Paul E. Spector, Author at Paul Spector

Prepare Students for the Job Market

Faculty are experts in their disciplines so it is understandable that most undergraduate classes and curricula in the arts, humanities … Continue reading >Prepare Students for the Job Market

Item Format Method Variance

At least since Campbell and Fiske’s (1959) classic paper on measurement, researchers have been concerned with item format as a … Continue reading >Item Format Method Variance

Using R Is Nostalgic

I like R because for me, using R is nostalgic. It is a nostalgic experience because R is a throwback … Continue reading >Using R Is Nostalgic

Optimizing Citations in Research Reports

Citation of external sources is a vital element in the writing of research reports, as well as other scholarly and … Continue reading >Optimizing Citations in Research Reports

What Is Organizational Climate?

Beth and Mike are recent Marketing graduates who met up on Friday evening to celebrate their first week on new … Continue reading >What Is Organizational Climate?

Students Are Not Information Dumpsters

Professors concerned about rigor will often pack their courses with content in both assigned readings and in-class lectures. The traditional … Continue reading >Students Are Not Information Dumpsters

Employee Mistreatment

The #metoomovement has focused much needed attention on sexual harassment in the workplace. Sexual harassment is a serious problem for … Continue reading >Employee Mistreatment

Leading To Maximize Performance

One of the main functions of an organization leader is to manage the job performance of his or her subordinates. … Continue reading >Leading To Maximize Performance

How to Bridge the Academic-Practice Divide

One of the most lively discussions among members of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) is the gulf … Continue reading >How to Bridge the Academic-Practice Divide

I-O Psychology Is a Great Career

Industrial-organizational or I-O psychology is a great career if you like to use evidence to solve organizational problems. It is … Continue reading >I-O Psychology Is a Great Career

Emotional Labor and Alcohol Use

A new study caught my eye about the link between emotional labor and alcohol use among customer service workers. When … Continue reading >Emotional Labor and Alcohol Use

Lost Art of Discovery

Science is all about discovery–the discovery of the atom, of penicillin, and of the planets in the solar system. The … Continue reading >Lost Art of Discovery

Why Do Employees Cyberloaf?

Many managers want to know why their employees cyberloaf when they are supposed to be working. Answering this question can … Continue reading >Why Do Employees Cyberloaf?

Teach for Retention

One thing I’ve learned as both a professor and student is that there is a trade off between amount of … Continue reading >Teach for Retention

Why Cybersecurity Climate Is Important in Healthcare

Although cybersecurity breaches by hackers (think Marriott hotels in 2018) get all the media attention, the majority of threats come … Continue reading >Why Cybersecurity Climate Is Important in Healthcare

IO Psychology Is the Best New Career

Looking for a career that is well-paying and in demand? As an IO Psychologist, I was excited to see that … Continue reading >IO Psychology Is the Best New Career

ABCs of Customer Engagement

Customer Engagement Podcast It seems that everyone is concerned about engagement. Employers want engage employees, teachers are concerned about engagement … Continue reading >ABCs of Customer Engagement

How to Optimize Cross-Sectional Research Designs

Cross-sectional research designs are commonly vilified, but are they as limited as generally believed? In this 2019 paper, published in … Continue reading >How to Optimize Cross-Sectional Research Designs