Concept information
Preferred term
criterion theory
Definition
- A core interest of personnel psychology is whether some intervention in selection, training, or motivation relates to some criterion. A criterion is an evaluative standard that is used as a yardstick for measuring employees' success or failure on the job. [Source: Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Criterion Theory]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/criterion_theory
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