Methodological Challenges and Advances in Managerial and Organizational Cognition

New Horizons in Managerial and Organizational Cognition

Methodological Challenges and Advances in Managerial and Organizational Cognition

Edited By

Robert J. Galavan

Maynooth University, Ireland

Kristian J. Sund

Roskilde University, Denmark

Gerard P. Hodgkinson

The University of Manchester, UK

United Kingdom – North America – Japan India – Malaysia – China

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First edition 2018

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ISSN: 2397-5210 (Series)

List of Contributorsvii
Chapter 1Exploring Methods in Managerial and Organizational Cognition: Advances, Controversies, and Contributions 
 Gerard P. Hodgkinson, Kristian J. Sund and Robert J. Galavan1
Chapter 2Modeling Affect and Cognition: Opportunities and Challenges for Managerial and Organizational Cognition 
 Mark P. Healey, Mercedes Bleda and Adrien Querbes23
Chapter 3An Open-Ended Interview Approach for Studying Cognition and Emotion in Organizations 
 Timo O. Vuori59
Chapter 4Methodological Issues in Leadership Training Research: In Pursuit of Causality 
 Robin Martin, Olga Epitropaki and Laurie O’Broin73
Chapter 5Policy-Capturing: An Ingenious Technique for Exploring the Cognitive Bases of Work-Related Decisions 
 Karen Nokes and Gerard P. Hodgkinson95
Chapter 6To Grasp Cognition in Action, Combine Behavioral Experiments with Protocol Analysis 
 Charlotte Reypens and Sheen S. Levine123
Chapter 7Causal Mapping in Practice with CMAP3 
 Mauri Laukkanen147
Chapter 8Quantitative Measures of Cognitive Map Structure: Probability Distributions Derived by Monte Carlo Simulation 
 Gail P. Clarkson and Mike A. Kelly175
Chapter 9Re-Examining What We “Anticipate” in a Constructed World 
 Robert P. Wright219
Chapter 10Neuroscience Methods: A Framework for Managerial and Organizational Cognition 
 Sebastiano Massaro241
Chapter 11How Do Managers Really Think? Using Think Aloud and fMRI to Take a Closer Look at Managerial Cognition 
 Daniella Laureiro-Martinez279
Chapter 12Rolling the Dice: What Methodological Choices Maximize Chances for Publication in Premier Strategic Management Journals? 
 Xinran Wang and Rhonda K. Reger315
 Author Biographies345
 Index353
Mercedes BledaThe University of Manchester, UK
Gail P. ClarksonThe University of Leeds, UK
Olga EpitropakiDurham University, UK
Robert J. GalavanMaynooth University, Ireland
Mark P. HealeyThe University of Manchester, UK
Gerard P. HodgkinsonThe University of Manchester, UK
Mike A. KellyMandrake Technology, UK
Mauri LaukkanenUniversity of Eastern Finland, Finland
Daniella Laureiro-MartinezETH Zurich, Switzerland
Sheen S. LevineThe University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Robin MartinThe University of Manchester, UK
Sebastiano MassaroThe University of Warwick, UK
Karen NokesThe University of Manchester, UK
Laurie O’BroinUniversity of Surrey, UK
Adrien QuerbesThe University of Manchester, UK
Rhonda K. RegerUniversity of Missouri, USA
Charlotte ReypensThe University of Warwick, UK
Kristian J. SundRoskilde University, Denmark
Timo O. VuoriAalto University, Finland
Xinran WangUniversity of Missouri, USA
Robert P. WrightHong Kong Polytechnic University, China