Experiments show that giving users incentives helps them detect errors in data and that expectations about the base rate of errors in data improve error detection. However, experimental findings are often criticized as not being generalizable to organizational settings. The study reported here examines the generalizability of experimental findings on user detection of data errors. A field inter...

Evidence-based practice integrates individual practitioner expertise with the best available evidence while also considering the values and expectations of clients. Research can be categorized into two broad areas: primary (experiments, clinical trials, and surveys) and secondary research (overviews of major studies, practice guidelines, and decision and economic analyses). One of the major cha...

With a diverse sample (n = 231 paired responses) of employees from various organizations in Pakistan, we tested for the main effects of perceived organizational politics and psychological capital on turnover intentions, job satisfaction, and supervisor rated job performance. We also examined the moderating influence of psychological capital in the politics – outcomes relationships. Results prov...

The knowledge-based theory of the firm has emphasized the role of organizational capabilities and networks. Based on this idea, some managers in Amadeus, a global services company, have put in place mechanisms to create and transfer knowledge efficiently among professional networks. Due to a lack of support from top management, their strategy built on information systems and technological solut...

We develop and test a model that relates leadership behaviors, organizational commitment, and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs). We test the model using structural equations with a sample of 116 doctors from Uruguay. Consistent with expectations, our results show that transactional leadership behaviors increase followers’ continuance commitment and decrease their growth commitment, wh...

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems have been a focus of the healthcare sector and have seen significant deployment around the world in recent years. Despite high expectations and widespread use, the outcomes of EMR have been mixed. In this study, we attempt to understand the dynamics of EMR adoption in the hospital environment through the lens of organizational learning. We find that while...

This study examines when ‘incremental’ change is likely to trigger ‘discontinuous’ change, using the lens of complex adaptive systems theory. Going beyond the simulations and case studies through which complex adaptive systems have been approached so far, we study the relationship between incremental organizational reconfigurations and discontinuous organizational restructurings using a large-s...

Although research has examined work-family issues and organizational support for employees’ family responsibilities, few studies have explored the work-life issues of single employees without children. The current study examines single employees’ perceptions of how their organizations support their work-life balance in comparison to employees with families. A multi-dimensional scale is develope...

This study extends recent research investigating organizational stress in elite sport. Fourteen international performers (7 men and 7 women) from a wide range of sports were interviewed with regard to potential sources of organizational stress. Consistent with Woodman and Hardy’s (2001a) theoretical framework of organizational stress in sport, four main categories were examined: environmental i...

The strength of organizational norms often depends on consistent reciprocity, i.e., regular and expected rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad behavior. Varying reactions by direct recipients and third-party observers, however, present the potential for unmet expectations and organizational inconsistency. This paper suggests that these kinds of problems are not only common but predi...