most recent 30 from http://opieweb.com 2010-03-12T01:48:35Z http://opieweb.com/feeds http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://opieweb.com/questions/80/are-there-personality-correlates-with-opieweb-use flowingmotion 2009-11-03T18:38:15Z 2010-03-10T06:23:57Z

<p>In a past life, I used to keep a box of articles that were suitable for students doing a capstone project in methods and stats.</p> <p>Here is on the personality of blogging. It would be easy to replicate and to improve a little.</p> <p><a href="http://osil.psy.ua.edu/pubs/GuadagnoOkdieEno_CHB07.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://osil.psy.ua.edu/pubs/GuadagnoOkdieEno_CHB07.pdf</a></p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/130/is-there-value-in-taking-psycho-bio-or-clinical-courses-for-io-psychology-student OPIE-KB 2010-02-07T21:21:54Z 2010-03-06T03:41:24Z

<p>Some schools require students to take a certain number of courses that are specific to one branch of psychology or another regardless of whether the students' interest lies in that field or has overlap in that field. </p> <p>To what degree do you agree with this practice? Do you see a value in cognitive or neuro-psych course beyond the introductory level for dedicated IO students? </p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/65/how-can-i-find-the-differentiating-factor-between-2-groups The Stig 2009-10-27T15:20:07Z 2010-03-03T01:23:58Z

<p>I have a dataset of student outcomes from a longitudinal data collection. Some of the students went into what we are calling "remediation" and some did not. I have been tasked with identifying some of the points of differentiation between the sets of students but am at a loss for where to begin.</p> <p>I am not sure if it would be classified as a moderation or mediation (or anything else for that matter). </p> <p>Since this is a fishing expedition without theory to ground it, what tools or structure can I employ to make the process move along quickly?</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/87/academic-or-practitioner Dr of OP 2009-11-06T22:25:59Z 2010-02-28T01:24:34Z

<p>I have been an assistant professor for a few years now and have recently been offered an applied position that is a perfect fit with my interests with a substantial pay increase. However, having never worked a corporate-type job, I have no idea if I would like it. I am nervous to leave academia only to discover working for "the man" is not my thing. So, I would like to hear thoughts from others that have switched career paths. Was it a good move? How do academic and applied jobs compare?</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/106/curving-student-exam-grades-yes-or-no Jen Bunk - Admin 2009-11-17T02:15:49Z 2010-02-27T01:25:44Z

<p>Here's a question for all you instructors out there: Do you curve student exam grades? If not, why not? If so, why? And if so, how exactly do you do it? I'm looking for specifics - so what formula do you enter in your Excel sheet to convert the raw grade to the curved grade?</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/129/how-can-we-get-students-more-involved-with-work-psychology-outside-of-the-classro OPIE-KB 2010-01-13T14:11:46Z 2010-01-13T14:11:46Z

<p>What are some assignments or exercises that you have used in the past which help to get students involved in work psychology outside of the classroom?</p> <p>I am looking for ideas that can be used for extra credit or as part of the regular curriculum. </p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/118/what-is-the-correct-apa-style-for-citing-a-blog-entry OPIE-KB 2009-12-06T01:31:34Z 2009-12-28T20:07:06Z

<p>I want to be able to discuss blog topics in my intro and/or discussion sections. How do I cite information from a blog post? </p> <p>What if the author uses a pseudonym? </p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/113/can-we-put-our-money-where-our-mouth-is flowingmotion 2009-11-23T20:37:07Z 2009-12-28T03:39:35Z

<p>Question time: serious question time.</p> <p>IO psychology has been around for 100 years or so. What can we offer to businesses and other enterprises with any confidence?</p> <p>Can we name 10 interventions where we can "guarantee" a positive result? I'll answer my own question to get started.</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/126/work-life-distinctions-in-value-systems Lukas Neville 2009-12-27T02:54:31Z 2009-12-27T02:54:31Z

