Abstract
A meta‐analysis of the effects on worker productivity of 11 types of psychologically based organizational interventions showed that such programs, on average, raised worker productivity by nearly one‐half standard deviation. The strength of effects was found to vary by type of intervention, criterion of productivity, contextual factors in organizations, and features of research design. Also discussed in the paper are comparisons of conclusions reached through meta‐analysis versus traditional methods of literature review.
Keywords
ProductivityMeta-analysisPsychologyPsychological interventionIntervention (counseling)Standard deviationApplied psychologySocial psychologyStatisticsEconomicsEconomic growthMathematics
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- 38
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- 275-291
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Richard A. Guzzo,
RICHARD D. JETTE,
Raymond A. Katzell
(1985).
THE EFFECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICALLY BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ON WORKER PRODUCTIVITY: A META‐ANALYSIS.
Personnel Psychology
, 38
(2)
, 275-291.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.1985.tb00547.x
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- 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1985.tb00547.x