@incollection{SchoelmerichNachtweiSchermuly2011, author = {Sch{\"o}lmerich, Franziska and Nachtwei, Jens and Schermuly, Carsten C.}, title = {Evaluating the quality of assessment centers used in employee selection: development of a Benchmark for Assessment Center Diagnostics (BACDi)}, series = {Empirische Evaluationsmethoden}, volume = {15}, booktitle = {Empirische Evaluationsmethoden}, editor = {Krause, Bodo}, publisher = {ZeE Verlag}, address = {Berlin}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0298-opus4-3027}, publisher = {SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences}, pages = {10}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Assessment Centers (AC) generally yield an acceptable predictive validity, but the range of validity coefficients varies depending on the study. One reason for these heterogenic results might be the lack of commonly accepted quality criteria for the use of ACs in organizational practice. The project Benchmark for Assessment Center Diagnostics (BACDi) aims to systematically evaluate AC quality focusing on improving their predictive validity. For this reason, the BACDi-instrument was developed in cooperation with AC experts from research and organizational practice. The instrument provides an evaluation of AC quality according to 67 quality criteria based on scientific evidence or recommendations relating to predictive validity. Furthermore, a norm is created that allows organizations to compare their results to those of similar organizations within a benchmark. This article describes the theoretical background of the BACDi-project as well as the development of the BACDi-instrument. In addition, the current application and evaluation of the BACDi-instrument and perspectives of the BACDi-project are presented.}, language = {en} } @article{SchermulyBairovNachtweietal.2013, author = {Schermuly, Carsten C. and Bairov, Hilmar and Nachtwei, Jens and Bernstorff, Charlotte von and Uedelhoven, Sebastian}, title = {Benchmark for Assessment Center Diagnostics (BACDi): a cross cultural comparison between the USA and The German speaking region}, series = {Intercontinental Journal of Human Resource Research Review}, journal = {Intercontinental Journal of Human Resource Research Review}, number = {9}, edition = {1}, pages = {1 -- 14}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Contemporary personnel selection is regularly accompanied by the use of Assessment Centers (ACs). However, the accuracies of ACs with regard to predicting later job performance vary to a great extent in the available literature. In pursue of developing a standardized and detailed instrument which includes quality criteria to evaluate and improve methodological AC quality, the project "Benchmark for Assessment Center Diagnostics" (BACDi) launched in 2008. During the course of the project an instrument has been developed, containing 67 quality criteria for systematically evaluating ACs. This instrument has been applied to 41 large German organizations. This article aims at introducing the application of the BACDi instrument in North American companies which forms the basis of a cultural comparison between AC quality in German speaking countries and North America.}, language = {en} }