Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- I. Literature Review and Theoretical Framework -- Overview of the Hiring Process -- Research on the Hiring Process -- A Theoretical Model -- II. Description of the Data -- The Data Set -- Variation in Recruitment and Selection Practices in Firms in the United States -- III. The Determinants of a Firm's Recruitment and Selection Strategies -- Modeling the Determinants of a Firm's Recruitment and Selection Methods -- Empirical Findings and Discussion -- Summary of Results -- IV. The Labor Productivity Effects of Recruitment and Selection Strategies -- The Empirical Model -- The Dependent and Independent Variables -- Results of the Empirical Analysis -- V. Summary and Conclusions -- Findings -- Conclusions and Implications -- Strengths and Weaknesses of the Study -- Appendix -- Details Concerning the Data Base -- Construction of the VALUES Index -- Correlation Matrix of Variables in the Determinants Model -- Correlation Matrix of Variables in the Performance Model -- References -- Index