FAIRNESS REACTIONS TO PERSONNEL-SELECTION TECHNIQUES IN FRANCE AND THE UNITED-STATES

The authors examined the bases for fairness reactions to different sel ection practices and considered cross-cultural differences in these re actions by comparing respondents from 2 cultures. College students (N = 259) from France and the United States rated the favorability of 10 selection procedures and then indicated the bases for these reactions on 7 procedural dimensions. Selection decisions based on interviews, w ork-sample tests, and resumes were perceived favorably in both culture s. Graphology was perceived more favorably in France than in the Unite d States, but even French reactions toward graphology were somewhat ne gative. The perceived face validity of the selection procedure was the strongest correlate of favorability reactions among both samples. Bey ond comparing the results from each culture, the discussion addresses implications for multinational companies establishing selection system s in foreign countries.