Personnel Psychology articles from June 2004

Personnel Psychology archives from June 2004

A longitudinal model of sponsorship and career success: a study of industrial-organizational psychologists.
June 22, 2004... Drawing from research on the sociology of science, we hypothesized a model of academic career success in an effort to extend research on particularistic and universalistic influences on career success. Results, based on a sample of 154 members...

Work value congruence and intrinsic career success: the compensatory roles of leader-member exchange and perceived organizational support.
June 22, 2004... We hypothesized that leader-member exchange (LMX) and perceived organizational support (POS) would each interact with work value congruence in relation to intrinsic career success. In a sample of 520 teachers from 30 high schools in Turkey, we...

Understanding self-other agreement: a look at rater and ratee characteristics, context, and outcomes.
June 22, 2004... This study investigated (a) the relative importance of a number of biographic (e.g., age, race, gender) and contextual (e.g., span of control, functional area) variables and their interactions on self-other agreement and (b) the relationship...

Remote control: predictors of electronic monitoring intensity and secrecy.
June 22, 2004... Electronic monitoring research has focused predominantly on the reactions of monitored employees and less attention has been paid to the processes that trigger managers' decisions to electronically monitor subordinates. Employing a distributed...

Proteges' negative mentoring experiences: construct development and nomological validation.
June 22, 2004... Two studies were conducted to operationalize the construct of negative mentoring experiences, establish content validity, and test theory-based predictions associated with a nomological network of related variables. As predicted, the negative...

Matching individuals to occupations using abilities and the O*NET: issues and an application in career guidance.
June 22, 2004... The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is a modern computerized occupational database with the potential to be an important resource for numerous work-related applications. However, developing any O*NET-based application requires working...

Ancella B. Livers and Keith A. Carver. Leading in Black and White: Working Across the Racial Divide in Corporate America.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Ancella B. Livers and Keith A. Carver. Leading in Black and White: Working Across the Racial Divide in Corporate America. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003, 240 pages, $27.95 hardcover. Yet another book on race! Haven't plenty of authors...

Rhona Rapoport, Lotte Bailyn, Joyce K. Fletcher, and Bettye H. Pruitt. Beyond Work-Family Balance: Advancing Gender Equity and Workplace Performance.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Rhona Rapoport, Lotte Bailyn, Joyce K. Fletcher, and Bettye H. Pruitt. Beyond Work-Family Balance: Advancing Gender Equity and Workplace Performance. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002, 244 pages, $29.95 hardcover. Beyond Work-Family...

Jane Margolis and Allan Fisher. Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Jane Margolis and Allan Fisher. Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2003, 182 pages, $12.95 softcover. Is there a gender gap in the field of computing? Are girls and women out of the loop in the biggest...

Michele Paludi and Carmen A. Paludi, Jr. (Editors). Academic and Workplace Sexual Harassment: a Handbook of Cultural, Social Science, Management, and Legal Perspectives.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Michele Paludi and Carmen A. Paludi, Jr. (Editors). Academic and Workplace Sexual Harassment: A Handbook of Cultural, Social Science, Management, and Legal Perspectives. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003, 230 pages, $79.95 hardcover. Sexual...

Richard E. Nisbett. The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently ... and Why.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Richard E. Nisbett. The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently... and Why. New York: The Free Press, 2003, 263 pages, $24.00 hardcover. When you peer into a fish tank, do you tend to zero in on the largest and...

Robert J. Sternberg, James C. Kaufman, and Jean E. Pretz. The Creativity Conundrum: a Propulsion Model of Kinds of Creative Contributions.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Robert J. Sternberg, James C. Kaufman, and Jean E. Pretz. The Creativity Conundrum: A Propulsion Model of Kinds of Creative Contributions. New York: Psychology Press, 2002, 141 pages, $44.95 hardcover. Larry King, talk show host and...

Lisa Feldman Barrett and Peter Salovey (Editors). The Wisdom in Feeling: Psychological Processes in Emotional Intelligence.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Lisa Feldman Barrett and Peter Salovey (Editors). The Wisdom in Feeling: Psychological Processes in Emotional Intelligence. New York: Guilford Press, 2002, 444 pages, $50.00 hardcover. Reviewed by Scott Davies, Manager of Research and...

Susan E. Murphy and Ronald E. Riggio. The Future of Leadership Development.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Susan E. Murphy and Ronald E. Riggio. The Future of Leadership Development. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003, 279 pages, $34.50, hardcover. Reviewed by David W. Bracken, Partner, Mercer Delta Consulting, New York, NY. ...

Robert G. Lord and Douglas J. Brown. Leadership Processes and Follower Self-Identity.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Robert G. Lord and Douglas J. Brown. Leadership Processes and Follower Self-Identity. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004, 248 pages, $55.00 hardcover. Reviewed by David V. Day, Professor of Psychology, Pennsylvania State...

Jack E. Edwards, John C. Scott, and Nambury S. Raju (Editors). The Human Resources Program-Evaluation Handbook.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Jack E. Edwards, John C. Scott, and Nambury S. Raju (Editors). The Human Resources Program-Evaluation Handbook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2003, 571 pages, $89.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Chockalingam Viswesvaran, Associate Professor, Florida...

