Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

9-2022

Abstract

Although Schneider and Pulakos (2022, p. 2) call for scholars to adopt an “organizational mindset,” which includes “an increased organizational frame of reference on variables of interest,” the authors have overlooked the importance of contextualizing such a mindset. Contextualizing “entails linking observations to a set of relevant facts, events, or points of view that make possible research and theory that form part of a larger whole” (Rousseau & Fried, 2001, p. 1). Contextualizing is essential because it provides a common vernacular that facilitates the valid and reliable extension of the industrial-organizational (I-O) mindset to the study of organizational differences and effectiveness. According to Rousseau and Fried, there are six features scholars and practitioners should consider when contextualizing research. These features are levels, time, representativeness, point of view, range restriction, and construct comparability. By systematically considering the features of contextualizing, scholars can distinguish organizations based on salient characteristics that can influence the behavior of people and shape the relationship among variables (Johns, 2006).

Discipline

Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Organizational Behavior and Theory

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice

Volume

15

Issue

3

First Page

403

Last Page

407

ISSN

1754-9426

Identifier

10.1017/iop.2022.50

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Copyright Owner and License

Authors-CC-BY

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2022.50

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