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Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Mar 1, 2014

Graduate training in industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology has long prepared students wi... more Graduate training in industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology has long prepared students with skills and knowledge that are highly valued by employers, both in practice and academe alike. Our article, based on a panel discussion, explores what aspects of graduate training are sought out by employers in multiple fields, what new I-O hires need to know, and ways we can improve professional preparation for both practice and academics. Although the current SIOP Guidelines for Education and Training are satisfactory for present market conditions, we explore areas where the Guidelines could be made more forward thinking in determining the kind of training I-O students should be receiving. Because of the quality of their ''hard'' knowledge and ''soft'' interpersonal skills, industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologists have been successful finding Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Zinta Byrne.

This study examined candidate reactions (motivation, performance anxiety, behavioural anxiety, pr... more This study examined candidate reactions (motivation, performance anxiety, behavioural anxiety, procedural justice, & interactional justice) to promotional exams in a sample of police officers. Reactions were found to be significantly and differentially related to exam performance, organizational respect and recommendation intentions. Reactions also mediated relations between candidate coping strategies and exam performance. Implications of these findings and recommendations for future research are discussed. Candidate Reactions “I felt prepared and ready for the exam before writing. When I left I was angry and concerned. Angry because such a poor quality exam could potentially hold me back from competing, and concerned that this might happen to other good candidates.” “I studied very hard over a three month period and feel I did well. The studying experience and exam was a long and difficult process, but a very worthwhile experience (whether or not I did as well as I expect). I feel...

The Challenge of Aggregating Studies of Personality Mitchell G. Rothstein R. Blake Jelley The Uni... more The Challenge of Aggregating Studies of Personality Mitchell G. Rothstein R. Blake Jelley The University of Western Ontario Individual differences are generally recognized as central concerns to many industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologists (Goffin & Helmes, 2000; Mount & ...

Practitioners who apply insights from organizational research to managerial decision-making can m... more Practitioners who apply insights from organizational research to managerial decision-making can make better decisions, yet there remains a disconnect between research, teaching, and practice in management. This paper describes initiatives in the University of Prince Edward Island’s Faculty of Business to teach evidencebased management in our undergraduate and Executive MBA programs to help bridge those gaps.

Academy of Management Learning & Education, 2014

Over the last century, business cases have developed into a centerpiece of management education (... more Over the last century, business cases have developed into a centerpiece of management education (Hammond, 1976; Mesney, 2013). More recently, the use of cases in business schools has extended beyond the classroom setting. Students around the world invest considerable time and energy to prepare for and compete in case competitions. We argue that an annual case competition should be established that embodies an evidence-based management (EBMgt) perspective. We extend previous suggestions about adapting casebased teaching to better support EBMgt (e.g., Goodman & O'Brien, 2012; Rousseau & McCarthy, 2007), recognizing that such a shift requires a fundamental change to how many business educators use cases (Mesney, 2013). We believe an EBMgt-focused case competition can promote greater awareness and use of the EBMgt concept, benefiting students and other stakeholders.

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 2007

Research has increasingly identified alarming levels of traumatic stress symptoms in individuals ... more Research has increasingly identified alarming levels of traumatic stress symptoms in individuals working in emergency services and other high stress jobs. This study examined the effects of prior critical incident exposure and current posttraumatic symptoms on the performance of a nonpatient population, police recruits, during an acutely stressful event. A stressful policing situation was created through the use of a video simulator room that was responsive to actions of participants. The performance of participants to the simulated emergency was evaluated by 3 independent blinded raters. Prior exposure to critical incidents was measured using the Critical Incident History Questionnaire and current level of traumatic stress symptoms was measured using the Impact of Events Scale-Revised. Neither previous exposure to critical incidents nor trauma symptoms correlated with performance level. Recruits with high or severe levels of trauma symptoms did not demonstrate impairments in judgment, communication, or situation control compared with their colleagues with lesser or no trauma symptoms. On the basis of these findings, there is no reason to believe that police recruits with PTSD are prone to making errors of communication or judgment that would place them or others at increased risk.

International Journal of Stress Management, 2008

This study investigated the relationship between coping styles and police re-cruits&a... more This study investigated the relationship between coping styles and police re-cruits' stress responses and performance during a stressful event and the relationship between coping styles and traumatic symptoms. Recruits partici-pated in a simulated stressful policing situation and were ...

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

The Licensure of Consulting and Industrial–Organizational (I-O) Psychologists (LCIOP) Joint Task ... more The Licensure of Consulting and Industrial–Organizational (I-O) Psychologists (LCIOP) Joint Task Force has been examining the controversial issue of licensing I-O and consulting psychologists since 2014. We argue that constructive engagement with licensure is important for setting the future direction of the laws and regulations that govern professional psychology. We review relevant background information, current pressures on regulators, and recent developments in this area. We outline recommendations for jurisdictions’ regulators as well the I-O and consulting psychology communities to consider, discuss, and possibly act on. Others are invited to join the constructive, sometimes vigorous discussions we have enjoyed within the LCIOP Joint Task Force.

