Assessing practical intelligence in business school admissions: A supplement to the graduate management admissions test

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-127

  Hedlund, Jennifer ^a   Wilt, Jeanne M ^b   Nebel, Kristina L ^b   Ashford, Susan J ^b   Sternberg, Robert J ^c  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Admissions testing; Leadership; Practical intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744909390     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

References (57)

1. Ahmadi M., Raiszadeh F., and Helms M. An examination of the admission criteria for the MBA programs: A case study. Education 117 (1997) 540-546
2. Bracey G.W. Test scores in the long run. Phi Delta Kappan (2001) 637-638
3. Bray D.W. The assessment center and the study of lives. American Psychologist 37 (1982) 180-189
4. Bretz R.D. College grade point average as a predictor of adult success: A meta-analytic review and some additional evidence. Public Personnel Management 18 (1989) 11-22
5. Chan D., and Schmitt N. Video-based versus paper-and-pencil method of assessment in situational judgment tests: Subgroup differences in test performance and face validity perceptions. Journal of Applied Psychology 82 (1998) 143-159
6. Colonia-Willner R. Practical intelligence at work: Relationship between aging and cognitive efficiency among managers in a bank environment. Psychology and Aging 13 (1998) 45-57
7. Darling-Hammond L. The implications of testing policy for quality and equality. Phi Delta Kappan 73 (1991) 220-225
8. Dobson P., Krapljan-Barr P., and Vielba C. An evaluation of the validity and fairness of the Graduate Management Admissions Tests (GMAT) used for MBA selection in a UK business school. International Journal of Selection and Assessment 7 (1999) 196-202
9. Fox S., and Spector P.E. Relations of emotional intelligence, practical intelligence, general intelligence, and trait affectivity with interview outcomes: It's not all just 'G'. Journal of Organizational Behavior 21 (2000) 203-220
10. Frederiksen N. Validation of a simulation technique. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance 1 (1966) 87-109
11. Frederiksen N., Saunders D.R., and Wand B. The in-basket test. Psychological Monographs 71 (1957)
12. Frey M.C., and Detterman D.K. Scholastic assessment or g? The relationship between the scholastic assessment test and general cognitive ability. Psychological Science 15 (2004) 373-378
13. Gardner H. Multiple intelligences: The theory in practice (1993), Basic Books, New York
14. Gardner H. Reframing intelligence (1999), Basic Books, New York
15. Goleman D. Working with emotional intelligence (1998), Bantam Books, NewYork
16. Graham L.D. Predicting academic success of students in a Masters of Business Administration Program. Educational and Psychological Measurement 51 (1991) 721-727
17. Hancock T. The gender difference: Validity of standardized American tests in predicting MBA performance. Journal of Education for Business 75 (1999) 91-94
18. In: Hartigan J.A., and Wigdor A.K. (Eds). Fairness in employment testing: Validity generalization, minority issues, and the general aptitude test battery (1989), National Academy Press, Washington, D.C
19. Hedlund J., Forsythe G.B., Horvath J., Williams W.M., Snook S., and Sternberg R.J. Identifying and assessing tacit knowledge: Understanding the practical intelligence of military leaders. The Leadership Quarterly 14 (2003) 117-140
20. Hedlund, J., Sternberg, R.J., & Psotka, J. (2001). Tacit knowledge for military leadership: Seeking insight into the acquisition and use of practical knowledge (Tech. Rep. No. 1105). Alexandria, VA: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.
21. Hough L.M., Oswald F.L., and Ployhart R.E. Determinants, detection and amelioration of adverse impact in personnel selection procedures: Issues, evidence and lessons learned. International Journal of Selection and Assessment 9 (2001) 152-194
22. Jaffe E.D., and Hilbert S. How to prepare for the graduate management admission test. 10th Ed. (1994), Barron's Educational Series, Hauppauge, NY
23. Jensen A.R. The g factor (1998), Greenwood-Praeger, Westport
24. Kuncel N.R., Hezlett S.A., and Ones D.S. Academic performance, career potential, creativity, and job performance: Can one construct predict them all?. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 86 (2004) 148-161
25. Mayer J.D., Salovey P., and Caruso D. Competing models of emotional intelligence. In: Sternberg R.J. (Ed). Handbook of intelligence (2000), Cambridge University Press, New York 396-420
26. Mintzberg H. The nature of managerial work (1980), Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
27. Motowidlo S.J., Dunnette M.D., and Carter G.W. An alternative selection procedure: The low-fidelity simulation. Journal of Applied Psychology 75 (1990) 640-647
28. Neisser U. Cognition and reality (1976), Freeman, San Francisco
