Personnel Psychology articles from September 2002

Personnel Psychology archives from September 2002

A note from the publisher.
September 22, 2002... I am pleased to announce that Ann Marie Ryan will become the next editor of Personnel Psychology on December 1, 2002. Dr. Ryan is Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University. A prolific researcher, she has been cited as one of the most...

Erratum.(Correction Notice)
September 22, 2002... Due to a publisher error, Table 5 in Powell, G. N., & Butterfield, D. A., "Exploring the influence of decision makers' race and gender on actual promotions to top management," (Personnel Psychology, 2002, 55, pp. 397-428) was omitted from the...

Quasi-Experimentation and applied psychology: introduction to a special issue of personnel psychology.
September 22, 2002... The three established criteria for demonstrating causality laid out over 150 years ago by John Stuart Mill are (a) covariation, (b) temporal precedence, and (c) elimination of alternative explanations. When attempting to infer cause within this...

The effects of required elaboration of answers to biodata questions.
September 22, 2002... The impact of a request that examinees elaborate on their answers to a subset of items in a biodata instrument was evaluated. Four forms of a test in which different subsets of items are elaborated were randomly administered to 4 groups of...

Minimizing tradeoffs when redesigning work: evidence from a longitudinal quasi-experiment.
September 22, 2002... Although cross-sectional job design research highlights a tradeoff between motivational and mechanistic work design, the redesign literature is more equivocal. We develop a work redesign process that suggests the tradeoffs can be minimized if...

Social exchange and organizational commitment: decision-making training for job choice as an alternative to the realistic job preview.
September 22, 2002... This field experiment investigated the effects of exchange-inducing treatments on pre- and postentry commitment of military recruits. Behavioral (volunteering for combat service and turnover), intentional (willingness to commit to combat...

Recognizing good attendance: a longitudinal, quasi-experimental field study.
September 22, 2002... Three motivational theories (need, goal, and reinforcement) suggest that recognition programs should increase employee attendance. A 1-year, quasi-experimental field study of absenteeism was conducted at 4 manufacturing plants with a total...

Telecommuting technology implementations: A within- and between-subjects longitudinal field study.
September 22, 2002... This research examines the impact of technology design on the acceptance and long-term use of telecommuting systems. Specifically, we compare employee acceptance and sustained use of a traditional system designed based on the common "desktop...

Effect of temporary contracts on perceived work characteristics and job strain: a longitudinal study.
September 22, 2002... This longitudinal study investigates differences in perceived work characteristics and job strain as a function of employment status. The study examines the effects of a change from involuntary temporary to permanent status (N = 75) compared to...

Developing Global Business Leaders: Policies, Processes, and Innovations. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Mark E. Mendenhall, Torsten M. Kuhlmann, and Gunter K. Stahl (Editors). Developing Global Business Leaders: Policies, Processes, and Innovations. Westport, CT: Quorum, 2001, 320 pages, $79.95. Over the past few years, global leadership has...

Frequent Flyers: Developing Global Executives. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Morgan W McCall, Jr. and George P. Hollenbeck. Frequent Flyers: Developing Global Executives. Boston: Harvard Business, 2002, 320 pages, $27.50. In the face of a "tsunami of globalization," it is evident that organizations nowadays need to...

Executive Coaching: Developing Managerial Wisdom in a World of Chaos. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Richard R. Kilburg. Executive Coaching: Developing Managerial Wisdom in a World of Chaos. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2000, 253 pages, $39.95. Although executive coaching has a long history, only in the last...

Assimilating New Leaders: The Key to Executive Retention. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Diane Downey, with Tom March and Adena Berkman. Assimilating New Leaders: The Key to Executive Retention. New York: AMACOM, 2001, 261 pages, $29.95. Executives occupy a strange place in our collective consciousness. We recognize their...

Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Etienne C. Wenger, Richard McDermott, and William C. Snyder. Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge. Boston: Harvard Business, 2002, 288 pages, $29.95. According to the authors, communities of practice comprise...

Technology Enhanced Learning: Opportunities for Change. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Paul S. Goodman (Editor). Technology Enhanced Learning: Opportunities for Change. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001, 312 pages, $79.95 cloth, $32.50 softcover. Technology, technology, technology... we all know the world is...

Philosophy and Practice of Organizational Learning, Performance and Change. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Jerry W Gilley, Peter Dean, and Laura Bierema. Philosophy and Practice of Organizational Learning, Performance and Change. Cambridge, MA: Perseus, 2001, 256 pages, $30.00 soft-cover. Over the last decade and more, there have been two...

