Several research updates this time, including fascinating studies of how computers can assist with interview training, and how a brief writing exercise can lower stereotype threat for women:
International Journal of Selection and Assessment, December, 2016:
- International support for the cultural intelligence scale
- Looking to improve applicant interview performance? Maybe a computer can help.
- This study found that time lag and g-loading are important factors impacting re-testing results
- Status-seeking seems to be an important individual difference when looking at self-presentation behaviors, including exaggeration and faking in job search
- Development and validation of a 360-degree measure of leadership personality
Personnel Psychology, Winter 2016:
- Do CEOs significantly impact firm performance? This study found evidence that they do.
- More evidence that the assumption that performance is normally distributed is questionable
- A more accurate correction for range restriction is presented, and an example analysis indicates the relationship between the Big 5 and job satisfaction may be greater than previously believed
Journal of Organizational Behavior, November, 2016 (which includes several articles devoted to the importance of theory in organizational sciences):
- Are self-focused or other-focused recruiting advertisements more effective? This study suggests it depends not only on cultural differences but individual regulatory focus
Journal of Applied Psychology, October, 2016:
- A suggestion for improving meta-analytic structural equation modeling
Journal of Applied Psychology, November, 2016:
- A fascinating study of how having women compose a brief written description of their personal values can help ameliorate stereotype threat in competitive environments
