Personnel Psychology articles from September 2000

Personnel Psychology archives from September 2000

PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Issue on Quasi-Experimentation.
September 22, 2000... John Stuart Mill established three criteria for inferring causality: (a) covariation, (b) temporal precedence, and (c) elimination of alternative explanations. Although philosophers of science still debate many aspects of what is meant by the...

HYPOTHESIZING DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING IN GLOBAL EMPLOYEE OPINION SURVEYS.
September 22, 2000... Cross-cultural researchers have not used cultural dimensions to predict when differential item functioning (DIF) in attitude survey items is likely to occur. Predictive hypotheses for items related to supervision on a global corporate survey...

ADAPTABILITY TO CHANGING TASK CONTEXTS: EFFECTS OF GENERAL COGNITIVE ABILITY, CONSCIENTIOUSNESS, AND OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE.
September 22, 2000... We examined the extent to which cognitive ability, Conscientiousness, and Openness to Experience predict decision-making performance prior to and after unforeseen changes in the task context. Seventy-three undergraduates made decisions on a...

CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LOWER BACK PAIN, INTERVENTIONS, AND ABSENCE FROM WORK: A TIME-BASED META-ANALYSIS.
September 22, 2000... We conducted qualitative and quantitative reviews of the medical literature to develop an understanding of the linkages between nonspecific lower back pain (LBP) and employee absenteeism, and the efficacy of lower back pain interventions (LBPI)...

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, EFFICACY, AND PERFORMANCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL TEAMS.
September 22, 2000... The study empirically links conflict management literature with research on efficacy and organizational teams. Sixty-one self-managing teams with 489 employees were recruited from the production department of a leading electronic manufacturer....

PERCEIVED APPLICANT FIT: DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN RECRUITERS' PERCEPTIONS OF PERSON-JOB AND PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT.
September 22, 2000... Two studies were conducted to assess whether recruiters form distinguishable perceptions of applicant person-job (P-J) and person-organization (P-O) fit. The first study used repertory grid methodology with actual recruiters and mock applicants...

LUMP-SUM BONUS SATISFACTION: TESTING THE CONSTRUCT VALIDITY OF A NEW PAY SATISFACTION DIMENSION.
September 22, 2000... There are both practical and theoretical reasons to measure lump-sum bonus satisfaction. The practical need for such a measure stems from its increased use as a component in modern compensation practices. Based on the means of administering and...

THE PRACTICE OF COMPETENCY MODELING.
September 22, 2000... The purpose of this article is to define and explain a trend that has caused a great deal of confusion among HR researchers, practitioners, and consumers of HR-related services: competency modeling. The Job Analysis and Competency Modeling Task...

Workplace Sexual Harassment Law: Principles, Landmark Developments, and Framework for Effective Risk Management.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Francis Achampong. Workplace Sexual Harassment Law: Principles, Landmark Developments, and Framework for Effective Risk Management. Westport, CT: Quorum, 1999, 248 pages, $69.50. This book by a business professor and practicing attorney...

Goldilocks on Management: 27 Revisionist Fairy Tales for Serious Managers.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Gloria Gilbert Mayer and Thomas Mayer. Goldilocks on Management: 27 Revisionist Fairy Tales for Serious Managers. New York; AMACOM, 1999, 246 pages, $21.95. Once upon a time there was a brave warrior named Bruce. Bruce was the leader of a...

Rethinking the Future.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Rowan Gibson (Editor). Rethinking the Future. London: Nicholas Brealey, 1999, 296 pages, $16.95 softcover. Rowan Gibson is described on the book cover as a strategy consultant, business writer, columnist, and seminar speaker. He founded...

Management in the Mirror: Stress and Emotional Dysfunction in Lives at the Top.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Bernadette H. Schell. Management in the Mirror: Stress and Emotional Dysfunction in Lives at the Top. Westport, CT: Quorum, 1999, 261 pages $59.95. Numerous leadership and management books detail the skills and strategies necessary for...