Robert L. Heneman and David B. Greenberger (Editors). Human Resource Management in Virtual Organizations.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Robert L. Heneman and David B. Greenberger (Editors). Human Resource Management in Virtual Organizations. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2002, 381 pages, $73.25 hardcover, $39.95 softcover. Reviewed by Stephen B. Knouse, Alvin...

Charles A. Handler and Steven T. Hunt. Rocket-Hire: Buyer's Guide to Web-Based Screening and Staffing Systems.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Charles A. Handler and Steven T. Hunt. Rocket-Hire: Buyer's Guide to Web-Based Screening and Staffing Systems. New Orleans, LA: Rocket Hire, 2003, 253 pages, $375 softcover. Soon you'll be able to walk into a store, pick up the goods you...

Heather Shea-Schultz and John Fogerty. Online Learning Today: Strategies that Work.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Heather Shea-Schultz and John Fogerty. Online Learning Today: Strategies that Work. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2002, 200 pages, $18.95 softcover. When I retired from my corporate position as Chief Learning Officer in 2000 and entered...

John H. McConnell. How to Design, Implement, and Interpret an Employee Survey.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... John H. McConnell. How to Design, Implement, and Interpret an Employee Survey. New York: AMACOM, 2003, 317 pages, $49.95. Criteria for supervisory and managerial performance are elusive. Almost all business unit-level outcomes are beyond...

George C. Thornton III and Rose A. Mueller-Hanson. Developing Organizational Simulations: a Guide for Practitioners and Students.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... George C. Thornton III and Rose A. Mueller-Hanson. Developing Organizational Simulations: A Guide for Practitioners and Students. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004, 258 pages, $29.95 softcover. For those who wish to build a...

Mitchell Lee Marks. Charging Back Up the Hill: Workplace Recovery After Mergers, Acquisitions, and Downsizing.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Mitchell Lee Marks. Charging Back Up the Hill: Workplace Recovery After Mergers, Acquisitions, and Downsizing. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003, 278 pages, $27.95 hardcover. I recently had lunch with a friend who is an industrial...

Michael M. Beyerlein, Craig McGee, Gerald D. Klein, Jill E. Nemito, and Laurie Broedling (Editors). The Collaborative Work Systems Fieldbook: Strategies, Tools, and Techniques.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Michael M. Beyerlein, Craig McGee, Gerald D. Klein, Jill E. Nemito, and Laurie Broedling (Editors). The Collaborative Work Systems Fieldbook: Strategies, Tools, and Techniques. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2003, 671 pages, $45.00...

Theresa J.B. Kline. Teams that Lead: a Matter of Market Strategy, Leadership Skills, and Executive Strength.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Theresa J.B. Kline. Teams that Lead: A Matter of Market Strategy, Leadership Skills, and Executive Strength. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003, 223 pages, $59.95 hardcover, $24.50 softcover. On the book's cover are illustrated...

Gary B. Brumback. Tall Performance from Short Organizations Through We/Me Power.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Gary B. Brumback. Tall Performance from Short Organizations Through We/Me Power. Bloomington, IN: 1stBooksLibrary, 2002, 112 pages, $7.50 softcover, $3.95 e-book. Here's a book for you. It's short--eight chapters and six appendixes in 112...

Adam Bellow. In Praise of Nepotism: a Natural History.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Adam Bellow. In Praise of Nepotism: A Natural History. New York: Doubleday, 2003, 565 pages, $30.00 hardcopy. I had some good reasons for reading and reviewing this book. The most important was its title. When newcomers to Personnel...

Joel B. Bennett and Wayne E.K. Lehman (Editors). Preventing Workplace Substance Abuse: Beyond Drug Testing to Wellness.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Joel B. Bennett and Wayne E.K. Lehman (Editors). Preventing Workplace Substance Abuse: Beyond Drug Testing to Wellness. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2003, 272 pages, $39.95 hardcover. I don't know why people choose...

Linda Klebe Trevino and Gary R. Weaver. Managing Ethics in Business Organizations: Social Scientific Perspectives.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Linda Klebe Trevino and Gary R. Weaver. Managing Ethics in Business Organizations: Social Scientific Perspectives. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford, 2003, 364 pages, $45.00 hardcover. For the reader looking for a simple how-to book on the popular...

Abbass F. Alkhafaji. Strategic Management: Formulation, Implementation, and Control in a Dynamic Environment.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Abbass F. Alkhafaji. Strategic Management: Formulation, Implementation, and Control in a Dynamic Environment. New York: Haworth, 2003, 317 pages, $39.95 softcover. Alkhafaji has written a compact (10 chapters) strategic management text...

Haridimos Tsoukas and Christian Knudsen (Editors). The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Theory: Meta-Theoretical Perspectives.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Haridimos Tsoukas and Christian Knudsen (Editors). The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Theory: Meta-Theoretical Perspectives. Oxford, UK: Oxford, 2003, 644 pages, 70.00 [pounds sterling] hardcover. Tsoukas is Professor of Organization...

Books and materials received *.
June 22, 2004... Abrahamson, Eric. Change Without Pain: How Managers Can Overcome Initiative Overload, Organizational Chaos, and Employee Burnout. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2004, 256 pages, $26.95 hardcover. Bacon, Terry R. and Spear, Karen I....