Personnel Psychology articles from June 2003

Personnel Psychology archives from June 2003

The Core Self-Evaluations Scale: development of a measure.
June 22, 2003... Despite an emerging body of research on a personality trait termed core self-evaluations, the trait continues to be measured indirectly. The present study reported the results of a series of studies that developed and tested the validity of the...

Integrating errors into the training process: the function of error management instructions and the role of goal orientation.
June 22, 2003... Error management training explicitly allows participants to make errors. We examined the effects of error management instructions ("rules of thumb" designed to reduce the negative emotional effects of errors), goal orientation (learning goal,...

Effects of charismatic influence training on attitudes, behavior, and performance.
June 22, 2003... This study investigated the effectiveness of training in 2 components of charisma (charismatic communication style and visionary content). Forty-one business students received charismatic influence training, presentation skills training, or no...

The impact of human resource management and work climate on organizational performance.
June 22, 2003... This paper examines relationships between human resource management (HRM), work climate, and organizational performance in the branch network of a retail bank. It extends previous research on group-level climate--performance and HRM-performance...

Learning within a learner control training environment: the interactive effects of goal orientation and metacognitive instruction on learning outcomes.
June 22, 2003... This study proposes that effective engagement in metacognitive activities is critical to success in high learner-control training environments. A model was developed that focuses on the interactive effects of goal orientation and a...

The effects of physical attractiveness on job-related outcomes: a meta-analysis of experimental studies.
June 22, 2003... We report the findings of a meta-analytic review of experimental studies concerned with the biasing effect of physical attractiveness on a variety of job-related outcomes. In support of implicit personality theory, attractive individuals were...

Linking O*NET job analysis information to job requirement predictors: an O*NET application.
June 22, 2003... This is an exploratory study that examined the possible application of the job component validity (JCV) mode! to identify potential employee selection instruments and to determine job requirement levels from O*NET job analysis data, following a...

Who Owns Academic Work? Battling for Control of Intellectual Property.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Corynne McSherry. Who Owns Academic Work? Battling for Control of Intellectual Property. Cambridge, MA: Harvard, 2002, 275 pages, $29.95. Who "owns" this review? Me, my institution, this journal? Does it make sense to ask this question?...

The Performance Appraisal Question and Answer Book: A Survival Guide for Managers.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Dick Grote. The Performance Appraisal Question and Answer Book: A Survival Guide for Managers. New York: AMACOM, 2002, 238 pages, $17.95 softcover. The human resource management practice of performance appraisal has attracted the attention...

Hiring the Best Person for Every Job: Facilitator's Guide, and Hiring the Best Person for Every Job: Participant Workbook. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... DeAnne Rosenberg. Hiring the Best Person for Every Job: Facilitator's Guide, and Hiring the Best Person for Every Job: Participant Workbook. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 152 and 137 pages, and $13 and $30 (respectively). Rosenberg is a...

Assessing Business Potential: A Biodata Approach. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Barrie Gunter and Adrian Furnham. Assessing Business Potential: A Biodata Approach. Philadelphia, PA: Wurr, 2001, 201 pages, $32.95 soft cover. Consider two rules before you read a book on any aspect of personnel selection. The first rule...

Personality: Theories and Applications. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Robert Hogan and Robert Smither. Personality: Theories and Applications. Cambridge, MA: Perseus, 2001, 406 pages, $85.00. Do you wish to have a brief history of methods for studying personality? Open this book at page 10 and you will know...

Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... J.R. Hackman. Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002, 312 pages, $29.95. There are many books available on teams, but few are written by such an accomplished and widely...

When Teams Work Best: 6,000 Team Members and Leaders Tell What it Takes to Succeed. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Frank LaFasto and Carl Larson. When Teams Work Best: 6,000 Team Members and Leaders Tell What it Takes to Succeed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2002, 221 pages, $24.95. I liked this book about teamwork and team leadership for three reasons....

Multinational Work Teams.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... P. Christopher Earley and Cristina B. Gibson. Multinational Work Teams. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002, 332 pages, $69.95 cloth, $34.50 softcover. A quick internet search on the phrase "multinational teams" gives some...

