Opening the black box: Examining the nomological network of work ability and its role in organizational research.

Grant M. Brady; Donald M. Truxillo; David M. Cadiz; Jennifer R. Rineer; David E. Caughlin; Todd Bodner

doi:10.1037/apl0000454

Opening the black box: Examining the nomological network of work ability and its role in organizational research.

Journal of Applied Psychology ◽

10.1037/apl0000454 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 105 (6) ◽

pp. 637-670 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Grant M. Brady ◽

Donald M. Truxillo ◽

David M. Cadiz ◽

Jennifer R. Rineer ◽

David E. Caughlin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Work Ability ◽

Black Box ◽

Nomological Network ◽

Organizational Research

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Supplemental Material for Opening the Black Box: Examining the Nomological Network of Work Ability and Its Role in Organizational Research

Journal of Applied Psychology ◽

10.1037/apl0000454.supp ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Work Ability ◽

Black Box ◽

Nomological Network ◽

Organizational Research

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Integrating Work Ability into the Organizational Science Literature: Advancing Theory and Developing the Nomological Network

10.15760/etd.6888 ◽

2000 ◽

Author(s):

Grant Brady

Keyword(s):

Work Ability ◽

Science Literature ◽

Nomological Network ◽

Organizational Science

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The Chicken or the Egg? Causal Inference in Entrepreneurial Orientation–Performance Research

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice ◽

10.1177/1042258720976368 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 104225872097636

Author(s):

Brian S. Anderson ◽

Jens Schueler ◽

Matthias Baum ◽

William J. Wales ◽

Vishal K. Gupta

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽

Convincing Evidence ◽

Causal Relationships ◽

Nomological Network ◽

Organizational Research ◽

Causal Understanding ◽

Design Considerations ◽

Research Designs ◽

Performance Research

While entrepreneurial orientation (EO) correlates with many organizational phenomena, we lack convincing evidence of causal relationships within EO’s nomological network. We explore the challenges to establishing causal relationships with a systematic review of EO–performance research. We then use a simulation to illustrate how popular research designs in EO research limit our ability to make causal claims. We conclude by outlining the research design considerations to move from associational to causal EO–performance research. Our message is that while experiments may not be practical or feasible in many areas of organizational research, including EO, scholars can nevertheless move towards causal understanding.

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