Diversity of life Experiences: The development and validation of a biographical measure of receptiveness to dissimilar others

In light of changing demographics one of the biggest future challenges for selection and promotion will be identifying individuals who are able to eff ectively work with dissimilar others and are receptive to differences in ot hers. Since a reliable and valid measure of individuals' receptiveness to d issimilar others does not currently exist, a biodata-based measure of: this construct was developed using traditional scale development techniques. Ev idence of the new measure's reliability and validity are provided. Implicat ions for theory-building and future research are presented, as well as pote ntial applications for selection and assessment.