Personnel Psychology articles from March 2000

Personnel Psychology archives from March 2000

MAKING DECISIONS FROM AN INTERVIEW: EXPERT MEASUREMENT AND MECHANICAL COMBINATION.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... One way of making decisions on the basis of qualitative impressions is to identify a number of relevant dimensions, translate the impressions into quantitative ratings on each of the dimensions, and integrate the ratings using a mechanical...

LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF DISPOSITIONAL INFLUENCES AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT: EFFECTS ON JOB AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... Sexual harassment is a serious social and organizational problem. Research consistently indicates that sexual harassment has negative psychological, job-related, and health effects (e.g., Coles, 1986; Crull, 1982; Fitzgerald, Hulin, & Drasgow,...

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL-LEVEL ORIENTATION TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE SOCIALIZATION OF NEW HIRES.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... This quasi-experimental field study examined the impact of attending a voluntary, organizational-level new employee orientation training program on organizational socialization. Six content dimensions of socialization were measured before and 1...

THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS AS PREDICTORS OF EXPATRIATE'S DESIRE TO TERMINATE THE ASSIGNMENT AND SUPERVISOR-RATED PERFORMANCE.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... Applying the evolutionary theory of personality, this study proposed and tested the hypotheses that each of the Big Five personality characteristics (Extroversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Openness or...

SIGNIFICANCE TESTS AND CONFIDENCE INTERVALS FOR THE ADVERSE IMPACT RATIO.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... The two most common methods for assessing adverse impact, the four-fifths rule and the z-test for independent proportions, often produce discrepant results. These discrepancies are due to the focus on practical versus statistical significance,...

PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT: THE MATCH BETWEEN NEWCOMERS' AND RECRUITERS' PREFERENCES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... This study examined the effects of two measures of fit on newcomers' commitment and turnover intentions, P-O fit and P-P fit. Newcomers preferences for organizational cultures were compared with supervisors' and peers' perceptions of...

NOW SEEKING MANUSCRIPTS.
March 22, 2000... Scientist-Practitioner Forum Submissions for the Scientist-Practitioner Forum section of this journal are now being accepted. The goal of this section is to offer articles that offer solutions, insights, lessons learned, tools, and methods...

DEVELOPMENT OF A GLOBAL MEASURE OF PERSONALITY.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... A common practice among practitioners and researchers doing crosscultural work is to transport personality inventories developed in one country to another country of interest. This transport process is done with varying degrees of rigor and...

Reviewing Books, Appraising Employees, and Saving Humankind.
March 22, 2000... Dick Clark: "And what did you think of 'Nadine'?" Teenage music critic: "I gave it an '8'." Clark: "And why did you like it?" Critic: "It has a good beat. You can dance to it." --American Bandstand, circa 1961 We grew up...

Taking Time: Parental Leave Policy and Corporate Culture.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Mindy Fried. Taking Time: Parental Leave Policy and Corporate Culture. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1998, 207 pages, $16.95 softcover. In the past decade, parental leave policies and issues have become more salient for employees...

Designing and Using Organizational Surveys & Employee Surveys That Make a Difference: Using Customized Feedback Tools to Transform Your Organization.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Allan H. Church and Janine Waclawski. Designing and Using Organizational Surveys. Aldershot, UK: Gower, 1998, 188 pages. Joe Folkman. Employee Surveys That Make a Difference: Using Customized Feedback Tools to Transform Your...

What Works: A Decade of Change at Champion International.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Richard Ault, Richard Walton, and Mark Childers. What Works: A Decade of Change at Champion International. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1998, 182 pages, $32.95. The research literature in planned or intentional organizational change is...

Fast Track to Change on the Heathrow Express.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Sue Lownds. Fast Track to Change on the Heathrow Express. London: Institute of Personnel and Development, 1998, 147 pages, [pounds]9.95 softcover. This book intrigued my interest because, in October 1994, the Heathrow construction project...

Culture at Work in Aviation and Medicine: National, Organizational, and Professional Influences.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Robert L. Helmreich and Ashleigh C. Merritt. Culture at Work in Aviation and Medicine: National, Organizational, and Professional Influences. Aldershot, U.K.: Ashgate, 1998, 301 pages, $67.95. Imagine yourself at a cocktail party. As you...

The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Michael Useem. The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All. New York: Times Business (Random House), 1998, 329 pages, $25.00. Consider the following situations. What actions would you take...

