Gli studi sul comportamento organizzativo e gli indirizzi di ricerca negli Stati Uniti
Professor Loriann Roberson
Arizona State University
Gli studi sul comportamento organizzativo e gli indirizzi di ricerca negli Stati Uniti
Professor Loriann Roberson
Arizona State University
Agenda
Who I am
What is OB?
Current research trends
Future research directions
Influencing organizational practice
Choosing a research topic
My background
Degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Minnesota
Professor in Psychology at New York University
Professor in Management at Arizona State University
Consultant in HR for various firms
Editorial board member for Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management
What is OB?
From the OB Division of the Academy of Management:
‘the OB division encourages the study of individuals and groups within an organizational context, and the study of internal processes and practices as they affect individuals and groups’
Topics
Individual differences
Individual processes
Group characteristics
Group processes
Environmental variables
Organizational practices and processes
One common characteristic of all topics (and OB)
The primary dependent variables are performance, satisfaction, stress, turnover, absenteeism
OB researchers use a range of research methods
Laboratory experiments
Field experiments and quasi experiments
Field surveys and correlational methodology
Study of archival data
Case studies and other qualitative methods (i.e., content analyses of texts, interviews)
Meta-analysis of existing research
This wide range of topics and methods
I view as a positive aspect of the field
for me
for the field
But it can be overwhelming for the novice
Research trends and topics in the U.S.
Current research trends and topics from Becker 2002
Individual differences
Positive and negative affect
Affectivity and personality
Performance (Individual)
Performance and personality
Decision Making
Group/Team Phenomena
Team processes
Team Performance
Motivation
Empowerment and goals
From Carol Kulik – most common OB research topics
Personality
Justice
Work-family conflict
The most studied individual topics
Affect, mood
Personality
Big 5 personality variables
Extraversion
Neuroticism
Agreeableness
Openness to experience
Conscienciousness
The most studied group topics
Group processes
Research on teams or small groups
Related topics:
Social networks
Demography
Intergroup - Social identity theory
Comparison with OB work in Italy
We examined two years of publications in two journals (Svillupo e organizzatione and Studi Organizzativi)
We categorized article titles using Becker’s classification scheme
Most popular topics in Italy
Competitive advantage
Technology
Organizational design
Organizational change
Leadership
Strategy and organizational theory
Training and development
Research Directions Toward the future
On groups
Areas
Team processes
Intergroup processes
Social networks
Demography
Integration of areas needed
On affect and personality
What organizational events or characteristics influence mood/affect?
How do workplace attributes interact with personality to influence mood/affect?
Less narrow work – use a wider variety of measures and research designs
Other needed work
Cross level investigations
International/cross-cultural work
More input from practitioners on topics of interest to them
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