Effects of attributed responsibility and response strategies on organizational reputation: A meta-analysis of situational crisis communication theory research

Scholars utilizing situational crisis communication theory (SCCT) mainly examine how attributed responsibility affects organizational reputation and how response strategies matched with the amount of attributed responsibility protect reputation. The findings on these 2 important questions have been mixed. A meta-analysis of 35 investigations from 24 studies published between January 1990 and March 2015 was conducted to explain the mixed findings and reveal average correlations. Attributed responsibility was strongly associated with reputation at –.54, and response strategies were only weakly associated with reputation at .23. Equally important, crisis vignette choice moderated the responsibility-reputation association. Crisis clusters, reputation measurements, sample choice, and crisis vignette choice moderated the match-reputation association. Theoretical, methodological, and practical implications were discussed.     

Workplace resources to improve both employee well-being and performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Organisations are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of employees in gaining and maintaining competitive advantage. The happy worker–productive worker thesis suggests that workers who experience high levels of well-being also perform well and vice versa; however, organisations need to know how to ensure such happy and productive workers. The present review and meta-analysis identifies workplace resources at the individual, the group, the leader, and the organisational levels that are related to both employee well-being and organisational performance. We examine which types of resources are most important in predicting both employee well-being and performance. We identified 84 quantitative studies published in print and online from 2003 to November 2015. Resources at either of the four levels were related to both employee well-being and performance. We found no significant differences in employee well-being and organisational performance between the four levels of workplace resources, suggesting that interventions may focus on any of these levels. Cross-sectional studies showed stronger relationships with well-being and performance than longitudinal studies. Studies using objective performance ratings provided weaker relationships between resources and performance than self-rated and leader/third-party-rated studies.     

A meta-analysis of the pique technique of compliance

A random-effects meta-analysis was undertaken to examine the effectiveness of the pique technique of compliance-gaining. Results indicated an overall significant effect of the pique technique on increased compliance rate across 17 comparisons (r = .27). Moderator analyses showed the technique worked significantly better than controls in gaining compliance when a smaller amount was requested, when the reason for the request was included, and when the technique was used in France. In addition, the pique technique was more successful than control requests in terms of the total amount of money or time given by participants and the percentage of participants inquiring about the requests. Theoretical and practical implications for the success of pique technique are discussed for future research.     

The Impact of Parental Remarriage on Children

Abstract

A meta-analysis of 61 studies was undertaken to determine the impact of parental remarriage on the academic achievement and psychological well-being of children, of which the vast majority were adolescents. Separate analyses were done on studies that did and did not use sophisticated controls in their analyses. Comparisons were made between children from remarried versus intact families as well as children from remarried and divorced or widowed single-parent families. Children from remarried family structures achieved academic levels that were generally more than two-tenths of a standard deviation lower than children from intact families. Children from remarried families also achieved somewhat lower levels than children from corresponding single-parent family structures. The difference between children from remarried families and children from intact families was nearly two- tenths of a standard deviation for measures of psychological well-being, for studies that did not use sophisticated controls and was somewhat less for studies that did use sophisticated controls. The significance of these results is discussed, doi: 10.1300/J002v40n04_05     

Emotion Knowledge, Social Competence, and Behavior Problems in Childhood and Adolescence: A Meta-analytic Review

The present meta-analytic review examined the magnitude of the relation between discrete emotion knowledge and three of its most commonly studied correlates in childhood and adolescence: social competence, internalizing problems, and externalizing problems. Emotion knowledge demonstrated small to medium-sized relations with each correlate. Moderators of effect size were also examined and included multiple sample and methodological characteristics. Using random effects models, significant moderators of effect size for relations between emotion knowledge and externalizing problems included sample recruitment, sample age, and the source of externalizing problems ratings. Moderators of effect size were not found for emotion knowledge and social competence, and the effect sizes across samples for emotion knowledge and internalizing problems were homogeneous. Results highlight the relatively consistent yet modest relations between emotion knowledge and its correlates. Implications for applied research and new directions for research on emotion knowledge using innovative methods are discussed.     

Is there a relationship between burnout and objective performance? A critical review of 16 studies

Previous research has suggested that high levels of burnout lead to impaired functioning on the job. However, as this research has usually relied on self-reported performance, it is imperative to examine whether this association is also confirmed when using “objective” performance data (e.g., supervisor reports). This study reviewed previous research on the associations between burnout (exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment) and various types of objective performance. A systematic literature search identified 16 studies dealing with the burnout-performance relationship. These studies showed the wide variety of approaches that are used to study burnout and objective performance. Using data from these 16 studies, a meta-analysis was conducted to obtain mean correlations. The meta-analytical correlations between exhaustion and in-role behaviour (based on five studies), organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB; five studies), and customer satisfaction (two studies) were -.22, -.19, and -.55, respectively, underlining the practical relevance of burnout research for organizational performance. The evidence for the relationships between depersonalization, personal accomplishment, and performance was inconclusive. Future research should focus on valid indicators of job performance, should more often employ longitudinal designs and large samples, and should consider the theoretical basis for the study expectations more extensively.     

TP与GP化疗方案对肺癌患者骨髓抑制影响的Meta分析

目的通过Meta分析对紫杉醇+顺铂(TP)与吉西他滨+顺铂(GP)化疗方案对肺癌抗肿瘤药物治疗患者骨髓抑制的影响进行系统分析,探讨TP和GP的骨髓抑制差别。方法通过荟萃分析对TP与GP的骨髓抑制研究进行同质性检验和合并效应量的估计。结果同质性检验:χ2=91.84,自由度为29,P0.00001;合并效应量的估计:OR合并=1.36,OR合并95%可信限为0.90~2.04。OR合并的检验Z=1.482.41,P=0.14。结论 TP与GP化疗时对患者的骨髓抑制不良反应情况没有本质区别。     

基于元分析的魅力型领导与组织绩效的关系研究

在对包含12 933个样本量的53篇有效文献进行元分析的基础上,分别对营利性组织和非营利性组织中魅力型领导与个体绩效、团队绩效、组织绩效的关系研究进行定量分析。研究结果表明,魅力型领导与各层面的绩效水平均显著正相关,其中与组织绩效的相关性最高,团队绩效次之,个体绩效最低;魅力型领导的测量方法、区域文化等对魅力型领导和员工绩效之间的关系起到调节作用。此外,对魅力型领导今后的研究进行了展望。     

大学生主观幸福感与全国常模的比较分析

利用元分析方法对采用“中国城市居民主观幸福感量表简本”(SWBS-CC20)以大学生为被试的研究成果进行分析,结果表明：大学生总体主观幸福感显著低于全国常模;大学生主观幸福感总体水平无差异;文理科大学生、男女大学生主观幸福感总体水平均无差异;女生家庭氛围体验满意度优于男生,理科生目标价值体验满意度劣于文科生;学位论文报告的大学生知足充裕因子与全国常模相比较的差异要大于期刊文献与全国常模的差异;大学生知足充裕、社会信心、成长进步、自我接受4个因子与全国常模之间的差异随着数据收集年份的推移而越来越大;地域因素对大学生主观幸福感无影响。     

智能开发测量技术手段的研究

智能开发一直被广泛关注 ,尤其在教育领域 ,但关于智能开发测量技术手段的相关研究仍是空白 ,本文通过对智能开发测量技术手段的类型、特点、以及关于它与元分析等其它因素的关系和中西方关于这一问题的相关研究介绍 ,使人们对此有一个初步的了解。