Many theoretical frameworks assume that increasing organizational experience will produce convergence in problems, outcomes and activities. In this paper, we present three curiosities from field research in which increasing experience apparently generated more, not less, variability. We suggest...

The authors examine the consequences of workplace discipline practices involving the use of last chance agreements (LCAs)-contracts governing the non-arbitral reinstatement of discharged employees. Using data from one manufacturing firm's 15-year experience with LCAs, they explore the impact of...

The authors examine the consequences of workplace discipline practices involving the use of last chance agreements (LCAs)—contracts governing the non-arbitral reinstatement of discharged employees. Using data from one manufacturing firm's 15-year experience with LCAs, they explore the...

Seeking to explain mixed empirical findings regarding the buffering effect of social support on work-based stress-strain relations, we posit that whether an increase in the level of support received buffers or exacerbates the harmful effects of workload on employee health and well-being is...

Via three studies of varying methodologies designed to complement and build upon each other, we examine how supervisory ethical leadership is associated with employees’ reporting unethical conduct within the organization (i.e., internal whistle-blowing). We also examine whether the positive...