An international look at selection practices: Nation and culture as explanations for variability in practice

A survey of 959 organizations in 20 countries was undertaken to assess whet her differences in staffing practices are due in part to nation and culture . Cultural differences in uncertainty avoidance and, to a lesser extent, po wer distance, explained some of the national differences observed in the ex tensiveness of method use. Implications for understanding the best approach es to selection on a global basis are discussed.