I put together a reading list about an evolving trend in micro organizational behavior research – Affect. Browsing through Google Scholar, reading through abstracts and looking through some syllabuses for psychology and OB courses I found on the web, following is the plan I came up with for a seminar.    Week 1 –General reviews [...]

The following post is a review/critique of : Luscher, S.L. & Lewis, M.W. 2008. Organizational Change and Managerial Sensemaking: Working through Paradox. Academy of Management Journal, 51: 221-240 Luscher & Lewis go into a somewhat different and unique investigation of the organizational change process by applying action research to Lego which was undergoing a profound [...]

The following post is a review/critique of : Otnes, C., Lowrey, T., and Shrum, L.J. 1997. Towards an understanding of Consumer Ambivalence. Journal of Consumer Research, 24: 80- First, I enjoyed reading the article. It articulates the main ideas in a clear, straightforward and convincing manner and the qualitative flavored quotes provide richness and meanings [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]