Questionable research practices

There is increasing concern that the veracity of research findings in a number of scientific disciplines, including psychology, may be compromised by questionable research/reporting practices (QRPs). QRPs, such as hypothesizing after results are known, selectively deleting outliers, and “p-hacking,” bolster findings by giving the appearance of statistical significance, generalizability, and novelty. In truth, studies containing such QRPs do not replicate, do not generalize, and mislead both research and practice. This process of “ugly” initial results metamorphosing into “beautiful” articles through QRPs is known as the chrysalis effect and has the potential to compromise the integrity of the field and the trust practitioners and external funding agencies place in psychology research. This chapter reviews the extant research of the existence and frequency of QRP engagement. We then transition into the antecedents and outcomes of QRPs, with a focus on the system processes that both encourage and facilitate QRP engagement. We then close with a series of steps that might mitigate QRP prevalence in order for research to reflect best scientific practices

Increasing the practical relevance of management research: In honor of Timothy T. Baldwin

As applied fields, management, industrial-organizational psychology, and related disciplines seek to make their knowledge relevant to business practitioners. But the current dissemination model is inefficient, leading some to conclude that the gap between academics and practitioners poses one of the most pressing problems in management today. Using insights derived from the life and work of Timothy Baldwin, we offer four takeaways designed to foster collaboration between theoreticians and practitioners: (1) shrink the mission, (2) do not internalize the enemy, (3) find your champions, and (4) use the science of persuasion. These strategies are crucial to closing the gap and thus uniting the efforts of researchers and practitioners so as to ensure the practical relevance of research and to strengthen the organizational value proposition

Gotz_Deviance_in_units_online_supplementary – Supplemental material for Contextual Undertow of Workplace Deviance by and Within Units: A Systematic Review

<p>Supplemental material, Gotz_Deviance_in_units_online_supplementary for Contextual Undertow of Workplace Deviance by and Within Units: A Systematic Review by Martin Götz, Grégoire Bollmann and Ernest H. O’Boyle in Small Group Research</p

East Meets West: A Meta-Analytic Investigation of Cultural Variations in Idealism and Relativism

idealism, relativism, meta-analysis, systematic review, cross-cultural differences, international ethics,