Attribution Theory in Industrial and Organizational Psychology: A Review

Chapter 4 Attribution Theory in Industrial and Organizational Psychology: A Review Mark J. Martinko, Mark J. Martinko Department of Management, the Florida State University, USASearch for more papers by this authorScott C. Douglas, Scott C. Douglas Department of Management, University of Montana, USASearch for more papers by this authorPaul Harvey, Paul Harvey Department of Management, the Florida State University, USASearch for more papers by this author Mark J. Martinko, Mark J. Martinko Department of Management, the Florida State University, USASearch for more papers by this authorScott C. Douglas, Scott C. Douglas Department of Management, University of Montana, USASearch for more papers by this authorPaul Harvey, Paul Harvey Department of Management, the Florida State University, USASearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Gerard P. Hodgkinson, Gerard P. Hodgkinson The University of Leeds, UKSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Kevin Ford, J. Kevin Ford Michigan State University, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 January 2006 https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470696378.ch4Citations: 40 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Summary This chapter contains section titled: The Emergence of Attribution Theory Definition and Construct Measuring Attributions Attributional Biases Individual Differences and Attributions Counterproductive Behavior Leader-Member Interactions Impression Management and Human Resource Management Attributions and Emotions Group and Organizational Level Attributions Emerging Issues Conclusions References References Abraham, I.L. (1985). Causal attributions of depression: Reliability of the causal di-mension scale in research on clinical inference. 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