism toward corporate leadership

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Two studies of U.S. and Japanese respondents assessed attitudes resulting from viewing the film 'Roger & Me' (Moore, 1989). In Experiment 1, the responses of 162 adults who had seen the film exhibited more cynical (negative) attitudes toward General Motors in particular and toward U.S. businesses in general. Experiment 2 employed a Solomon four-group design in Tokyo, Japan, to assess the generalizability of the U.S. results and also to assess attitude change from pretest to posttest. Consistent with the U.S. results, viewing the film had negative effects on Japanese attitudes toward General Motors and toward U.S. business in general. Furthermore, attitudes toward Japanese business become slightly more positive as a function of viewing the film. Implications and future research needs are discussed. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Motor vehicle parts and accessories, Influence, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, General Motors Corp., Corporations, Portrayals, Public opinion, Motion pictures, Movies, Leadership, Japanese, Japanese (Asian people), Roger and Me (Motion picture)

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