Brown & Smith Communication Solutions: A Staffing System Simulation. (March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Small, Erika E.; Doll, Jessica L.; Bergman, Shawn M.; Heggestad, Eric D.
• Is Part Of: Management teaching review. Volume 3:Number 1(2018)
• Page Start: 37
• Page End: 45
• Publication Date: 2018-03
• Subjects: staffing -- personnel -- selection -- recruitment -- utility -- experiential learning -- empirical decision making; Management -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Executives -- Training of -- Periodicals; Organizational behavior -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 658.007
• DOI: 10.1177/2379298117716673
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2379-2981

Abstract

Developing students' practical skills in strategic staffing and selection within the classroom can be challenging. This article describes a staffing system simulation designed to engage students and develop applied skills in strategic recruiting, assessment, and evaluation of job applicants. Instructors looking for a multifaceted team project designed to engage students via experiential learning are provided with resources for three assignments that build on each other over the course of the semester, along with access to simulated selection test and performance data created based on meta-analytic findings. This project has received positive feedback from students.