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Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Motivation Research Methods

Justification aversion: The road to more effective defaults

Default options are one of the most frequently used tools of choice architecture, yet the factors that influence their effectiveness remain imperfectly understood. As a way to impr…

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Well-being & Health Work Design Job Attitudes

Humanizing the frontlines: individuating connections reduce customer mistreatment

Customer mistreatment of frontline service workers persists, even as technological advancements have reshaped how services are delivered. In many service encounters, employees are …

Journal of Management

O*NET Plus: A Review and Organizing Framework Extending O*NET’s Content Model in Management Research

The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is a database of occupational descriptors sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Since its release around the turn of the century, …

Journal of Business and Psychology
Well-being & Health Motivation Research Methods

From peaks to plummets—linking sleep, effort, and absorption to trajectories of energetic activation during the day

Abstract This study examines daily energy trajectories at work from a temporal self-regulation perspective, addressing the paradoxical finding that effort can be both energizing an…

Journal of Organizational Behavior
Leadership Well-being & Health Teams & Groups

When Managing Time Comes at a Cost: A Cross‐Role Resource Tradeoff Perspective on Team Temporal Leadership

ABSTRACT While team temporal leadership (TL) has been widely regarded as beneficial for team functioning, existing research has largely overlooked the potential resource costs unde…

Academy of Management Review
Theory & Philosophy of Science Leadership Training & Development

A Process Model of Managerial Phronesis in the Age of Generative AI

Managerial phronesis involves first-hand experience that helps managers make moral and context-specific judgments at work in pursuit of the common good. Yet, as managers increasing…

Journal of Business and Psychology
Selection & Assessment Research Methods Performance Management

Is general mental ability still the best predictor of job performance? Integrating contemporary meta-analytic evidence

Abstract For decades, general mental ability (GMA) has been described as the single best predictor of job performance, with meta-analyses suggesting corrected validities near .50. …

Organizational Psychology Review
Organizational Culture Theory & Philosophy of Science

Why Organizations Resist Change: A Multilevel Model of Human, Systemic, and Causal Constraints

Organizational change has long been understood as a problem of human resistance, often attributed to self-interest, misunderstanding, or low tolerance for uncertainty. Yet such exp…

Journal of Organizational Behavior
Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Careers Job Attitudes

Gender Similarity in Hierarchical Work Relationships: A Meta‐Analysis

ABSTRACT Hierarchical work relationships, such as mentoring and supervisor relationships, provide access to key resources that promote employee well‐being and effectiveness. As suc…

Academy of Management Journal
Work Design Performance Management Well-being & Health

Visible from Afar: Remote Employees’ Collaboration Responsiveness to Managerial Requests

Amidst the ubiquity of remote work, this research examines the psychological stress and behavioral adaptations it engenders in employees, and the resultant managerial reactions. In…

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