2009 – Page 12

Job Descriptions: Lost in Translation?

On June 3, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Decision Making, Job analysis Publication: Personnel Psychology Article: The transportability of job information across countries. Blogger: Larry Martinez I have never seen such a long article with no punch line. Taylor, Kan Shi, and Borman, armed with data from four different countries and elaborate theory-based hypotheses were at the beginning of a great rags-to-riches story (think the first 45 minutes of any Mighty Ducks

Categories : *Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Process Decision Making FeedbackTags : decision making feedback

Anything you can do, I can do better

On June 3, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Feedback, Decision Making Publication: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Article: Use of absolute and comparative performance feedback in absolute and comparative judgments and decisions. Blogger: James Grand Few people missed Michael Phelps’ performance during this past Summer Olympics—8 gold medals in 8 races, setting 7 world records in the process (the one race he didn’t get the world record?

Categories : *International Journal of Training and Development

Does Motivation Play a Role in Training? Yea, Duh!

On June 3, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Motivation, Training Publication: International Journal of Training and Development Article: The relationship between perceived training opportunities, work motivation and employee outcomes. Blogger: Benjamin Granger Needless to say, organizations are quite interested in discovering the benefits of offering training and development opportunities to their workforces. This interest has led to research around the factors that influence employees’ likelihood of successfully performing on the job after training. Let’s say your organization provides you with really great

Categories : *Journal of Organizational Change Management Motivation Organizational PerformanceTags : motivation organizational performance wellness work environment

In the name of the cubicle, the computer, and the conference call, Amen.

On June 3, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Motivation, Organizational Performance, Work Environment Publication: Journal of Organizational Change Management Article: Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Commitment: An Empirical Study. Blogger: LitDigger Much academic literature investigating workplace performance overlooks the element of employee spirituality, but Rego and Cunha (2008) recently dared to venture into this unfamiliar territory. They found that workplace spirituality

Categories : *Journal of Business Ethics DiversityTags : diversity

Eeny-Meeny-Miny-MALE

On June 1, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Diversity Publication: Journal of Business Ethics Article: Are men always picked over women. The effects of employment equity directives on selection decisions. Blogger: LitDigger OK. Touchy subject time. Ever thought about the influence of the company’s employment equity directives? Research by Ng and Wiesner (2007) shows that such directives may matter – especially if you’re a female applicant. Who dislikes employment equity directives? Is this because you are in the majority group (ah hem,

Categories : *International Journal of Selection and Assessment Assessment Research MethodologyTags : assessment

Friends don’t let friends use unsubstantiated selection and development methods

On June 1, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Assessment, Research Methodology Publication: International Journal of Selection and Assessment Article: HR professionals’ beliefs about, and knowledge of, assessment techniques and psychometric tests. Blogger: Rob Stilson Some academics slave over piles of data and spend months of their lives trying to determine the best selection and development methods available for the work place. Makes you wonder; is anybody paying attention? If your life’s work involves developing the absolute, most

Categories : *Human Performance Measurement Research Methodology Statistics

Is interrater correlation really a proper measurement of reliability?

On June 1, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Measurement, Research Methodology, Statistics Publication: Human Performance Article: Exploring the relationship between interrater correlations and validity of peer ratings Blogger: Rob Stilson Interrater reliability (still with me?, Ok good) is often used as the main reliability estimate for the correction of validity coefficients when the criterion is job performance. Issues arise with this practice when one considers that the errors present between raters may not

Categories : *Journal of Management Organizational Justice TrustTags : trust

C’mon, you can trust me!

On June 1, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Organizational Justice, Job Performance, Trust Publication: Journal of Management Article: The Relationship between being perceived as trustworthy and performance Blogger: Larry Martinez OK, so most of the research done on trustworthiness in the workplace has focused on whether or not you think that your coworkers and leaders are trustworthy and the

Categories : *Academy of Management Decision Making JudgementTags : decision making Judgment

I Think, Therefore You Act

On June 1, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Decision Making, Judgement Publication: Academy of Management Journal Article: Cognition, capabilities, and incentives: Assessing firm response to the fiber-optic revolution. Blogger: Katie Bachman Well, it’s sometimes good to confirm what we already know (lucky for this article). In this case the learning is that he (or she) who is in charge makes the rules. Looking at CEOs from 71 communications firms, Kaplan makes a link between the interest of

Categories : *Human Performance Citizenship Behavior Job PerformanceTags : citizenship behavior job performance

Where leaving it to Beaver meets the bottom line

On June 1, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Citizenship Behavior, Job Performance Publication: Human Performance Article: Test of Motowidlo et al.’s (1997) theory of individual differences in task and contextual performance. Blogger: James Grand A helpful hand here or a thoughtful “hi-how-are-ya” might be more valuable than we think. Psychologists are starting to realize that such dispositional characteristics can be meaningful predictors of on-the-job performance. Nearly 10 years ago, Motowidlo, Borman and Schmit proposed that performance at work was