The Corporate University Handbook: Designing, Managing, and Growing a Successful Program. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Mark Allen (Editor). The Corporate University Handbook: Designing, Managing, and Growing a Successful Program. New York: AMACOM, 2002, 278 pages, $32.95. Having worked both in academic and corporate university settings (and now working in...

The Workplace Learner: How to Align Training Initiatives with Individual Learning Competencies. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... William J. Rothwell. The Workplace Learner: How to Align Training Initiatives with Individual Learning Competencies. New York: AMACOM, 2002, 358 pages, $59.95. Rothwell states that the objective of his book is to "describe what it takes to...

Organization Change: Theory and Practice. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... W. Warner Burke. Organization Change: Theory and Practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2002, 326 pages, $79.95 cloth. $39.95 softcover. I'm waiting to see a bumper sticker that says "Change Happens." It is a familiar mantra for...

Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Peter Reason and Hilary Bradbury (Editors). Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2001, 468 pages, $99.95. Reason and Bradbury, in their introduction to The Handbook of Action...

Identity, Learning, and Decision Making in Changing Organizations. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Charles Ransom Schwenk. Identity, Learning, and Decision Making in Changing Organizations. Westport, CT: Quorum, 2002, 201 pages, $55.00. Forget the title--this book is about how best to use your mind and the collection of minds in an...

Participation Programs in Work Organizations: Past, Present, and Scenarios for the Future. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... A.Bar-Haim. Participation Programs in Work Organizations: Past, Present, and Scenarios for the Future. Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 2002, 178 pages, $54.95. Psychologists have been emphasizing participation in organizations for many...

The Employment Relationship: A Psychological Perspective. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Peter Herriot. The Employment Relationship: A Psychological Perspective. Philadelphia: Routledge, 2001, 232 pages, $31.95 softcover. Employee attitudes are receiving increasing attention in the wake of the Enron, WorldCom, and Arthur...

Managing Knowledge Workers: Unleashing Innovation and Productivity. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... A.D. Amar. Managing Knowledge Workers: Unleashing Innovation and Productivity. Westport, CT: Quorum, 2002, 248 pages, $65.00. The author is a Professor of Management at the Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University. This book stems...

The End of Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracy. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith. The End of Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracy. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002, 310 pages, $26.95. Having once worked for one of the world's tallest hierarchies, overflowing with...

Accountability: Freedom and Responsibility Without Control. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Rob Lebow and Randy Spitzer. Accountability: Freedom and Responsibility Without Control. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2002, 256 pages, $17.95 softcover. How can an organization ensure that its members behave in an accountable,...

Manufacturing Advantage: Why High-Performance Work Systems Pay Off. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... E. Appelbaum, T Bailey, P. Berg, A. L. Kalleberg. Manufacturing Advantage: Why High-Performance Work Systems Pay Off. Cornell University Press, 2000, 259, $19.95 (paper), $45.00 (cloth). If our best organizational research comes from...

Leadership and Management in the Information Age. .(The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research)(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research. Leadership and Management in the Information Age. Abu Dhabi, ] Author, 2002, 260 pages, softcover. In November 2000, the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research held its...

Organizational Cognition: Computation and Interpretation.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Theresa K. Lant and Zur Shapira (Editors). Organizational Cognition: Computation and Interpretation. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001, 389 pages, $95.00. There are two perspectives from which to read and appreciate this book....

Altruism and Altruistic Love: Science, Philosophy, and Religion in Dialogue.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Stephen G. Post, Lynn G. Underwood, Jeffrey P. Schloss, and William B. Hurlbut (Editors). Altruism and Altruistic Love: Science, Philosophy, and Religion in Dialogue. New York: Oxford, 2002, 500 pages, $65.00. Robert Frost wrote, "Something...

Managing Emotions in the Workplace. .(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Neal M. Ashkanasy, Wilfred J. Zerbe, and Charmine E.J. Hartel (Editors). Managing Emotions in the Workplace. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2002, 358 pages, $79.95 hardcover, $34.95 paper. Interest in "emotions in the workplace" has resulted in a...

Books and materials received.*.
June 22, 2003... Ackerman, Mark, Volkmar, Pipek, and Wulf, Volker (Editors). Sharing Expertise: Beyond Knowledge Management. Cambridge, MA: MIT, 2003, 438 pages, $50.00. Andler, Edward C. The Complete Reference Checking Handbook: The Proven (and Legal) Way...