The Canadian Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology recently announced that Stephen D. Risavy is the recipient of the 2010 RHR Kendall Award. Stephen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology program at the University of Guelph in Ontario. Sponsored by RHR International, a world leader in executive and organizational development, this award is presented for the best student paper of the year in Canadian I/O Psychology. It is named in honour of Dr. Lorne Kendall, a Canadian psychologist and member of the Canadian Psychological Association whose work on job satisfaction and various psychometric issues contributed greatly to the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. The winning paper was announced at the CPA Conference held in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
“Stephen's paper is a welcome contribution to the field's body of knowledge and proves him a worthy recipient of this recognition.”
Stephen's paper, entitled "Decision Making in Personnel Selection Using Personality Assessments: Implications for Adverse Impact and Hiring Rates," looked at the influence of different ways of using personality test data to make hiring decisions and found that depending on how the data were used, adverse impact and hiring rates were affected. Submissions were judged by the following criteria: 1) Quality of conceptual background, 2) Clarity of problem definition, 3) Methodological rigour, 4) Appropriateness of interpretations/conclusion, and 5) Clarity of presentation.
"The RHR Kendall Award was designed to acknowledge talented individuals in the area of Industrial/ Organizational Psychology at the very start of their careers," said Jeff Durocher, Vice President of Market Development for RHR International. "Stephen's paper is a welcome contribution to the field's body of knowledge and proves him a worthy recipient of this recognition."
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