Temporal stability and response - order biases in participant descriptions of organizational decisions

Article Abstract:

A study of 35 leading researchers involved in a similar number of organizational decisions on ongoing projects was designed to determine whether retrospective reports or organizational reports are stable over time. The study confirmed three hypotheses. First, retrospective reports did appear time stable; second, stability was not related to the amount of time passing between decision-making and reporting; and third, the most important items were more time stable than other items. Response order bias was found to favor the reporting of important items and problem as opposed to solution-oriented items first.

Evaluation, Organizational research

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Effects of alternative job evaluation methods on decisions involving pay equity

Article Abstract:

Six different methods for determining relative job values from data obtained through two different job rating procedures, the traditional and the Position Analysis Questionnaire, were applied to 200 Michigan civil service classifications. It was found that the value-determining methodologies influenced decisions concerning job hierarchies and gender-based salary discrimination. Additional research topics in the area of job evaluations are suggested; primary among these is the need to define value with regard to employment and compensation.

Employee performance appraisals, Performance appraisals, Job evaluation

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Event studies in management research: theoretical and empirical issues

Article Abstract:

We examined the use of event studies in management research and found that there was inadequate attention paid to theoretical and research design issues. This lack of attention may lead to false inferences regarding the significance of the events and the validity of the theories being tested. To illustrate the extent of this problem, we attempted to replicate three recent studies. To guide authors and reviewers, we outline procedures for appropriate use of the event study method. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Usage, Event history analysis

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