The following post is a review/critique of : Barrick, M.R., Stewart, G.L., Neubert, M.J. & Mount, M.K. (1998). Relating member ability and personality to work-team processes and team effectiveness. Journal of Applied Psychology, 83(3), 377-391. Barrick et. al (1998) investigated relationships between team level variables of abilities, group personality traits and social cohesion to team [...]

The following post is a review/critique of : The impact of cultural values on job satisfaction and organizational commitment in self-managing work teams : the mediating role of employee resistance Bradley L Kirkman; Debra L Shapiro Academy of Management Journal; Jun 2001; This paper examines the effects of self managed teams practices on job satisfaction [...]

The following post is a review/critique of : The Construct and Criterion Validity of Emotional Intelligence and Its Potential Utility for Management Studies Kenneth S. Law, Chi-Sum Wong, Lynda J. Song Journal of Applied Psychology, 2004, Vol. 89, No. 3, 483–496 Law et. al (2004) attempts to clarify the Emotional Intelligence (EI) construct by a [...]

The following post is a review/critique of : Insider or outsider? How employee perceptions of insider status affect their work behavior Christina L Stamper; Suzanne S Masterson Journal of Organizational Behavior; Dec 2002 Stamper & Masterson (2002) introduce a new construct called Perceived Insider Status (PIS) which refers to one’s perception of inclusion in a [...]