A Spiritual Audit of Corporate America; A Hard Look at Spirituality, Religion, and Values in the Workplace.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Ian A. Mitroff and Elizabeth A. Denton. A Spiritual Audit of Corporate America; A Hard Look at Spirituality, Religion, and Values in the Workplace. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 1999, 259 pages, $32.00. Mitroff and Denton began...

Fashions in Management Research: An Empirical Analysis.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Patrick Thomas. Fashions in Management Research: An Empirical Analysis. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 1999, 247 pages. In this work, Patrick Thomas provides a comprehensive and methodical review and assessment of the phenomenon of fashion in the...

Current Topics in Management, Vol. 4.(Review)
September 22, 2000... F. Afzalur Rahim, Robert T. Golembiewski, and Kenneth D. MacKenzie (Editors). Current Topics in Management, Vol. 4. Stamford, CT: JAI Press, 1999, 411 pages, $78.50. Rahim, Golembiewski, and MacKenzie serve as the editors of this book. The...

Effective Human Resource Development: A Challenge for Developing Countries.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Farhad Analoui (Editor). Effective Human Resource Development: A Challenge for Developing Countries. Stamford, CT: JAL Press, 1999, 411 pages, $78.50. Personnel problems are enormous in the Third World, and the HR plight is largely ignored...

The Executive Decisionmaking Process: Identifying Problems and Assessing Outcomes.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Ralph Sanders. The Executive Decisionmaking Process: Identifying Problems and Assessing Outcomes. Westport, CT: Quorum, 1999, 172 pages, $57.95. As I finished reading this book, I realized I had a "problem" that required a "decision." But...

The Role of Reflection in Managerial Learning: Theory, Research, and Practice.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Kent W. Seibert and Marilyn W. Daudelin. The Role of Reflection in Managerial Learning: Theory, Research, and Practice. Westport, CT: Quorum, 1999, 227 pages, $65.00 According to Seibert and Daudelin, the purpose of their book is "to...

Leading with Knowledge: The Nature of Competition in the 21st Century.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Richard C. Huseman and Jon P. Goodman. Leading with Knowledge: The Nature of Competition in the 21st Century. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1999, 254 pages, $27.95 softcover. The idea of the learning organization has achieved cult...

Project Management Competence: Building Key Skills for Individuals, Teams, and Organizations.(Review)
September 22, 2000... J. Davidson Frame. Project Management Competence: Building Key Skills for Individuals, Teams, and Organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999, 232 pages, $34.95. More and more work in organizations is being carried out by adhocracies,...

Running Training Like a Business: Delivering Unmistakable Value.(Review)
September 22, 2000... David van Adelsberg and Edward A. Trolley. Running Training Like a Business: Delivering Unmistakable Value. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler. 1999, 218 pages, $27.95. The restructuring of the traditional American workplace has been both...

Intervention Resource Guide: 50 Performance Improvement Tools.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Danny G. Langdon, Kathleen S. Whiteside, Monica M. McKenna (Editors). Intervention Resource Guide: 50 Performance Improvement Tools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 1999, 402 pages, $59.95. Well, not exactly 50, considering the...

Psychology Applied to Work, 6th edition.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Paul M. Muchinsky. Psychology Applied to Work, 6th edition. Stamford, CT: Wadsworth, 2000, 549 pages, $80.95. After live editions, you'd think an author would have gotten things pretty well under control for the sixth one. In the case of...

Foundations of Psychological Testing.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Sandra A. McIntire and Leslie A. Miller. Foundations of Psychological Testing. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1999, 408 pages. Measurement is central to all sciences, and I-O psychologists have a long history of attending to measurement issues....

Principles and Practice of Structural Equation Modeling.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Rex B. Kline. Principles and Practice of Structural Equation Modeling. New York: Guilford Press, 1999, 254 pages, $35.00 softcover. There are few constants in this world. Somewhat paradoxically, the only true constant is change. As our...

ES: A Computer Program for Effect Size Calculation.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
September 22, 2000... William R. Shadish, Leslie Robinson, and Congxiao Lu. ES: A Computer Program for Effect Size Calculation. St. Paul, MN: Assessment Systems Corporation, 1999, CD-ROM + manual, $149.00. In addition to the requisite significance test of, for...