¶ … Meta-Analysis Stages and Practices
(based on Figure 1, p. 307, Kirca & Yaprak, 2010)
The Causal Relation Between Job Attitudes and Performance:
A Meta-Analysis of Panel Studies
How Important Are Job Attitudes? Meta-Analytic Comparisons Of Integrative Behavioral Outcomes And Time Sequences
Formulate problem
Identify and read relevant theoretical and empirical articles
studies were utilized.
Contextual performance and focal performance were the two main factors on which the studies were based
Identify important, common variables, study, and measurement characteristics to assess
The two variables being studied were job attitudes and job performance
Job attitudes were linked to different factors that came under the category of contextual and focal performance
Identify contradictory findings
Decide on meta-analysis objectives
To fill the gap between the relationship of these two factors.
To fill the gap between the relationships of these two factors.
Develop preliminary theoretical framework
Job attitudes were defined as a person's affective and cognitive evaluation of their job.
Meta-analytic correlation matrix was used
2. Collect Data
Conduct key-word database searches
Search terms used were satisfaction, commitment, work or job organization.
Search terms were job satisfaction, absence, lateness, contextual and focal performance
Search references of key studies
The Databases studied were ABI/Inform, Business Source Premier, PsycINFO and Web of Science.
The Databases studied were ABI/Inform, Business Source Premier, PsycINFO and Web of Science.
Manually search relevant publications
Lists of studies including previous meta analysis, qualitative review on satisfaction, commitment, and performance were checked.
Lists of studies including previous meta analysis, qualitative review on satisfaction, commitment, and performance were checked.
Solicit studies from key researchers
Colleagues who searched this area were requested. Furthermore, a request for unpublished data through mailing list of German association of industrial and organization psychologists was also sent.
Previous studies were used
Post requests for articles and working papers on academic list-serves
A request for unpublished data was posted on the page of Society for Industries and Organizational Psychology.
Develop elimination criteria
Studies that took place in classrooms, sports teams or artificial environments were excluded.
Identify common metrics across studies (e.g. correlation coefficient)
Single and joint correlations for commitment and satisfaction.
Correlations between different criteria, job satisfaction and job attitude
Identify key substantial and methodological study characteristics
This was not done in the study
This was not mentioned
Prepare coding form and manual
This was done
This was done
Code each study
This was done
This was done
Prepare database and check for errors
Hunter and Schmidt's chi test was used
Hunter and Schmidt's chi test was used
4. Analyze Data
Conduct univariate analysis of mean effect sizes
As mentioned above, analysis was done of the two job attitudes: commitment and satisfaction and of job satisfaction as well.
The analysis was bivariate
Search for moderators using bivariate analysis of effect sizes
Search for moderators using multivariate analysis of effect sizes
Construct and analyze the meta-analytical correlation matrix to test theory
This was carried out.
This was carried out
5. Interpret and discuss
Report univariate and bivariate findings using tables and figures
This was also done.
This was done
Make detailed recommendations for future research based on the findings
The recommendations were that more studies need to be done to figure out the causal relationship between the two variables.
Article 1 critique
Article Name: The Causal Relation Between Job Attitudes and Performance: A Meta-Analysis of Panel Studies
Critique
The author of this meta-analysis did put in a lot of effort for the collection of different studies. Both published and unpublished studies were included in this Meta analysis. First, electronic databases were searched for published and unpublished dissertation. Both of these electronic databases revolved around business and psychology subjects. Furthermore, studies were also taken from researches who were studying this area of interest. Requests were mailed and posted for researchers to provide their data on this topic. The inclusion…
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