Interactional Psychology and Research on Human Behavior in Organizations

Interactional psychology emphasizes continuous, multidirectional interaction between person and situation characteristics. This perspective suggests that organizational behavior researchers should focus more attention on person factors that might be expected to mediate the effects of situation facto...

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Published inThe Academy of Management review Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 569 - 576
Main Author Terborg, James R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Briarcliff Manor Academy of Management 01.10.1981
Subjects
Behavioral sciences
Cognitive psychology
Conceptualization
Human resource management
Interactionism
Organization theory
Organizational behavior
Personality psychology
Psychological research
Psychology
Research design
Self esteem
Social interaction
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Summary:Interactional psychology emphasizes continuous, multidirectional interaction between person and situation characteristics. This perspective suggests that organizational behavior researchers should focus more attention on person factors that might be expected to mediate the effects of situation factors, and vice versa. It also encourages a less restricted interpretation of an interaction, which can mean non-additivity, differential validity, overlapping main effects, reciprocal influence, and cognitive sense making of experience.
ISSN:0363-7425
1930-3807
DOI:10.2307/257635