Retrospective accounts of research factors associated with significant and not-so-significant research outcomes

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Three models with the potential to explain significant organizational research outcomes are described and evaluated. One model focuses on antecedent conditions, another on research processes, and the third on characteristics of research outcomes. Fifty-six organizational scholars reported about one of their significant and one of their not-so-significant research projects. Significance was operationally defined by ten attributes, including citations, awards, and positive responses from other researchers. The retrospective data identified several reported factors that occurred prior to and during research projects that were related to research outcomes. The model dealing with the research process itself differentiated significant from not-so-significant research better than either of the other models. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Comparative analysis

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Consequences of quality circles in an industrial setting: a longitudinal assessment

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The purpose of this study was to test the consequences of implementing quality circles in an industrial setting. Using a longitudinal and experimental research design, the study tracked 73 employees organized into eight circles over a three-year period. A matched-pairs comparison group was drawn from another plant within the same company. Results indicated that attitudes, behaviors, and effectiveness all improved initially for the experimental group but then dropped back to previous levels. Implications for future research and practice are discussed. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Management, Work groups, Teamwork (Workplace), Corporations, Quality circles

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Objective and social factors as determinants of task perceptions and responses: an integrated perspective and empirical investigation

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The purpose of this study was to test the merits of an integrated perspective derived from the job characteristics and social information processing models of task design. We conducted a complex laboratory study, manipulating objective properties of a task, social information, and changes in both. Results suggested strong support for the integrated perspective. Implications for future theory and research are discussed. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Job analysis, Job descriptions

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