UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING JOB-FINALIST CHOICE - THE RELEVANCE OF BEHAVIORAL DECISION RESEARCH

This article highlights the relevance of behavioral decision research to the task of choosing one job candidate from a small set of comparab le finalists (e.g., executive placement, presidential election). A con ceptual framework is presented which views job-finalist choice as a qu asi-rational process, composed of both analytical and intuitive sub-pr ocesses. Research needs for improving job-finalist choice are presente d, as well as a consideration of issues and controversies involved in the generalization of behavioral decision research to employment setti ngs. Finally, the appropriateness of focusing on anomalies in job-fina list choice is discussed.