The following post is a review/critique of : Sitkin, S. B., & Weingart, L. R. (1995). Determinants of risky decision-making behavior: A test of the mediating role of risk perceptions and propensity. Academy of Management Journal, 38 (6), 1573-1592. This article aims to contribute to the extensive research on human risk taking behaviors by suggesting [...]

The following post is a review/critique of : Wong, K. F. E., Yik, M., & Kwong, J. Y. Y. (2006). Understanding the emotional aspects of escalation of commitment: The role of negative affect. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 282-297. The article contributes to escalation of commitment research by investigating the integration of an emotional perspective, [...]

The following post is a review/critique of : Wong, K. F. E., & Kwong, J.Y. Y. (2007). Effects of rater goals on rating patterns: Evidence from an experimental field study. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 577-585. This article builds on the theoretical suggestion by Murphy et. al (2004) to show that raters with different goals [...]

The following post is a review/critique of : Wong, K. F. E., & Kwong, J. Y. Y. (2000). Is 7300 m equal to 7.3 km? Same semantics but different anchoring effects. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 82 (2), 314-333. The article aims to clarify some of the confusing finds regarding anchoring effects. Although the [...]

The following post is a review/critique of : Hofmann, D.A. & Stetzer, A. (1996). A cross-level investigation of factors influencing unsafe behaviors and accidents. Personnel Psychology, 49(2), 307-339. Hoffmann & Stetzer (1996) offer an in-depth multi-level HLM based analysis of the factors underlying safety related behaviors. Probably among the first comprehensive studies to employ HLM, [...]