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Organizational Competence as a Predictor of Long Run Survival and Growth

Bernard C. Reimann
Academy of Management Journal 1982 25(2), 323-334
The subjective evaluation of an organization's effectiveness (or competence) by its top executives was found to be an excellent predictor of the subsequent survival and growth of the organization. Although financial criteria of profit and revenue growth were the best predictors, several nonfinancial indicators also were significant.

The Product Portfolio and Profitability—A PIMS-Based Analysis of Industrial-Product Businesses

Ian C. MacMillan; Donald C. Hambrick; Diana L. Day
Academy of Management Journal 1982 25(4), 733-755
This paper empirically examines the association between the strategic attributes and profitability of businesses in the four cells of the Boston Consulting Group Product Portfolio Matrix. The study largely corroborates PIMS and BCG views but conflicts with others. Some common strategic attributes appear to be strongly associated with performance in all the BCG cells.

Observation in Organizational Research: Panacea to the Performance-Attribution Effect?

James c. McElroy; H. Kirk Downey
Academy of Management Journal 1982 25(4), 822-835
This study extends previous work concerning the attribution effect that knowledge of performance has on self-reported descriptions. In a laboratory experiment a two-dimensional involvement model was used: task involvement and group involvement. Results showed that the attribution effect previously demonstrated with complete participants holds for varying degrees of observers as well.

Perceptual Congruence About Communication as Related to Satisfaction: Moderating Effects of Individual Characteristics

John D. Hatfield; Richard C. Huseman
Academy of Management Journal 1982 25(2), 349-358
In a study of the relationship between perceptual congruence about communication and subordinate satisfaction, congruence about communication between supervisor and subordinate was found to be significantly related to satisfaction with work, supervision, and job satisfaction in general. Moderating effects of subordinates' individual characteristics on the congruence-satisfaction relationship were minimal.

Applicant Attractiveness as a Perceived Job-Relevant Variable in Selection of Management Trainees

Terry A. Beehr; David C. Gilmore
Academy of Management Journal 1982 25(3), 607-617
This experiment manipulated the attractiveness of male applicants and the perceived relevance of attractiveness for managerial job performance in a two-by-two analysis of variance design. An interaction was predicted and found for the effects of the manipulation on hiring decisions and on job-specific attributions of ability.

A Comparison of the Practical Utility of Traditional, Statistical, and Hybrid Job Evaluation Approaches1

Luis R. Gomez-Mejia; Ronald C. Page; Walter R. Tornow
Academy of Management Journal 1982 25(4), 790-809
This study compares the relative accuracy and practical utility of seven different job evaluation approaches. Results of 657 position evaluations indicate that traditional and hybrid systems are at least as accurate, reliable, and objective in predicting grade level as are statistical policy-capturing methods when based on a standardized job analysis tool.

A Survey of Employee Perceptions of Information Privacy in Organizations

Richard W. Woodman; Daniel C. Ganster; Jerome Adams; Michael K. McCuddy; Paul D. Tolchinsky; Howard L. Fromkin
Academy of Management Journal 1982 25(3), 647-663
In this study of employees in five multinational corporations, assessment was made of (a) employees' beliefs regarding the types of personal information stored by their companies, (b) the accuracy of those perceptions, (c) reactions to various internal and external uses of this personal information, and (d) evaluations of the companies' information handling policies and practices.