The aim of the talk is to generate a debate on the role of time within the organizational behavior (OB) field (although its contents apply to related management disciplines, such as strategy, consumer behavior, etc … ).
More specifically, OB scholars have widely studied subjective experiences at work that are dynamic in their nature. This is the case of constructs like well-being, satisfaction, etc. that have been shown to fluctuate even in very short time frames (for example, daily level variations). Those fluctuations have been related to other constructs that are considered as stable (or at least, less dynamic), like personal traits (optimism, perseverance, extroversion etc …) or job design characteristics (like job autonomy, etc.). From a methodological point of view, understanding how such phenomena relate and how they evolve over time is challenge that requires a longitudinal approach. While longitudinal research is becoming increasingly common (specially diary studies, and other intensive longitudinal designs), recent methodological calls in the literature are showing how a) researchers are not properly capturing time evolution and b) that a more complex temporal approach is needed for the advancement of the field. Based on different empirical examples, this talk will show some methodological challenges and opportunities to appropriately measure and understand dynamic organizational processes over time.
A cargo de:
Mirko Antino
Conferencista
Mirko Antino is an Associate Professor of Research Methods at the Department of Psychobiology and Methodology for Behavioral Sciences, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He received his PhD in Psychology at the same University in 2010.
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