<p>Hello folks,</p> <p>I am interested in finding any recent work that compares, within subjects, the ranking of values (using an instrument like the Rokeach Value Survey) in the workplace context and the home/nonwork context.</p> <p>I have not yet found any specific comparisons of differences within an individual's value system between their work and nonwork settings.</p> <p>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.</p> <p>Best,</p> <p>Lukas</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/107/what-lessons-from-employee-evaluations-can-be-applied-to-evaluating-students OPIEWeb - Admin 2009-11-18T14:53:56Z 2009-12-18T23:23:04Z

<p>As discussed in this <a href="http://opieblog.opieweb.com/2009/11/18/crossing-the-line-what-lessons-from-the-business-world-can-we-apply-to-student-evaluations/" rel="nofollow">blog post</a>, what can we take away from the business world when it comes to evaluating student performance? </p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/125/un-weighted-average Pete Mascharka 2009-12-15T21:17:55Z 2009-12-15T21:17:55Z

<p>I have a data set with three groups of respondents (Managers, Senior Supervisors, and Junior Supervisors). I need to calculate an un-weighted average for a scale score. I need an un-weighted average because my sample of junior and senior supervisors is much larger then my sample of managers. I am using SPSS. Is there a macro I can use or something like that? I have 120 variables so I really don’t want to do this by hand.</p> <p>Thanks for your help.</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/120/is-it-wrong-to-shift-classroom-emphasis-towards-information-literacy-at-the-expen OPIE-KB 2009-12-07T17:27:19Z 2009-12-09T17:00:25Z

<p>Related to <a href="http://opieblog.opieweb.com/2009/12/07/are-you-information-literate/" rel="nofollow">this blog post</a>, there is an active tug of war going on in classrooms between the utility of learning information in and of itself and learning what to do with it. We have insufficient time to cover the breadth of subjects already. Where do you strike the balance between teaching content and encouraging information literacy and critical thinking? </p> <p>Is it wrong to shift classroom emphasis towards information literacy at the expense of facts?</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/122/how-to-develop-a-writing-sample-test Jamie Madigan 2009-12-08T22:05:52Z 2009-12-09T16:54:20Z

<p>I have a client who is requesting a pre-employment test for measuring candidates' writing skills. I'm in the process of outlining various options, ranging from multiple choice tests measuring knowledge of spelling, grammar, sentence construction, etc. to soliciting proctored or unproctored writing samples. </p> <p>I have a feeling that where we're going to end up is asking candidates to produce a writing sample that the hiring team can evaluate. Does anyone here have experience developing this kind of assessment or know of any good resources you can point me to? Standardization in administration and scoring is obviously key, and I'm trying to get my head around what the evaluation standards for the samples might be and how to set things up so that the hiring teams/SMEs evaluate the samples appropriately, accurately, and fairly.</p> <p>Any thoughts?</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/96/using-polygraphs-for-selection-purposes Jessica G 2009-11-10T02:14:07Z 2009-12-08T14:32:59Z

<p>What are people's thoughts on using polygraphs as part of the selection process?</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/102/is-the-openid-login-we-use-at-opieweb-too-difficult-to-bother-with OPIEWeb - Admin 2009-11-16T16:09:41Z 2009-12-06T16:09:23Z

<p>As discussed in this <a href="http://opieblog.opieweb.com/2009/11/16/usability-is-fun/" rel="nofollow">blog post</a>, OPIEWeb uses a third-party tool for handling site log in called OpenID. It's starting to become more common out there in the wilds of the Internet, but is it still too novel or too troublesome? Do the benefits outweigh the usability concerns? </p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/117/what-can-students-do-to-increase-their-chances-of-getting-into-grad-school Jen Bunk - Admin 2009-12-01T21:17:46Z 2009-12-01T21:17:46Z

<p>As a follow up on <a href="http://opieblog.opieweb.com/2009/11/30/ask-opieweb-the-grad-school-admissions-game/" rel="nofollow"> this blog post, </a> I'd like to pose this question on behalf of undergraduate students everywhere:</p> <p>What do I need to do to get into graduate school?</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/70/how-do-we-get-academics-to-use-opieweb-instead-of-listservs Jen Bunk - Admin 2009-10-28T12:58:58Z 2009-11-24T16:58:49Z

