Recent research suggests that managers often make strategic decisions in novel situations by utilizing past experiences to reason by analogy. However, there is substantial evidence that decision makers often fail to identify and apply knowledge about one situation to a similarly structured...

This paper focuses on the role of managerial cognition as a source of heterogeneity in firm strategies and performance. We link differences in mental models to differences in decision rules and performance in a management simulation. Our results show more accurate mental models lead to better...

The criterion-related and construct validity of the situational interview (SI) was examined. Both the SI and cognitive ability had predictive validity for the academic performance of managers and professionals (n=75) in an executive MBA course. Only the SI predicted teamplaying behavior assessed...

A method is presented for flexibly modelling longitudinal data that provides insight to a central question in psychology theory: the dependency between personality clas- sification and individual performance behavior. Flexibility is achieved by assuming the regression coefficients of random...

A Research Report from the School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Program Evaluation.

Explains that states considering an AMT as a revenue source need to answer a number of policy questions before undertaking such an approach.

The present research explored the influences of self-efficacy, delinquency, and academic aspirations on the academic achievement of 935 high school students from ten high schools in two Australian capital cities (Brisbane and Perth). It was predicted that while academic and social self-efficacy...