Method and Analysis in Organizational Research

440 Pages·1984·66.323 MB·English

by  Bateman, T.S.;Ferris, G.R.

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Method and Analysis
in Organizational Research

Method and
Analysis
in Organizational Research
Edited by
THOMAS BATEMAN
S.
GERALD R. FERRIS
Texas A & M University
R RESTON PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.
A Prentice-Hall Company
Reston, Virginia
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Main entry under title:
Method and analysis in organizational research.
Includes bibliog—raphies. —
1. Organization Research Addresses, essays,
lectures. I. Batennan, Thomas S. II. Ferris, Gerald R.
HD30.4.M48 1984 302.3'5 83-27009
ISBN 0-8359-4339-9
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© 1984 by Reston Publishing Company, Inc.
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Contents
Preface, Ix
ONE Fundamental Considerations in Organizational Research, 1
Antecedents of Significant and Not-So-Significant Organizational Research, 3
Daft, R. L.
The Development of Knowledge in Organizational Behavior and Human Per-
formance, 15
Scott, W. E., Jr.
Hypothesis Creation in Organizational Beha\ ior Research, 35
Lundberg, C. C.
Strong Inference, 43
Piatt, J. R.
Statistical Significance in Psychological Research, 54
Lykken, D.
J.
TWO
Data Properties and Analytic Strategies, 65
Psychometric Properties of Organizational Research Instruments, 68
Schoenfeldt, L. F.
Exploratory Data Analysis in Organizational Research, 81
Fields, M.
Factor Analysis and Counseling Research, 93
Weiss, D.
J.
Further Considerations in Applications of Factor Analvsis, 103
Weiss, D.
J.
vi CONTENTS
Analysis of Variance and Multiple Regression: Application Issues for Organi-
zational Research, 113
Youngblood
S.
The Specification and Testing of Useful Moderator Variable Hypotheses, 128
Peters, L. H.; O'Connor, E. J.; Wise, S. L.
Use of Path Analysis in Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Criticisms
and Suggestions, 140
Billings, R. S.; Wroten, S. P.
Strategies in Canonical Correlation with Application to Behavioral Data, 154
Wood, D. A.; Erskine, A.
J.
THREE Laboratory Research and Simulations, 167
Laboratory Experimentation, 169
Fisher, C. D.
Attribution of the "Causes" of Performance: A General Alternative Interpreta-
tion of Cross-Sectional Research on Organizations, 186
Staw, B. M.
Using Simulation for Leadership and Management Research: Through the
Looking Glass, 201
McCall, M. W., Lombardo, M.
Jr.;
FOUR Quantitative Field Research, 219
.Field Experiments with Formal Organizations, 222
Seashore, S. E.
Opportunistic Organizational Research: The Role of Patch-up-Designs, 232
Evans, M. G.
Effects of Team Development Intervention: A Field Experiment, 241
Woodman, R. W.; Sherwood, J. J.
Work Attitudes as Predictors of Attendance on a Specific Day, 253
Smith, F. j.
Cognitions of Work Unit Structure, 258
Blackburn, R.; Cummings, L. L.
Data Aggregation in Organizational Research: The Temporal Dimension, 274
Kimberly, J. R.
Inferences About Trends in Labor Force Satisfaction: A Causal-Correlational
Analysis, 283
Organ, D. W.
The Impact of Union-Management Cooperation on Productivity and Employ-
ment, 292
Schuster, M.