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Further Delineation of “Social/Interpersonal Compatibility's” Role in Employability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Gerald R. Ferris  and
James K. Summers
Gerald R. Ferris*
Affiliation:
Florida State University
James K. Summers
Affiliation:
Iowa State University
*
E-mail: gferris@cob.fsu.edu, Address: Department of Management, College of Business, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110
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There has been no more fundamental concept in the field of industrial and organizational (I–O) psychology than “employability,” whereby individuals seek to gain and retain jobs with organizations, and organizations desire to attract and keep quality employees. Indeed, theory, research, and practice in the field continually have sought to identify the best predictors of performance and career success. Expansion of the predictor and criterion domains has been a focus of scholarly and practical concern for at least the past couple of decades, as we have realized that the fundamental nature of work, jobs, and organization have changed considerably in U.S. organizations.

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , March 2013 , pp. 35 - 38
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2013 

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