Focus on Science Extended Poster Session: Friday, 8:00-11:50

Jerel E. Slaughter, Bowling Green State University, Examining Skill Acquisition During Training Using a Personal Control Framework

Ronald J. Burke, York University, Organizational Restructuring: Identifying Effective Hospital Downsizing Processes; Co-author: Esther R. Greenglass, York University

Anshula Krishna, Vasanta College, Occupational Stress—Performance Relationship When Modified by Copying Strategies

Mark J. Somers, NJ Institute of Technology, Analyzing Voluntary Employee Turnover with Neural Networks

Mark J. Somers, NJ Institute of Technology, A Comparison of Survival and Traditional Turnover Methodologies; Co-author: Louise A. Birnbaum, Rhodes College

Gemma L. Briggs, York Univeristy, Coworker Conflict: The Role of Revenge in the Workplace; Co-author: W. C. Struthers, York University

Karen Korabik, University of Guelph, Self Versus Organizational-Employment: Loving It or Leaving It; Co-authors: Hazel M. Rosin, York University, Tracy Cocivera, University of Guelph

W. C. Struthers, York University, The Effects of Attributions on the Social Motivation of Coworkers; Co-authors: Deborah Miller, University of Calgary, Gemma L. Briggs, York University

Jeffrey Becker, Motorola/Illinois Institute of Technology, Discrepant Perceptions of Leadership Behavior: Gender, Self-Monitoring, and Leadership Context; Co-authors: Roya Ayman, Illinois Institute of Technology, Karen Korabik, University of Guelph

Patricia M. Raskin, Teachers College, Columbia University, Working Women: Copying Styles, Career Salience and Company Support; Co-authors: Vivian Maranzano, Teachers College, Columbia University, C. Maria Pannozzo, Teachers College, Columbia University, Elissa M. Tolle, Teachers College, Columbia University

Daniel W. Knight Jr., University of Tennessee, Training Engineering Upperclassmen to Facilitate Freshman Engineering Design Teams; Co-authors: William Poppen, University of Tennessee, Roger Parsons, University of Tennessee, Gary Klukken, University of Tennessee, Elaine Seat, University of Tennessee, Allison Glore, University of Tennessee

Margaret G. Barton, The Ball Foundation, Modeling the Prediction of Demonstrating Effort and Maintaining Personal Discipline; Co-author: Michael J. Burke, Tulane University

Thomas J. Oberlechner, Webster University, Psychological Dynamics in Foreign Exchange: A Psychology of Financial Markets

C. Gail Hepburn, Queen’s University, Abstaining From Voting In Union Representation Elections; Co-author: Julian Barling, Queen’s University

Julian Barling, Queen’s University, Parents' Job Insecurity Affects Their Children's Academic Performance; Co-authors: Anthea Zacharatus, Queen’s University, C. Gail Hepburn, Queen’s University

Kimberly R. Brinkmeyer, Hogan Assessment Systems, The Dark Side of Normal Personality: New Perspectives for Workplace Decisions; Co-author: Suzan L. Rybicki, Hogan Assessment Systems

Robert I. Kabacoff, Management Research Group, A Large Sample Study of Gender Differences in Organizational Leadership

Laura L. Wolfe, Emory University, Top Management Teams: Big Five Personality Dimensions and Group Process; Co-author: Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, Center for Leadership and Career Studies, Emory University

Joseph F. Watkins, Clark Atlanta University, The Effect of Affirmative Action on Performance Appraisal; Co-authors: Dana Cunningham, Spelman College, Janell Bryant, Clark Atlanta University, Jantina Thomas, Clark Atlanta University, Dasia Webster, Clark Atlanta University

Louis Buffardi, George Mason University, Dimensions of Child-Care Satisfaction: Linkages to Work-Family Variables; Co-authors: Carol Erdwins, George Mason University, Alison O'Brien, George Mason University, Wendy Casper, George Mason University

Jason D. Phillips, Emporia State University, Tenure and Turnover: Field Study Evidence for Curvilinear Relations; Co-author: Brian W. Schrader, Emporia State University

Claire J. Owen, Adelphi University, Couples in the Workplace: Are Corporations Adequately Responsive?; Co-author: Linda Z. Solomon, Marymount Manhattan College

