Recognizing and understanding the similar-to-me effect of in job selection and interview; Idetifying causes and consequence (Case study: Government organizations)

Document Type : علمی - پژوهشی

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Lorestan

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Aim: Today, in the governmental organization and administrative system, one of the most important problems that hinder the correct selection of employees and is increasingly manifested in job selection and interviews is a phenomenon called the similar-to-me effect. Considering that the similar-to-me effect is known as a bias in the process of selecting and hiring employees and has negative consequences at the organizational level and the national level, Hence, the current research was conducted to know and understand the similar-to-me effect and its consequences in the selection process and job interviews in government organizations. Methodology: The current research is practical in terms of its purpose, and in terms of gathering information, it is among exploratory research. Also, this research is a mixed qualitative and quantitative research based on comparative and inductive philosophy. The statistical population of the research is the experts who were selected by the purposeful sampling method and based on the principle of theoretical adequacy. The data collection tool is in the qualitative part of the interview, whose validity and reliability were confirmed using content validity and theoretical validity and intra-coder and inter-coder reliability methods. Also, the data collection tool is in the quantitative part of the questionnaire, whose validity and reliability were confirmed using the content validity and retest reliability of the test. Qualitative data was analyzed by content analysis method and quantitative data was analyzed by fuzzy cognitive mapping method.

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Career and Organizational Counseling

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 05 March 2024

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