<p>Our main competitor, if you can call it that, among academics are email listservs. We are not trying to put listservs completely out of business because they do have their purpose and at times may be more appropriate than OPIEWeb. For example, listservs are well-suited for general announcements and requests for collaboration.</p> <p>However, OPIEWeb is much better suited for Q &amp; A. The problem is getting people to come here and start using it. A lot of folks are very loyal to their listservs and are hesitant to try something new. The other advantage that listservs have is that b/c they are email-based, it's very easy to ask and answer a question - you can do it right from your email inbox, a place where academics frequent. </p> <p>The challenge then, it to get academics to start frequenting OPIEWeb. </p> <p>Ideas???</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/112/what-advice-would-you-give-a-recent-college-gradute-trying-to-find-a-job-in-io OPIEWeb - Admin 2009-11-23T16:07:35Z 2009-11-23T16:07:35Z

<p>This question was posed to me on Twitter by a recent grad in the San Francisco Bay area. I responded that I was not qualified to answer such a thing, but you, the OPIEWeb elite, are. I would most like to hear from folks who have obtained IO related employment in the last couple of years, but all are welcome to post their advice.</p> <p>I gave some general advice <a href="http://opieblog.opieweb.com/2009/11/23/ask-opieweb-job-hunting-advice/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/9/i-o-on-the-big-screen Jen Bunk - Admin 2009-10-07T20:34:04Z 2009-11-21T16:07:28Z

<p>What are your favorite references to I/O in the movies?</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/90/anthropomorphizing-groups-societies-organizations-reposted-from-several-academ Romie Frederick Littrell 2009-11-07T04:54:37Z 2009-11-16T17:59:24Z

<p>I’m critiquing a research paper by a post-graduate student who has referenced a quotation from an article by Gray, Owen &amp; Adams (1996) in which they anthropomorphise “society”, explaining society as “a series of social contracts between members of society and society itself”. Society is a network of various kinds of linkages where people gather to do things. Society is not a conscious entity that does things of its own volition. Moreover, the things done there are transactions that occur in large numbers, at the volition of many people and institutions, motivated by a diverse array of reasons for engaging in them. People tell me what groups, societies, organisations did today, why it did that, what it is afraid of, what it is struggling to do, or what external influences are preventing it from accomplishing its intent. None of these statements is true. To re-emphasise, an organisation, group, society, or market is a place where people gather to do things, not a conscious entity that does things of its own volition that can be analysed as if it were a human being.</p> <p>Any agreement, disagreement, other ideas?</p> <p>Gray, R, Owen, D., &amp; Adams, C. (1996). Accounting and Accountability; Changes and Challenges in Corporate Social and Environmental Reporting, Harlow: UK: Prentice-Hall Europe.</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/100/under-performing-graduate-student Russell Matthews 2009-11-13T01:50:53Z 2009-11-13T14:46:18Z

<p>Thankfully this hasn't been a issue for me, but what suggestions do you have for a working with and managing a graduate student (who already has a master's in I/O) who is lazy / un-motivated? My friend (who asked me for my input) is trying to micro0manage the student's work, but obviously that isn't a good long term solution. Thoughts?</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/94/what-does-the-day-in-the-life-of-an-io-practitioner-look-like The Stig 2009-11-07T21:55:23Z 2009-11-10T22:48:53Z

<p>Can some folks who earn a living applying the principles of IO Psych comment on what their day-to-day jobs entail? </p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/16/what-is-your-best-advice-to-help-someone-give-the-best-conference-presentation-th Jen Bunk - Admin 2009-10-08T19:44:11Z 2009-11-10T02:11:30Z

<p>What is the best advice that you can give to someone to help them give the best conference presentation they possibly can? Let's assume that technology (e.g., PowerPoint) is available.</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/69/crazy-question-logo-for-organizational-psychologists flowingmotion 2009-10-27T17:41:14Z 2009-11-07T04:15:14Z