Heidi Schmitz, California State University-San Bernadino, Perceived Degree of Organizational Change and Feelings of Job Insecurity; Co-author: Janelle A. Gilbert, California State University- San Bernadino

Miriam Dishon-Berkovits, Bar-Ilan University, Personality and Attitudinal Factors Predicting Employee Punctuality

Jonathan E. Turner, Old Dominion University, Training Using Self-Generation: Effects on Self-Efficacy, Performance and Transfer; Co-author: Debra A. Major, Old Dominion University

Debra A. Major, Old Dominion University, Effects of Supervisory Behaviors on Newcomer Relationships and Socialization Outcomes; Co-authors: Jonathan E. Turner, Old Dominion University, Victoria L. Cole, Old Dominion University

Sara P. Levine, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Women and Men's Likability and Nonverbal Behavior in Interview Settings; Co-author: Robert S. Feldman, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Kerry A. Collins, Improving Quality of Life: The Optimal Combination of Copying Strategies; Co-author: M. Josette R. Durup

Celeste M. Brotheridge, University of Manitoba, Models of Work and Family Stress for Men and Women; Co-author: M. Josette R. Durup

Joel P. Wiesen, Applied Personnel Research, The WTMA: A New Test of Mechanical Aptitude

Allan H. Church, W. Warner Burke Associates, An Analysis of Teamwork and Collaboration in a Professional Service Firm; Co-author: Janine Waclawski, W. Warner Burke Associates

Psychological Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions:
Issues and Interventions

Mitchell Lee Marks, Ph.D., Human Side of Mergers and Acquisitions: A 10-Year Perspective

Kenneth P. De Meuse, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Psychological Work Contract

David Bastien, Metropolitan State University, Competitive Costs of Executives' Psychological Responses to an Acquisition

Trends in Practice—European and American Perspectives

Jose M. Peiro, University of Valencia, Training and Profession in European Work and Organizational Psychology

Nancy T. Tippins, GTE, Trends in the Practice of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in the United States

Chair: Michael Frese, University of Amsterdam

Robert A. Roe, Tilburg University, Theory and Research in European Work and Organizational Psychology

Lawrence R. James, University of Tennessee, Research in Industrial and Organizational Psychology in the United States: A Call for New Measurement Systems

Chair: Heather Roberts-Fox, APA Science Directorate

Michael L. Colligan, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, NORA: Constructing a National Occupational Health Research Agenda

Steven L. Sauter, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Organization of Work, Stress, and Health at the Turn of the Century

Joseph J. Hurrell, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Occupational Health Psychology in the United States: Past and Present

Julian Barling, Queen’s University, Occupational Health Psychology in Canada

Christine R. Hartel, APA Office of Scientific Affairs, Development of Graduate Training Programs in Occupational Health Psychology; Co-author: Heather Roberts-Fox, APA Science Directorate

Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, APA Women’s Programs, APA and NIOSH Occupational Stress Conferences: A Partnership

Chris W. Hornick, CWH Management Solutions, Weighing Issues: Balancing Low Adverse Impact and High Validity

Chris W. Hornick, CWH Management Solutions, Approaches for Measuring Practical Intelligence for Entry Selection

Joseph A. Jones, The Ball Foundation, Mechanical Aptitude Measurement; Co-authors: Brian O'Sullivan, Illinois Institute of Psychology, Andrew Carson, The Ball Foundation, Kathryn A. Fox, CWF Management Solutions

Richard D. Goffin, University of Western Ontario, Personality Testing in Personnel Selection: An Investigation of Gender Bias; Co-authors: Michael C. Ashton, University of Western Ontario, Douglas N. Jackson, University of Western Ontario

Stephen J. Leierer, LSU Medical Center, Interviewer Evaluations: Gender Differences Among Applicants Graduating from a University; Co-authors: Lauri D. Oppenheimer, LSU Medical Center, Alicia A. Hanchey, LSU Medical Center, Cheryl S. Hauver, LSU Medical Center

Bridget Boyle, Life Pathways, Forced Choice vs. Likert Formats in Personality Assessment for Selection; Co-authors: Garnett S. Stokes, University of Georgia-Athens, Noble Beltz, Life Pathways, Lee Ellis, Life Pathways, Sarah Stanley, University of Georgia-Athens

