A battery of tests to predict how well an individual will perform in an organization. Such tests are useful when one lacks evidence on how a candidate has performed on similar tasks. The procedure is analogous to <a href="search.pl?p=combining forecasts">combining forecasts</a>. Hinrichs (1978) conducted a long-term follow-up of the <a href="search.pl?p=predictive validity">predictive validity</a> of assessment centers. <o:p></o:p></P>
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management assessment center,” <I>Journal of Applied Psychology</I>, 63, 
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