Personality and Individual Differences, 2017

Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2016

Research and practice in performance appraisal and performance management seem to suffer from the... more Research and practice in performance appraisal and performance management seem to suffer from the same “delusion of absolute performance” that Rosenzweig (2007, p. 112) described with respect to commentators’ evaluations of company performance in a competitive market economy. Commentators on business success factors have tended to speciously neglect or downplay the relative nature of performance (Rosenzweig, 2007). Downplaying the relative nature of performance is apparently the strategy endorsed by most performance appraisal scholars, too. Goffin, Jelley, Powell, and Johnston (2009) estimated that less than 4% of the published performance rating research has involved relative or social-comparative approaches, despite demonstrable advantages for relative over absolute rating formats (discussed below). Similarly, social comparison research and organizational scholarship have not traditionally been closely integrated (Buunk & Gibbons, 2007; Greenberg, Ashton-James, & Ashkanasy, 2007).

This study examined effects of student evaluation of faculty teaching for 7 departments in the Fa... more This study examined effects of student evaluation of faculty teaching for 7 departments in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Western Ontario over a 21-year period. The sample of teachers included 1322 faculty members who had taught undergraduate courses in one or more year between 1973-74 through 1993-94. The same 10-item teaching evaluation form was used continuously throughout this period. The evaluation form focused on classroom teaching skills such as explaining clearly, showing enthusiasm, and encouraging student participation. Significant improvement across years was found for 5 of the 7 departments, for the faculty as a whole, and for a fixed group of 72 faculty members who had taught continuously throughout the 21-year observation period. These results, in combination with similar evidence from faculty opinion surveys and field experiments on student feedback, support the view that student evaluation of teaching contributes significantly to improvement of teaching quality. (DB)

Personality and Individual Differences, 2011

Although personality assessment has proven utility in pre-employment testing, little is known abo... more Although personality assessment has proven utility in pre-employment testing, little is known about how one should choose the personality traits that are most job-related. We developed a Personality-oriented Job Analysis (POJA) process for choosing job-related personality traits. We evaluated this process using 15 expert raters and approximately 330 medical students who each completed six different ''jobs'' in which their performance was evaluated. There was consistency across experts in POJA ratings of the job-relevance of personality traits. Also, POJA ratings of the personality traits correlated with the actual criterion-validity of the traits. Traits that received the highest POJA ratings tended to predict job performance. To our knowledge, this is the first published work to present evidence of the criterion-validity of POJA.

Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Mar 1, 2014

Graduate training in industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology has long prepared students wi... more Graduate training in industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology has long prepared students with skills and knowledge that are highly valued by employers, both in practice and academe alike. Our article, based on a panel discussion, explores what aspects of graduate training are sought out by employers in multiple fields, what new I-O hires need to know, and ways we can improve professional preparation for both practice and academics. Although the current SIOP Guidelines for Education and Training are satisfactory for present market conditions, we explore areas where the Guidelines could be made more forward thinking in determining the kind of training I-O students should be receiving. Because of the quality of their ''hard'' knowledge and ''soft'' interpersonal skills, industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologists have been successful finding Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Zinta Byrne.

This study examined candidate reactions (motivation, performance anxiety, behavioural anxiety, pr... more This study examined candidate reactions (motivation, performance anxiety, behavioural anxiety, procedural justice, & interactional justice) to promotional exams in a sample of police officers. Reactions were found to be significantly and differentially related to exam performance, organizational respect and recommendation intentions. Reactions also mediated relations between candidate coping strategies and exam performance. Implications of these findings and recommendations for future research are discussed. Candidate Reactions “I felt prepared and ready for the exam before writing. When I left I was angry and concerned. Angry because such a poor quality exam could potentially hold me back from competing, and concerned that this might happen to other good candidates.” “I studied very hard over a three month period and feel I did well. The studying experience and exam was a long and difficult process, but a very worthwhile experience (whether or not I did as well as I expect). I feel...

The Challenge of Aggregating Studies of Personality Mitchell G. Rothstein R. Blake Jelley The Uni... more The Challenge of Aggregating Studies of Personality Mitchell G. Rothstein R. Blake Jelley The University of Western Ontario Individual differences are generally recognized as central concerns to many industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologists (Goffin & Helmes, 2000; Mount & ...

Practitioners who apply insights from organizational research to managerial decision-making can m... more Practitioners who apply insights from organizational research to managerial decision-making can make better decisions, yet there remains a disconnect between research, teaching, and practice in management. This paper describes initiatives in the University of Prince Edward Island’s Faculty of Business to teach evidencebased management in our undergraduate and Executive MBA programs to help bridge those gaps.

