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Confound It: Social Desirability and the "Reverse-Scoring" Method Effect by Kulas, John T., Klahr, Rachael, Knights, Lindsey

“…Many investigators have noted "reverse-coding" method factors when exploring response pattern structure with psychological inventory data. The current article…”
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Does a leader's self-assessed integrity matter? by Molle, Mana Komai, Grossman, Philip J., Kulas, John T., Lo, Siu Pong

“…•Investigate the impact of leader integrity on group behavior.•Integrity determined by responses to a 15-question survey.•Invest suggestions from average/low…”
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The Persnickety Pervasiveness of Rating Enhancement in Personality Assessment: The Self, the Other, and Then Again Yet Another by Stachowski, Alicia A., Kulas, John T.

“…The current paper explores whether self and observer reports of personality are properly viewed through a contrasting lens (as opposed to a more consonant…”
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Respondent rationale for neither agreeing nor disagreeing: Person and item contributors to middle category endorsement intent on Likert personality indicators by Kulas, John T., Stachowski, Alicia A.

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Personality-Based Profile Matching in Personnel Selection: Estimates of Method Prevalence and Criterion-Related Validity by Kulas, John T.

“…Profile matching refers to selection based on applicant similarity to a pre‐specified pattern of standing across several mutually considered personality…”
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Post‐Stratification Weighting in Organizational Surveys: A Cross‐Disciplinary Tutorial by Kulas, John T., Robinson, David H., Smith, Jeffrey A., Kellar, Donald Z.

“…Post‐stratification weighting is a technique used in public opinion polling to minimize discrepancies between population parameters and realized sample…”
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Middle Response Functioning in Likert-Responses to Personality Items by Kulas, John T., Stachowski, Alicia A., Haynes, Brad A.

“…Two studies examined whether the middle response option in graphic rating scales indicates a moderate standing on a trait/item, or rather a "dumping ground"…”
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Leadership, information, and risk attitude: A game theoretic approach by Kulas, John T., Komai, Mana, Grossman, Philip J.

“…This paper experimentally investigates how risk attitudes mitigate leadership effectiveness in a collective setting with projects that exhibit both free riding…”
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Approximate Functional Relationship between IRT and CTT Item Discrimination Indices: A Simulation, Validation, and Practical Extension of Lord's (1980) Formula by Kulas, John T, Smith, Jeffrey A, Xu, Hui

“…Lord (1980) presented a purely conceptual equation to approximate the nonlinear functional relationship between classical test theory (CTT; aka true score…”
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Constructive Leader Behaviors, Likelihood of Derailment, and the Cuboid Personality Framework: A Replication and Extension of Gough (1990) by Kulas, John T.

“…Gough (1990b) applied the California Psychological Inventory's (CPI) “cuboid” framework to various leadership contexts, noting the potential for continued,…”
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California Psychological Inventory Dominance Scale Measurement Equivalence: General Population Normative and Indian, U.K., and U.S. Managerial Samples by Kulas, John T., Thompson, Richard C., Anderson, Michael G.

“…The California Psychological Inventory’s Dominance scale was investigated for inconsistencies in item—trait associations across four samples (one American…”
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Employee Satisfaction and Theft: Testing Climate Perceptions as a Mediator by Kulas, John T., McInnerney, Joanne E., DeMuth, Rachel Frautschy, Jadwinski, Victoria

“…Employee theft of both property and time is an expensive and pervasive problem for American organizations. One antecedent of theft behaviors is employee…”
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Content and Reliability of Discrepancy-Defined Self-Awareness in Multisource Feedback by Kulas, John T., Finkelstein, Lisa M.

“…Although researchers have documented multiple antecedent and outcome correlates of the self-awareness construct, relatively little work has focused on placing…”
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Age Differences in Proactive Newcomer Socialization Strategies in Two Populations by Finkelstein, Lisa M., Kulas, John T., Dages, Kelly D.

“…We investigated the role of age as a predictor of newcomer socialization behaviors, and documented relationships between specific strategies and subsequent…”
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Investigation of 360-degree instrumentation effects: application of the Rasch rating scale model by Kulas, John T, Hannum, Kelly M

“…Performance appraisals have been frequently investigated for inaccuracies attributable to raters. In addition to rater contributions, problems in measurement…”
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Preferential Selection Independent of Race and Gender: Effects on Self-Evaluations and Newcomer Information-Seeking Behaviors by Kulas, John T, Finkelstein, Lisa M

“…The current study investigated the effects of an experimentally imposed program of preferential selection on beneficiary self-evaluations and newcomer…”
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NONRESPONSE IN ORGANIZATIONAL SURVEYING: ATTITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION FORM AND CONDITIONAL RESPONSE PROBABILITIES' IMPACT ON PATTERNS OF BIAS by KULAS, JOHN T., ROBINSON, DAVID H., KELLAR, DONALD Z., SMITH, JEFFREY A.

“…In this study, survey nonresponse is researcher specified and data simulated to evaluate its impact on error and bias in attitudinal ratings. We accomplish…”
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Respondent rationale for neither agreeingnordisagreeing: Person and item contributors to middle category endorsement intent on Likert personality indicators by Kulas, John T., Stachowski, Alicia A.

“…► We apply a novel methodology toward uncovering personality response intent. ► The predominant orientation when selecting the middle category is “it depends”…”
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Middle category endorsement in odd-numbered Likert response scales: Associated item characteristics, cognitive demands, and preferred meanings by Kulas, John T., Stachowski, Alicia A.

“…Although typically scored as indicating moderate or neutral trait standing, personality assessment respondents endorse the Likert-scale middle response…”
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Nonresponse in Organizational Surveying by Kulas, John T., Robinson, David H., Kellar, Donald Z., Smith, Jeffrey A.

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