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The Paradox of Intragroup Conflict: A Meta-Analysis
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de Wit, Frank R. C.; Greer, Lindred L.; Jehn, Karen A. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2012
Since the meta-analysis by De Dreu and Weingart (2003b) on the effects of intragroup conflict on group outcomes, more than 80 new empirical studies of conflict have been conducted, often investigating more complex, moderated relationships between conflict and group outcomes, as well as new types of intragroup conflict, such as process conflict. To…
Descriptors: Conflict, Group Dynamics, Program Effectiveness, Task Analysis
Associations between Dopamine and Serotonin Genes and Job Satisfaction: Preliminary Evidence from the Add Health Study
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Song, Zhaoli; Li, Wendong; Arvey, Richard D. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2011
Previous behavioral genetic studies have found that job satisfaction is partially heritable. We went a step further to examine particular genetic markers that may be associated with job satisfaction. Using an oversample from the National Adolescent Longitudinal Study (Add Health Study), we found 2 genetic markers, dopamine receptor gene DRD4 VNTR…
Descriptors: Evidence, Job Satisfaction, Genetics, Behavior
The Dread Factor: How Hazards and Safety Training Influence Learning and Performance
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Burke, Michael J.; Salvador, Rommel O.; Smith-Crowe, Kristin; Chan-Serafin, Suzanne; Smith, Alexis; Sonesh, Shirley – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2011
On the basis of hypotheses derived from social and experiential learning theories, we meta-analytically investigated how safety training and workplace hazards impact the development of safety knowledge and safety performance. The results were consistent with an expected interaction between the level of engagement of safety training and hazardous…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Safety, Experiential Learning, Severity (of Disability)
The Influence of Creative Process Engagement on Employee Creative Performance and Overall Job Performance: A Curvilinear Assessment
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Zhang, Xiaomeng; Bartol, Kathryn M. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2010
Integrating theories addressing attention and activation with creativity literature, we found an inverted U-shaped relationship between creative process engagement and overall job performance among professionals in complex jobs in an information technology firm. Work experience moderated the curvilinear relationship, with low-experience employees…
Descriptors: Creativity, Job Performance, Information Technology, Work Experience
An Experience Sampling Study of Learning, Affect, and the Demands Control Support Model
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Daniels, Kevin; Boocock, Grahame; Glover, Jane; Hartley, Ruth; Holland, Julie – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2009
The demands control support model (R. A. Karasek & T. Theorell, 1990) indicates that job control and social support enable workers to engage in problem solving. In turn, problem solving is thought to influence learning and well-being (e.g., anxious affect, activated pleasant affect). Two samples (N = 78, N = 106) provided data up to 4 times per…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Models, Evaluation Methods, Learning
Developing Leaders via Experience: The Role of Developmental Challenge, Learning Orientation, and Feedback Availability
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DeRue, D. Scott; Wellman, Ned – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2009
Prior research offers limited insight into the types of work experiences that promote leadership skill development and the ways that the person and context shape the developmental value of these experiences. In this article, the authors develop a series of hypotheses linking leadership skill development to features of the experience (developmental…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Leadership Training, Exhibits, Skill Development