Creating, Implementing, and Managing Effective Training and Development: State of the Art Lessons for Practice. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Kurt Kraiger (Editor). Creating, Implementing, and Managing Effective Training and Development: State of the Art Lessons for Practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001, 415 pages, $47.00. In a recent review in this journal (Thayer, 2002), I...

The Radical Team Handbook: Harnessing the Power of Team Learning for Breakthrough Results. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... John C. Redding. The Radical Team Handbook: Harnessing the Power of Team Learning for Breakthrough Results. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000, 240, pages, $34.95. Have you noticed how many books on teams and teambuilding are available in...

Improving Teamwork in Organizations: Applications of Resource Management Training. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Eduardo Salas, Clint A. Bowers, and Eleana Edens (Editors). Improving Teamwork in Organizations: Applications of Resource Management Training. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001, 356 Pages, $89.95, cloth, $45.00 softcover. The...

Work Motivation in the Context of a Globalizing Economy. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Miriam Erez, Uwe Kleinbeck, and Henk Thierry (Editors). Work Motivation in the Context of a Globalizing Economy. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001, 439 pages, $99.95 cloth, $45.00 soft cover. There are several ways to look at a...

The Future of Career. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Audrey Collin and Richard A. Young (Editors). The Future of Career. New York: Cambridge, 2000, 321 pages, $64.95 cloth, $22.95 softcover. The house next door recently sold and eventually we met the new neighbor. After the usual pleasantries...

Personality Psychology in the Workplace. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Brent W Roberts and Robert Hogan, (Editors). Personality Psychology in the Workplace. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2001, 368 pages, $39.95. This is an edited volume in the American Psychological Association's (APA)...

Conducting Meta-Analysis Using SAS. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Winfred Arthur, Jr., Winston Bennett, Jr., and Allen Huffcutt. Conducting Meta-Analysis Using SAS. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001, 188 pages, $19.95 softcover. Meta-analytic techniques are increasingly used in literature...

The American Workplace: Skills, Compensation, and Employee Involvement. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Casey Ichniowski, David I. Levine, Craig Olson, and George Strauss (Editors). The American Workplace: Skills, Compensation, and Employee Involvement. New York: Cambridge, 2000, 287 pages, $54.95. This book is a very interesting treatment of...

Nonunion Employee Representation: History, Contemporary Practice, and Policy. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Bruce E. Kaufman and Daphne Gottlieb Taras (Editors). Nonunion Employee Representation: History, Contemporary Practice, and Policy. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2000, 576 pages, $87.95 cloth, $35.95 softcover. If you are interested in employee...

The Role of Constructs in Psychological and Educational Measurement. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Henry I. Braun, Douglas N. Jackson, and David E. Wiley (Editors). The Role of Constructs in Psychological and Educational Measurement. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002, 329 pages, $69.95. This volume contains 16 chapters based...

Emotional Intelligence in Everyday Life: A Scientific Inquiry. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Joseph Ciarrochi, Joseph P. Forgas, and John D. Mayer (Editors). Emotional Intelligence in Everyday Life: A Scientific Inquiry. Philadelphia: The Psychology Press, 2001, 230 pages, $24.95 softcover. The editors of this book are obviously...

Race and Intelligence: Separating Science from Myth. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Jefferson M. Fish (Editor). Race and Intelligence: Separating Science from Myth. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2001, 436 pages, $99.95. Few issues have borne witness to a debate as long and heated as that of population differences in...

Advances in Organizational Justice. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Jerald Greenberg and Russell Cropanzano. (Editors). Advances in Organizational Justice. Stanford University Press, 2001, 284 pages, $45.00. As Greenberg defines it, organizational justice is "the study of people's perceptions of fairness...

Nothing Personal, Just Business: A Guided Journey Into Organizational Darkness. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Howard F. Stein. Nothing Personal, Just Business: A Guided Journey Into Organizational Darkness. Westport, CT: Quorum, 2001, 166 pages, $65.00. Given the author's approach to his subject of the "brutalizing" effects of downsizing,...

White Collar Sweatshop: The Deterioration of Work and Its Rewards in Corporate America. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Jill Andresky Fraser. White Collar Sweatshop: The Deterioration of Work and Its Rewards in Corporate America. New York: W.W. Norton, 2001, 278 pages, $26.95. This work assesses recent trends in the American corporate workplace and how...

Books and Materials Received *. (Book Reviews).(Bibliography)
September 22, 2002... Agrawal, Rita. Stress in Life and at Work. Thousand Oaks, CA: Response Books, 2001, 281 pages, $16.00 softcover. Agress, Lynne. Working with Words in Business and Legal Writing. Cambridge, MA: Perseus, 2002, 144 pages, $13.50 softcover. ...