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To prosper, organizational psychology should … overcome methodological barriers to progress
Author(s) -
Edwards Jeffrey R.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.529
Subject(s) - framing (construction) , scope (computer science) , psychology , causality (physics) , management science , engineering ethics , computer science , economics , physics , structural engineering , quantum mechanics , engineering , programming language
Progress in organizational psychology (OP) research depends on the rigor and quality of the methods we use. This paper identifies ten methodological barriers to progress and offers suggestions for overcoming the barriers, in part or whole. The barriers address how we derive hypotheses from theories, the nature and scope of the questions we pursue in our studies, the ways we address causality, the manner in which we draw samples and measure constructs, and how we conduct statistical tests and draw inferences from our research. The paper concludes with recommendations for integrating research methods into our ongoing development goals as scholars and framing methods as tools that help us achieve shared objectives in our field. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.