Tacit Knowledge in Professional Practice: Researcher and Practitioner Perspectives.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Robert J. Sternberg and Joseph A. Horvath (Editors). Tacit Knowledge in Professional Practice: Researcher and Practitioner Perspectives. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999, 253 pages, $59.95 hardcover, $27.50 softcover. Editors...

Mentoring Dilemmas: Developmental Relationships Within Multicultural Organizations.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Audrey J. Murrell, Faye J. Crosby, and Robin J. Ely. Mentoring Dilemmas: Developmental Relationships Within Multicultural Organizations. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999, 265 pages, $59.95 hardcover, $29.95 softcover. That the...

Make Success Measurable! A Mindbook-Workbook for Setting Goals and Taking Action.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Douglas K. Smith. Make Success Measurable! A Mindbook-Workbook for Setting Goals and Taking Action. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1999, 244 pages, $29.95. As a human resources executive and internal consultant in a large company...

Rewards That Drive High Performance: Success Stories From Leading Organizations.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Thomas B. Wilson. Rewards That Drive High Performance: Success Stories From Leading Organizations. New York: AMA-COM, 1999, 336 pages, $29.95. According to the author the purpose of this book is to stimulate reader thinking and present...

The Changing Nature of Performance: Implications for Staffing, Motivation, and Development.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Daniel R. Ilgen and Elaine D. Pulakos (Editors). The Changing Nature of Performance: Implications for Staffing, Motivation, and Development. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999, 452 pages, $46.95. Consider the following changes in the nature...

Results: How to Assess Performance, Learning, and Perceptions in Organizations.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Richard A. Swanson and Elwood F. Holton III. Results: How to Assess Performance, Learning, and Perceptions in Organizations. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 1999, 270 pages, $34.95. Most professionals working in human...

Organizational MisBehaviour.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Stephen Ackroyd and Paul Thompson. Organizational MisBehaviour. London: Sage, 1999, 184 pages. The scope of this book is wide. The authors use their title to embrace such phenomena as time wasting, absence, turnover, sabotage, crime,...

Human Capital: What It Is and Why People Invest It.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Thomas O. Davenport. Human Capital: What It Is and Why People Invest It. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999, 256 pages, $32.95. In this work, the author introduces and explores a new approach to thinking about and managing an organization's...

Evolving Practices in Human Resource Management: Responses to a Changing World of Work.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Allen I. Kraut and Abraham K. Korman (Editors). Evolving Practices in Human Resource Management: Responses to a Changing World of Work. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 1999, 376 pages. It's the millennium, and change is on our minds. Allen...

Building Robust Competencies: Linking Human Resource Systems to Organizational Strategies.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Paul C. Green. Building Robust Competencies: Linking Human Resource Systems to Organizational Strategies. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999, 213 Pages, $42.00. Competency! An important word these days for human resource practitioners. Why...

The Character of the Corporation: How Your Company's Culture Can Make or Break Your Business.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones. The Character of the Corporation: How Your Company's Culture Can Make or Break Your Business. New York: Harper Business, 1998, 237 pages, $25.00. I have said it before in a review for this journal--culture is...

Separation and Its Discontents: Toward an Evolutionary Theory of Anti-Semitism.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Kevin MacDonald. Separation and Its Discontents: Toward an Evolutionary Theory of Anti-Semitism. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998, 336 pages, $65.00. This is a book for the intellect, not for practical applications. The author is Professor of...

Co-Active Coaching: New skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and Life.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Laura Whitworth, Henry Kimsey-House, and Phil Sandahl. Co-Active Coaching: New skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and Life. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black, 1998, 261 pages, $39.95. Co-Active Coaching is a book that introduces a...

From Training to Performance Improvement: Navigating the Transition.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Jim Fuller and Jeanne Farrington. From Training to Performance Improvement: Navigating the Transition. San Francisco: Pfeiffer (Jossey Bass), 1999, 215 pages. The stated purpose of this book is to offer a clear and practical approach to...

Innovations in Computerized Assessment.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Fritz Drasgow and Julie B. Olson-Buchanan (Editors). Innovations in Computerized Assessment. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999, 266 pages, $59.95 hardcover, $29.95 softcover. Psychological assessment is perhaps the most...

Research Methods for Organizational Behavior.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Donald P. Schwab. Research Methods for Organizational Behavior. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999, $49.95 softcover. I often run across postings in Internet discussion groups (such as RMNet) requesting recommendations for...