The University of Alabama was awarded a two-year, $264,390 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Social and Economic Science under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.075).
The grant will support research utilizing elaborated situational judgment tests to improve employee selection processes and enhance workplace training efforts. Specifically, the University will develop new selection tools and training curricula focused on facilitating understanding and cohesion among employees. By improving how organizations assess candidates and educate current staff, the research aims to contribute insights that strengthen workforce dynamics and performance. The grant period runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023, allowing time to design, validate and begin implementing the proposed selection and training models.
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