Academy of Management Learning & Education, 2014

Over the last century, business cases have developed into a centerpiece of management education (... more Over the last century, business cases have developed into a centerpiece of management education (Hammond, 1976; Mesney, 2013). More recently, the use of cases in business schools has extended beyond the classroom setting. Students around the world invest considerable time and energy to prepare for and compete in case competitions. We argue that an annual case competition should be established that embodies an evidence-based management (EBMgt) perspective. We extend previous suggestions about adapting casebased teaching to better support EBMgt (e.g., Goodman & O'Brien, 2012; Rousseau & McCarthy, 2007), recognizing that such a shift requires a fundamental change to how many business educators use cases (Mesney, 2013). We believe an EBMgt-focused case competition can promote greater awareness and use of the EBMgt concept, benefiting students and other stakeholders.

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 2007

Research has increasingly identified alarming levels of traumatic stress symptoms in individuals ... more Research has increasingly identified alarming levels of traumatic stress symptoms in individuals working in emergency services and other high stress jobs. This study examined the effects of prior critical incident exposure and current posttraumatic symptoms on the performance of a nonpatient population, police recruits, during an acutely stressful event. A stressful policing situation was created through the use of a video simulator room that was responsive to actions of participants. The performance of participants to the simulated emergency was evaluated by 3 independent blinded raters. Prior exposure to critical incidents was measured using the Critical Incident History Questionnaire and current level of traumatic stress symptoms was measured using the Impact of Events Scale-Revised. Neither previous exposure to critical incidents nor trauma symptoms correlated with performance level. Recruits with high or severe levels of trauma symptoms did not demonstrate impairments in judgment, communication, or situation control compared with their colleagues with lesser or no trauma symptoms. On the basis of these findings, there is no reason to believe that police recruits with PTSD are prone to making errors of communication or judgment that would place them or others at increased risk.

International Journal of Stress Management, 2008

This study investigated the relationship between coping styles and police re-cruits&a... more This study investigated the relationship between coping styles and police re-cruits' stress responses and performance during a stressful event and the relationship between coping styles and traumatic symptoms. Recruits partici-pated in a simulated stressful policing situation and were ...

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

The Licensure of Consulting and Industrial–Organizational (I-O) Psychologists (LCIOP) Joint Task ... more The Licensure of Consulting and Industrial–Organizational (I-O) Psychologists (LCIOP) Joint Task Force has been examining the controversial issue of licensing I-O and consulting psychologists since 2014. We argue that constructive engagement with licensure is important for setting the future direction of the laws and regulations that govern professional psychology. We review relevant background information, current pressures on regulators, and recent developments in this area. We outline recommendations for jurisdictions’ regulators as well the I-O and consulting psychology communities to consider, discuss, and possibly act on. Others are invited to join the constructive, sometimes vigorous discussions we have enjoyed within the LCIOP Joint Task Force.

Personality and Individual Differences, 2017

Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2016

Research and practice in performance appraisal and performance management seem to suffer from the... more Research and practice in performance appraisal and performance management seem to suffer from the same “delusion of absolute performance” that Rosenzweig (2007, p. 112) described with respect to commentators’ evaluations of company performance in a competitive market economy. Commentators on business success factors have tended to speciously neglect or downplay the relative nature of performance (Rosenzweig, 2007). Downplaying the relative nature of performance is apparently the strategy endorsed by most performance appraisal scholars, too. Goffin, Jelley, Powell, and Johnston (2009) estimated that less than 4% of the published performance rating research has involved relative or social-comparative approaches, despite demonstrable advantages for relative over absolute rating formats (discussed below). Similarly, social comparison research and organizational scholarship have not traditionally been closely integrated (Buunk & Gibbons, 2007; Greenberg, Ashton-James, & Ashkanasy, 2007).

This study examined effects of student evaluation of faculty teaching for 7 departments in the Fa... more This study examined effects of student evaluation of faculty teaching for 7 departments in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Western Ontario over a 21-year period. The sample of teachers included 1322 faculty members who had taught undergraduate courses in one or more year between 1973-74 through 1993-94. The same 10-item teaching evaluation form was used continuously throughout this period. The evaluation form focused on classroom teaching skills such as explaining clearly, showing enthusiasm, and encouraging student participation. Significant improvement across years was found for 5 of the 7 departments, for the faculty as a whole, and for a fixed group of 72 faculty members who had taught continuously throughout the 21-year observation period. These results, in combination with similar evidence from faculty opinion surveys and field experiments on student feedback, support the view that student evaluation of teaching contributes significantly to improvement of teaching quality. (DB)

Personality and Individual Differences, 2011

Although personality assessment has proven utility in pre-employment testing, little is known abo... more Although personality assessment has proven utility in pre-employment testing, little is known about how one should choose the personality traits that are most job-related. We developed a Personality-oriented Job Analysis (POJA) process for choosing job-related personality traits. We evaluated this process using 15 expert raters and approximately 330 medical students who each completed six different ''jobs'' in which their performance was evaluated. There was consistency across experts in POJA ratings of the job-relevance of personality traits. Also, POJA ratings of the personality traits correlated with the actual criterion-validity of the traits. Traits that received the highest POJA ratings tended to predict job performance. To our knowledge, this is the first published work to present evidence of the criterion-validity of POJA.