Methodologies for the study of organizational behavior processes
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Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12168403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul E Spector (0000-0002-6881-8496, Department of Psychology University of South Florida Tampa Florida U.S.A., corresponding author), Laurenz L Meier (0000-0002-5675-1562, Department of Psychology University of Fribourg Fribourg Switzerland) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1109-1119 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Organizational Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0894-3796 • E-ISSN: 1099-1379 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/job.1966 |
| OpenAlex | W2126445690 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 45 |
The field of organizational behavior is very much concerned with process—the temporal sequence by which conditions, events, and states unfold. Such processes are implied in tests of mediation and more complex causal chains. The popular approach of analyzing data from cross‐sectional designs with complex statistics is not particularly helpful in understanding process. The optimal way to investigate process involves the proper use of a combination of qualitative and quantitative, experimental and nonexperimental methods that allow us to assess variables in a temporal sequence with appropriate lags informed by how long it takes for one step to lead to the next. Two general approaches are possible: take observations before and after each step in a process to show how a variable changes from before to after an event, or continuously monitor a variable to see how it changes as events occur. A variety of nonexperimental approaches can be used including content analysis of archival materials, direct observation, panel designs, retrospective event histories, and sequence analysis. With the quantitative approach, daily diary and experience sampling approaches can be particularly useful in studying processes that occur within‐person. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Data mining · Data science · Econometrics · Event (particle physics · Field (mathematics · Mediation · Process (computing · Sample (material · Sampling (signal processing · Sequence (biology · Sociology · Variable (mathematics · Variety (cybernetics · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Management and Organizational Studies · Mathematics · Mental Health Research Topics · Artificial Intelligence
Distinguishing Mediational Models and Analyses in Clinical Psychology: Atemporal Associations Do Not Imply Causation
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The work-related consequences of employees’ media-based political information consumption
When Moral Tension Begets Cognitive Dissonance
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How real-time social media engagement shapes value co-creation and co-destruction in hospitality
Work-Related Use of Information and Communication Technologies After Hours (W_ICTs) and Work-Family Conflict
Navigating Digital Transformation? The Guiding Role and Socialization Processes of Change Agents
Employees Perceptions of Job Insecurity and Performance
The Mediating Role of General Self-Efficacy in the Relationship Between the Big Five Personality Traits and Perceived Stress
Nonverbal Immediacy Mediates the Relationship Between Interpersonal Motives and Belongingness
Daily feedback suspicion and ability-uncertainty among junior researchers in competitive work climates in STEM
Personal need for structure as a boundary condition for humor in leadership
The psychological contracts of violation victims
The contribution of personality traits, negative affectivity, locus of control and Type A to the subsequent reports of job stressors and job strains
Diary Studies in Organizational Research
Longitudinal Field Research on Change
Process Studies of Change in Organization and Management
How Do Risk Factors Work Together? Mediators, Moderators, and Independent, Overlapping, and Proxy Risk Factors
A Primer on Sequence Methods
The Conceptualization and Analysis of Change Over Time
Motivation through the design of work
Talking Shop and Shooting the Breeze
An examination of attributions and emotions in the transactional approach to the organizational stress process
Stability, change, and the stability of change in daily workplace affect
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Philosophy of Science
| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 1,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |