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utilityB: Boudreau Utility Model.

Description

This utility model extends the BCG model with additional financial variables.

Usage

utilityB(n = 1, sdy, rxy = NULL, uxs = NULL, sr = NULL, pux = NULL, cost = 0, period = 1, v = 0, tax = 0, i = 0)

Arguments

n
The size of the applicant pool
sdy
The standard deviation of performance in monetary units.
rxy
the correlation between the predictor composite and the criterion.
uxs
The average predicter score of those selected. If the uxs is unknown, the sr argument can used instead.
sr
A selection ratio or a vector of selection ratios.
pux
The expected average criterion score of selected applicants.
cost
The cost per applicant of a selection system.
period
The anticipated tenure of selected employees.
v
The proportion of new costs to new revenue (i.e. sc/sv).
tax
The marginal tax rate.
i
Discount rate.

Value

Estimated gain in utility.

References

Boudreau, J.W. (1983). Economic considerations in estimating the utility of human resource productivity improvement programs. Personnel Psychology, 36, 551-576.

Examples

Run this code
utilityB(sdy=10000, rxy=.50, sr=.30, period=4, v=.5, tax=.1, i=.02)

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