Search Results - "Staw, Barry M."

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RIVALRY: A RELATIONALLY DEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF COMPETITION by KILDUFF, GAVIN J., ELFENBEIN, HILLARY ANGER, STAW, BARRY M.

“…We investigate the psychological phenomenon of rivalry and propose that competition is inherently relational, thus extending the literatures on competition…”
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Leadership in the Locker Room: How the Intensity of Leaders' Unpleasant Affective Displays Shapes Team Performance by Staw, Barry M., DeCelles, Katherine A., de Goey, Peter

“…Research has documented conflicting evidence about the relationship between a leader's unpleasant affective displays and team performance. Drawing on the dual…”
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Individualism–collectivism and group creativity by Goncalo, Jack A., Staw, Barry M.

“…Current research in organizational behavior suggests that organizations should adopt collectivistic values because they promote cooperation and productivity,…”
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Affect and Creativity at Work by Amabile, Teresa M., Barsade, Sigal G., Mueller, Jennifer S., Staw, Barry M.

“…This study explored how affect relates to creativity at work. Using both quantitative and qualitative longitudinal data from the daily diaries of 222 employees…”
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Mood and the market: can press reports of investors' mood predict stock prices? by Cohen-Charash, Yochi, Scherbaum, Charles A, Kammeyer-Mueller, John D, Staw, Barry M

“…We examined whether press reports on the collective mood of investors can predict changes in stock prices. We collected data on the use of emotion words in…”
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Sunk Costs in the NBA: Why Draft Order Affects Playing Time and Survival in Professional Basketball by Staw, Barry M., Hoang, Ha

“…This study represents one of the first quantitative field tests of the sunk-cost effect. We tested whether the amount teams spent for players in the National…”
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Employee Positive Emotion and Favorable Outcomes at the Workplace by Staw, Barry M, Sutton, Robert I, Pelled, Lisa H

“…This paper draws on writings in psychology, sociology and organizational behavior to develop a conceptual framework that specifies how positive emotion helps…”
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Stumbling Toward a Social Psychology of Organizations: An Autobiographical Look at the Direction of Organizational Research by Staw, Barry M

“…I recount some of my early experiences in the field and how they shaped my views about conducting research. As I describe it, my entry into organizational…”
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What Bandwagons Bring: Effects of Popular Management Techniques on Corporate Performance, Reputation, and CEO Pay by Staw, Barry M., Epstein, Lisa D.

“…This paper examines some of the important organizational consequences of popular management techniques. Using informational reports on quality, empowerment,…”
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The dispositional approach to job satisfaction: more than a mirage, but not yet an oasis by Staw, Barry M., Cohen-Charash, Yochi

“…This paper readdresses the person-situation debate in organizational research. The well-known arguments of Davis-Blake and Pfeffer (1989) are evaluated in…”
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Lend me your wallets: the effect of charismatic leadership on external support for an organization by Flynn, Francis J., Staw, Barry M.

“…We argue that charismatic leadership can influence external support for the organization, particularly in making the company more attractive to outside…”
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What Theory is Not by Sutton, Robert I., Staw, Barry M.

“…This essay describes differences between papers that contain some theory rather than no theory. There is little agreement about what constitutes strong versus…”
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Affect and favorable work outcomes: two longitudinal tests of the happy-productive worker thesis by Wright, Thomas A., Staw, Barry M.

“…This research examined relationships between alternative measures of affect and supervisory performance ratings. The first study showed that dispositional…”
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Organizational Escalation and Exit: Lessons from the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant by Ross, Jerry, Staw, Barry M.

“…Although there is a relatively large literature on escalating commitment, almost all the research it describes has concerned individuals rather than…”
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Affect and Managerial Performance: A Test of the Sadder-but-Wiser vs. Happier-and-Smarter Hypotheses by Staw, Barry M., Barsade, Sigal G.

“…This study provides a comparative test of two psychological theories concerning the relationship between affect and performance. Managerial simulations are…”
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The Justification of Organizational Performance by Staw, Barry M., McKechnie, Pamela I., Puffer, Sheila M.

“…Justification of organizational performance was investigated by testing for self-serving attributions in corporate annual reports. Letters to shareholders were…”
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Deescalation Strategies: A Comparison of Techniques for Reducing Commitment to Losing Courses of Action by Simonson, Itamar, Staw, Barry M

“…Previous research suggests that decision makers have a tendency to become locked into courses of action-to throw good money after bad in dealing with losing…”
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Task Revision: A Neglected Form of Work Performance by Staw, Barry M., Boettger, Richard D.

“…This study addressed the problem of task revision, a virtually unresearched issue in the work performance literature. We defined task revision as action taken…”
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Escalation at the Credit Window: A Longitudinal Study of Bank Executives' Recognition and Write-Off of Problem Loans by Staw, Barry M, Barsade, Sigal G, Koput, Kenneth W

“…Although the escalation literature has grown steadily over the past 20 years, there has been very little research bridging the gap between laboratory…”
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Stability in the Midst of Change: A Dispositional Approach to Job Attitudes by Staw, Barry M, Ross, Jerry

“…Most recent debates on the determinants of job attitudes have concentrated on situational theories, stressing external influences such as job design and social…”
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