Cheryl S. Toth, IBM, Using Personality to Differentiate Between Holland's Occupational Groups; Co-authors: Garnett S. Stokes, University of Georgia-Athens, Lee Ellis, Life Pathways, Noble Beltz, Life Pathways

Richard Thompson, Federal Aviation Administration, Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Fairness: Separate but Related Constructs; Co-author: Lawrence L. Bailey, Federal Aviation Administration

Janelle A. Gilbert, California State University-San Bernadino, Social Intelligence and Social Knowledge Structures; Co-author: Stephen J. Zaccaro, George Mason University

Horia D. Pitariu, Babes-Bolyal University, Psychological Assessment of Managers in Romania; Co-author: Horia A. Pitariu, Babes-Bolyal University

Handan K. Sinangil, Marmara University, Cross-Cultural Transfer of Organizational Selection Procedures: The Turkish Case; Co-authors: Deniz S. Ones, University of Minnesota, Vic Jockin, University of Minnesota

Current Developments in Transformational Leadership
Research and Practice

Bernard M. Bass, SUNY Binghamton, Presenter

Creating Work for People—European and American
Experiences

Chair: Donald D. Davis, Old Dominion University

Gunn Johansson, University of Stockholm, Psychosocial Factors and the Swedish Approach to Healthy Work Environments

Peter Richter, University of Technology Dresden, Action-Oriented Approach to Job Design: The Objective Analysis and Evaluation Method REBA

Lois E. Tetrick, University of Houston, Organizational Restructuring: When and How Does It Create Desirable Work?

Lawrence R. Murphy, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Creating Healthy Work Organizations

Chair: Neil Anderson, University of London

Nathan R. Kuncel, University of Minnesota, Personality Up Close: Item Level Comparisons of Alternative Latent Structure Models; Co-authors: Frederick Oswald, University of Minnesota, John P. Campbell, University of Minnesota

Deniz Ones, University of Minnesota, Construct Validity and Psychometric Properties of Three Popular Five-Factor Model (FFM) Measures of Work-Related Personality; Co-author: Neil Anderson, University of London

Ivan Robertson, Manchester School of Management, Role of Personality in Work Attitudes and Behavior: Understanding the Results of Research

Jesus F. Salgado, University of Santiago, Criterion Validity of Personality Measures Based and Not Based in the Five-Factor Model

Discussant: Richard D. Arvey, University of Minnesota

Chair: Heather E. Roberts-Fox, APA Science Directorate

Kurt F. Geisinger, Le Moyne College, An Interprofessional Project on Rights and Responsibilities of Test Takers

Bert F. Green, Johns Hopkins University, Test Taker Rights and Responsibilities: View from the Workplace

Robert Perloff, University of Pittsburgh, Test Taker Rights Responsibilities: Practical, Substantive and Stylistic Issues

Jeffrey L. Sugerman, National Computer Systems, A Test Publisher’s Perspective on "Test Takers Rights and Responsibilities"

Co-Chairs: Charmine E. J. Hrtel, The University of Queensland, Neal M. Ashkanasy, The University of Queensland

Cynthia Fisher, Bond University, Emotion in the Workplace: Australian Research

Neal M. Ashkanasy, The University of Queensland, Attribution Theory in Industrial and Organizational Research: The Australian Contribution

Charmine E. J. Hrtel, The University of Queensland, Organizational Decision Making: Australian Research

Janice M. Paterson, The University of Queensland, Organizational Justice Research in Australia and New Zealand

Phyllis Tharenou, Monash University, Advancing Up the Managerial Hierarchy: An Australian Longitudinal Study

Robert Waldersee, University of New South Wales, Australian Management Research: Transcending the Europe–North American Divide

Discussant: Phyllis Tharenou, Monash University

Chair: Dianne Brown Maranto, American Psychological Association

Participants: Paul R. Sackett, University of Minnesota, Bert F. Green, Johns Hopkins University, Jo-Ida C. Hansen, University of Minnesota, Esteban L. Olmedo, California School of Professional Psychology, Dianne L. Schneider, American Psychological Association, Burce Bracken, Memphis State University, Andrew Czopek, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Using Indigenous Peoples’ Tribal Concepts in Modern
Organizations

