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Book SynopsisOrganizational science has never been a fully integrated discipline. Traditionally, organizational research has been conducted from three distinct points of view--the organization, the group, and the individual--although it is clear that processes occurring across all levels of an organization affect the behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations as a whole. This fragmentation has encouraged the proliferation of separate disciplines, theories, and approaches. But in this volume, two dozen experts convince readers to consider multilevel analysis in the study of virtually all phenomena that occur within organizations. By illuminating top-down, bottom-up, and A-level processes and effects within an organization, the contributors bridge the gap between macro and micro approaches with a single unified theory.
Table of ContentsEXTENDING MULTILEVEL ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY.
A Multilevel Approach to Theory and Research in Organizations: Contexual
Temporal, and Emergent Processes.
Personnel Selection Psychology: Multilevel Considerations.
Performance Appraisal and Performance Management: A Multilevel Analysis.
A Multilevel Approach to Training Effectiveness: Enhancing Horizontal and
Vertical Transfer.
Moving HR to a Higher Level: HR Practices and Organizational Effectiveness.
Interorganizational Relationships: A Multilevel Perspective.
Multilevel Issues and Culture: An Integrative View.
ANALYZING MULTILEVEL DATA.
Within-Group Agreement, Non-Independence, and Reliability: Implications for
Data Aggregation.
The Cross-Level Operator in Regression, ANCOVA, and Contexual Analysis.
Within and Between Analysis: The Varient Paradigm as an Underlying Approach
to Theory Building and Testing.
The Application of Hierarchical Linear Modeling to Organizational Research.
Multilevel Analytical Techniques: Commonalities, Differences, and
Continuing Questions.
COMMENTARY.
Networks and Frog Ponds: Trends in Multilevel Research.
Multilevel Competencies and Missing Linkages.