<p>I am a practicing organizational psychologist with a positive bent. I've worked a lot with big companies and can find my way around HR systems, link them to strategy etc.</p> <p>I now live in a small English town and I am working more in social media (like this site) - partly because social media is affecting organizational structure so much and partly because I can run an pnline organizational practice 2 hours travelling time out of London (UK).</p> <p>I also help small businesses with their IT. We can add a lot of value by looking at all IT from a socio-technical point of view.</p> <p>The name of my company is Rooi. That means red - roll the r and say Royyy. The English spontaneously say Roux-ee The .com was already taken but I liked Rooi for its googley look. I've pretty much settled on rooipursuits.com as my url and I am thinking of using a (happy) tortoise as my logo. I am thinking of some lines like a running track to convey a race.</p> <p>If you can imagine a "laughing tortoise" next to the words rooi pursuits. Does that convey to you a positive, contemporary, organizational psychology? And most importantly, do you know any taboos that would make a tortoise unacceptable? I know the tortoise mustn't be green and I've already been told by a graphic artist that red is an unstable colour in print. Bad choice - I just liked the look of the word! </p> <p>Free for all now : what do you think? What are the best images for organizational psychology now that machine-metaphors are definitely out.</p> <p>Thanks.</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/40/should-i-submit-an-exploratory-and-or-unsupported-study-for-publication unknown (google) 2009-10-12T15:39:01Z 2009-11-03T20:03:46Z

<p>My dissertation was somewhat exploratory in nature. It was based on published calls for further research on the topic. I had to choose a side of an unresolved debate and, in the end, the hypotheses I developed were not supported. This is ok with me because the fact that my hypotheses were not supported adds clarity and support for one side of the unresolved issue in the literature. Is it realistic to submit an article based on this research for publication?</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/29/what-is-the-best-advice-we-can-give-to-journal-reviewers-to-be-sure-that-their-fe Jen Bunk - Admin 2009-10-11T13:05:38Z 2009-11-03T19:59:02Z

<p>Dear Journal Reviewers, Please Don't Hurt My Feelings. What is the best advice we can give to journal reviewers to be sure that their feedback remains civil yet constructive?</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/24/how-do-you-approach-an-organization-in-order-to-use-them-for-data-collection The Stig 2009-10-09T20:33:33Z 2009-11-03T19:44:47Z

<p>What job titles, offices or roles do you target when you call on organizations to take part in a study? </p> <p>Is there a place for organizations who are open to participation to register? Has anyone met with resistance getting into an organization for data collection? </p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/76/a-field-experiment-a-with-small-sample Mark 2009-11-03T14:38:50Z 2009-11-03T19:32:41Z

<p>Apologies if this seems like a naive question to those of you who work within the experimental paradigm.</p> <p>As part of a wider programme of research looking at the role of emotion in relation to decision-making in financial institutions, we have the opportunity to carry out a field experiment with a group of traders. A key hypothesis relates to differences between expert and novice traders in emotion regulation and the unfolding of emotion arousal over a performance episode. While we have good access with the opportunity to collect both biometric and questionnaire data over multiple performance episodes in different market conditions, the sample of traders is likely to be small (possibly 5 to 10 in the low experience group and 5 - 10 in the high experience group).</p> <p>My questions concern a) the extent to which it is possible to compensate for the small sample of individuals by collecting a larger sample of performance episodes and b) what would be a suitable approach to deciding whether the sample is too small to generate meaningful results?</p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/25/what-is-your-favorite-correlation-is-not-causation-example The Stig 2009-10-10T02:03:43Z 2009-11-03T15:16:31Z

<p>When explaining correlations, what example do you use to demonstrate that no matter how strong the correlation, one event/outcome does not necessarily cause the other? </p>

http://opieweb.com/questions/63/how-can-we-ask-better-questions flowingmotion 2009-10-26T23:31:25Z 2009-10-27T17:32:57Z

<p>StackOverflow, which provided the software for this site, is a techie site. They ask questions when they are stuck and they share specific answers.</p> <p>I've been pondering how to ask good questions here. It seems to me that a) we rarely offer the context in which we are working and it is the context that guides us to the relevant principles to use. b) often we are discussing goals or values where techies are discussing plans and solutions.</p> <p>Any comments while I ponder how to ask questions that can be answered rather than discussed.</p>