ABSTRACT

The objective of this chapter is to describe the major features of selection programs that contribute to their sustainable success. This chapter will focus primarily on the organizational context of selection programs considering the infl uence of governance, fi t, strategy, and outcomes. The chapter will not focus on the psychometric technology of selection practices that affect the value of selection decisions as this content is treated elsewhere in this handbook. However, because the context of personnel selection science is so directly relevant, the relationship between program sustainability and the scientifi c context of validation, research, and data will be explored. Finally, this chapter is the result of collaboration between psychologists with U.S.- and European-centric professional experience. The intent is not so much to ensure comprehensive coverage of cultural or national differences between sustainable selection programs as much as it is to better ensure that this chapter is relevant to modestly diverse cultural and national perspectives and contexts.