Using the Hogan Test to Improve the Process of Staffing of Corporate Governance Subjects

Abstract

At the enterprises of all forms of ownership and activities, staffing is one of the most important aspects to search, evaluate and attract the necessary quantitative and qualitative composition of employees, in order to conduct intellectual work to achieve the targets in the long term. The Supervisory Board, as a subject of corporate governance, is key to protect and resolve conflicts of interest of stakeholders. That is why, using Hogan’s test as a specific test during the staffing of corporate governance subjects, as an element of improvement, will lead to long-term and continuous development of the enterprise, will help to maintain the confidence of investors, both domestic and foreign, and attract more long-term capital.The purpose of the study is to analyze the concept and components of staffing, to highlight the need and peculiarities of specific testing, namely the use of Hogan’s test to improve the process of staffing of corporate management subjects.Methodology of research: to achieve the set goal in the work were used general scientific and special methods and techniques of research: theoretical generalization, analysis and synthesis; systemic and complex approach; monographic; abstract and logical. The result of scientific work is a theoretical generalization of the concept and components of staffing. It is justified to use Hogan’s test to assess the leadership qualities of an applicant for the position of a member of the supervisory board as a specific test during the staffing of corporate governance subjects. The author’s opinion on the minimum number of points that a candidate for the position of a member of the supervisory board should receive during the Hogan test is formed. Competences have been identified which, according to the Hogan test report, are held by leaders with similar results. Scientific novelty: The necessity and peculiarities of specific testing, namely the use of Hogan’s test to improve the process of staffing of corporate governance subjects, are justified. It is proved that the assessment of leadership qualities of an applicant for the position of a member of the supervisory board with the use of Hogan test improves the 2nd stage of the process of staffing, namely selection, or assessment. The practical significance of the study is to propose the use of the Hogan test to assess the leadership skills of an applicant for the position of a supervisory board member and determine the minimum number of points that an applicant for the position of a supervisory board member should receive during the Hogan test.