Moneyball: a Message for Managers

J. Armstrong

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Abstract: A critique of the analysis of the hiring process featured in Michael Lewis' book and film, Moneyball. The study suggests that intuition is insufficient for providing guidance in the selection of employees.

Keywords: employee selection; hiring process; seer-sucker theory; statistical analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-01-22
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