29. Nilsson J.E. The GRE and the GMAT: A comparison of their correlations to GGPA. Educational and Psychological Measurement 55 (1995) 637-641
30. Oswald F.L., Schmitt N., Kim B.H., Ramsay L.J., and Gillespie M.A. Developing a biodata measure and situational judgment inventory as predictors of college student performance. Journal of Applied Psychology 89 (2004) 187-207
31. Paolillo J. The predictive validity of selected admissions variables relative to grade point average earned in a Masters of Business Administration program. Educational and Psychological Measurement 42 (1982) 1163-1167
32. Peiperl M.A., and Trevelyan R. Predictors of performance at business school and beyond: Demographic factors and the contrast between individual and group outcomes. The Journal of Management 16 (1997) 354-363
33. Polanyi M. Tacit knowledge. In: Marx M., and Goodson F. (Eds). Theories in contemporary psychology (1976), Macmillan, New York 330-344
34. Pulakos E.D., and Schmitt N. An evaluation of two strategies for reducing adverse impact and their effects on criterion-related validity. Human Performance 9 (1996) 241-258
35. Pulakos E.D., Schmitt N., and Chan D. Models of job performance ratings: An examination of ratee race, ratee gender, and rater level effects. Human Performance 9 (1996) 103-119
36. Sacket P.R., Schmitt N., Ellington J.E., and Kabin M.B. High-stakes testing in employment, credentialing, and higher education: Prospects in a post-affirmative-action world. American Psychologist 56 (2001) 302-318
37. Schmidt F.L. The problem of group differences in ability test scores in employment selection. Journal of Vocational Behavior 33 (1988) 272-292
38. Schmidt F.L., and Hunter J.E. The validity and utility of selection methods in personnel psychology: Practical and theoretical implications of 85 years of research findings. Psychological Bulletin 124 (1998) 262-274
39. Sternberg R.J. Beyond IQ: A triarchic theory of human intelligence (1985), Cambridge University Press, New York
40. Sternberg R.J. Successful intelligence (1997), Plume Books, New York
41. Sternberg R.J. Intelligence as developing expertise. Contemporary Educational Psychology 24 (1999) 259-375
42. Sternberg R.J., Forsythe G.B., Hedlund J., Horvath J.A., Wagner R.K., Williams W.M., et al. Practical intelligence in everyday life (2000), Cambridge University Press, New York
43. In: Sternberg R.J., and Horvath J.A. (Eds). Tacit knowledge in professional practice (1999), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ
44. Sternberg R.J., Nokes K., Geissler P.W., Prince R., Okatcha F., Bundy D.A., and Grigorenko E.L. The relationship between academic and practical intelligence: A case study in Kenya. Intelligence 29 (2001) 401-418
45. Sternberg R.J., and Wagner R.K. The geocentric view of intelligence and job performance is wrong. Current Directions in Psychological Science 2 (1993) 1-5
46. Sternberg R.J., Wagner R.K., and Okagaki L. Practical intelligence: The nature and role of tacit knowledge in work and at school. In: Reese H., and Puckett J. (Eds). Advances in lifespan development (1993), : Erlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ 205-227
47. Sternberg R.J., Wagner R.K., Williams W.M., and Horvath J.A. Testing common sense. American Psychologist 32 (1995) 912-927
48. Thornton G.C., and Byham W.C. Developing managerial talent through simulation. American Psychologist 45 (1982) 190-199
49. Wagner R.K. Tacit knowledge in everyday intelligent behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 52 (1987) 1236-1247
50. Wagner R.K., and Sternberg R.J. Practical intelligence in real-world pursuits: The role of tacit knowledge. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 49 (1985) 436-458
51. Wagner R.K., and Sternberg R.J. Tacit knowledge and intelligence in the everyday world. In: Sternberg R.J., and Wagner R.K. (Eds). Practical intelligence: Nature and origins of competence in the everyday world (1986), Cambridge University Press, New York 51-83
52. Wagner R.K., and Sternberg R.J. Street smarts. In: Clark K.E., and Clark M.B. (Eds). Measures of leadership (1990), Leadership Library of America, West Orange, NJ 493-504
53. Wagner R.K., Sujan H., Sujan M., Rashotte C.A., and Sternberg R.J. Tacit knowledge in sales. In: Sternberg R.J., and Horvath J.A. (Eds). Tacit knowledge in professional practice (1999), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ 155-182
54. Williams W.M. Perspectives on intelligence testing, affirmative action, and educational policy. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 6 (2000) 5-19
55. Wright R.E., and Palmer J.C. GMAT scores and undergraduate GPAs as predictors of performance in graduate business programs. Journal of Education for Business 69 (1994) 344-349
56. Youngblood S.A., and Martin B.J. Ability testing and graduate admissions: Decision process modeling and validation. Educational and Psychological Measurement 42 (1982) 1153-1161
57. Yukl G. Leadership in organizations. 4th ed. (1998), Prentice-Hall, Inc, Upper Saddle River, NJ