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Cross Cultural Comparisons of Assessment Center Performance

Despite the increasing use of assessment centers globally, we know little about how culture impacts the different aspects of the assessment center practice.   In this session, we explore the areas of cultural impact in assessment centers and share assessment center performance data drawn from multiple organizations in four GLOBE clusters of culturally similar nations; Anglo, Germanic Europe, Southern Asia, and Confucian Asia.  We will share observations about differences in assessment center performance and offer possible explanations and suggestions for addressing these differences.  In particular, we will explore the meaning of several competencies and exercises and how culture and other factors can influence participant performance.  

Paul Bernthal leads cross-functional teams and partners with stakeholders to create innovative, practical assessment technologies that enable clients to identify, select, and develop exceptional talent. By managing the R&D lifecycle, Dr. Bernthal designs and implements the underlying architecture (content, systems, and processes) that enables global assessment delivery and achieves the highest levels of technology integrity.

Prior to his position as manager of assessment design, Dr. Bernthal led DDI’s Center for Applied Behavioral Research and served in various roles, including research manager, theorist, statistician, and methodologist. His skills are especially suited to designing assessment centers, validating assessment tools, designing surveys, ensuring technology integrity, and conducting program evaluation research.  In addition to his assessment design work, Dr. Bernthal has developed leadership training products and authored the E3® employee engagement survey. He continues to add value to DDI by offering thought leadership and creative solutions to assessment and measurement related issues.

Paul received his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .

 

Martin Lanik received his M.S. degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Colorado State University . He specializes in cross-cultural and international issues and has worked in a consulting and research capacity across Europe and the United States . His cross-cultural work on achievement motivation and psychological testing has been presented at several international conferences, including the European Congress of Psychology and annual meetings of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Currently he is completing his Ph.D. degree in the same field at Colorado State University .