TY - JOUR
T1 - Age and assessments of professional expertise in small and medium-sized enterprises
T2 - Differences between self-ratings and supervisor ratings
AU - van der Heijden, Beatrice
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - In this article the relationship between higher level employees' age and assessments of professional expertise is described. Hypotheses have been tested with original survey data from 417 higher level employees and 224 direct supervisors. Concerning the analyses of the effects of age, our hypotheses have for the greater part been confirmed. In our study, we have found that age-related stereotyping is an important phenomenon where assessments concerning professional expertise are made by supervisors. As regards the self-ratings, there is no relationship between age and professional expertise. Further research is needed to understand the pattern of differences between the two types of ratings. Some speculations concerning improvements of the measurements are discussed.
AB - In this article the relationship between higher level employees' age and assessments of professional expertise is described. Hypotheses have been tested with original survey data from 417 higher level employees and 224 direct supervisors. Concerning the analyses of the effects of age, our hypotheses have for the greater part been confirmed. In our study, we have found that age-related stereotyping is an important phenomenon where assessments concerning professional expertise are made by supervisors. As regards the self-ratings, there is no relationship between age and professional expertise. Further research is needed to understand the pattern of differences between the two types of ratings. Some speculations concerning improvements of the measurements are discussed.
U2 - 10.1111/1468-2389.00183
DO - 10.1111/1468-2389.00183
M3 - Article
SN - 0965-075X
VL - 9
SP - 309
EP - 324
JO - International Journal of Selection and Assessment
JF - International Journal of Selection and Assessment
IS - 4
ER -