Ira S. Katz, Silver Dollar City, Introduction to Tribal Practices in the Organization

Mark G. Acosta, Silver Dollar City, Tribal Practices in Performance Appraisal and Knowledge Transfer

Chair: Bertram H. Raven, UCLA

Meni Koslowsky, Bar Ilan University, Power–Interaction Model: Subordinates' Compliance to Power Sources; CoAuthor: Joseph Schwarzwald, Bar Ilan University

Joseph Schwarzwald, Bar Ilan University, Power-Interaction Model: Supervisors’ Leadership Style and Work Stress; Co-author: Meni Koslowsky, Bar Ilan University

Haruki Sakai, Sapporo University, How Low-Power Targets Anticipate the Strategies of High-Power Influencing Agents

Sunita Singh-Sengupta, Indian Insitute of Management, Facilitative Uses of Social Power

M. Afzalur Rahim, Western Kentucky University, Structural Equations Model of Supervisory Power, and Subordinates’ Conflict Styles and Effectiveness; Co-authors: David Antonioni, Youngstown State University, Clement Psenicka, University of Wisconsin

Discussant: Sik Hung Ng, Victoria University of Wellington

Chair: Douglas K. Smith, University of Wisconsin–River Falls

Diana Pullin, Boston College, Laws Impacting the Assessment of Individuals With Disabilities

Susanne M. Bruyere, Cornell University, Disability Nondiscrimination in the Employment Process: The Role for Psychologists

Nancy T. Tippins, GTE, Americans With Disabilities Act and Employment Testing

Ruth B. Ekstrom, Educational Testing Service, Helping Practitioners Assess Individuals With Disabilities: The JCTP Sourcebook Project

Discussants: Rochelle M. Balter, Institute for Rational-Emotive Therapy, Richard J. Klimoski, George Mason University

Chair: Rodney L. Lowman, Louisiana Tech University

Participants: Douglas W. Bray, Development Dimensions International, Wendy S. Becker, Pennsylvania State University, Lawrence Fogli, Core Corporation, Sharon Green, California State University - Hayward, Catherine Higgs, Allstate

Discussant: Stanley E. Jones, APA Ethics Office

Chair: Martin G. Evans, University of Toronto

Gerard H. Seijts, University of Manitoba, Relationship Between Group Efficacy and Performance in a Social Dilemma; Co-author: Gary P. Latham, University of Toronto

Christina Sue-Chan, University of Western Australia, In Pursuit of a Nomological Net for Collective Efficacy; Co-author: Leisa D. Sargent, Queensland University of Technology

Glen Whyte, University of Toronto, Role of Collective Efficacy in Organizational Crises; Co-author: Leisa D. Sargent, Queensland University of Technology

Trends in Testing Reception:
Division 5/Division 14/APA Science Directorate

After the National Consultation Firm, What? A Variety of Career Choices, Div. 13

The Organization Psychologists’ Role in Corporate Mergers, Div. 13

Organizational Change and Individual Development: Programs for Professionals, Managers, and Executives, Div. 13

Attrition Research and Development in DoD: It’s Baaack, Div. 19

Measuring Organizational Commitment in Military Surveys, Div. 19

Aging and the Workplace, Div. 21

The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Conducting Team Performance Research, Div. 21

Ways Business Psychology Has Worked: A Menu of Successful Projects, Div. 42

Optimism: The Leadership Edge?, David Campbell, Div. 13

Planned Organizational Change: Is it an Oxymoron?, Edward E. Lawler, III, Div. 13

The What and Where of Cognitive Aging, Timothy Salthouse, Div. 21

Presidential Address–Alluisi Award, Applied Experimental Psychology Contributions to Enabling Technology Use by Older Adults, Wendy Rogers, Div. 21

Sleep Imperative: Maintaining Performance and Safety in a 24-hr. Society, David Dingus, Div. 21

Time/Rms: TBA

Applying Ethical Standards to Consultation Practice, DeWayne Kurpius, (Div. 13)

*The above presentation times are tentative as APA makes changes to the schedule. The APA Convention Program is the official and final convention schedule.

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