University of Alabama

About: University of Alabama is a education organization based out in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 27323 authors who have published 48609 publications receiving 1565337 citations. The organization is also known as: Alabama & Bama.

Does human capital matter? A meta-analysis of the relationship between human capital and firm performance.

Abstract: Theory at both the micro and macro level predicts that investments in superior human capital generate better firm-level performance. However, human capital takes time and money to develop or acquire, which potentially offsets its positive benefits. Indeed, extant tests appear equivocal regarding its impact. To clarify what is known, we meta-analyzed effects drawn from 66 studies of the human capital-firm performance relationship and investigated 3 moderators suggested by resource-based theory. We found that human capital relates strongly to performance, especially when the human capital in question is not readily tradable in labor markets and when researchers use operational performance measures that are not subject to profit appropriation. Our results suggest that managers should invest in programs that increase and retain firm-specific human capital.

Criminal Justice and Behavior An Editorial Retrospective

Abstract: Official Publication of the International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology www.ia4cfp.org Philip R. Magaletta, Federal Bureau of Prisons Douglas B. Marlowe, University of Pennsylvania Mary McMurran, University of Nottingham, UK Edwin I. Megargee, Florida State University Holly A. Miller, Sam Houston State University Robert Morgan, Texas Tech University David Nussbaum, University of Toronto Scarborough; Ontario Shores, Whitby Randy Otto, University of South Florida Christina A. Pietz, U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners Devon Polaschek, Victoria University of Wellington Richard E. Redding, Chapman University Marnie E. Rice, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care Richard Rogers, University of North Texas R. Barry Ruback, Pennsylvania State University Randall T. Salekin, University of Alabama Jeffrey Sandler, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene David J. Simourd, Aces Inc., Kingston, Ontario Brent Snook, Memorial University of Newfoundland Tony Toneatto, University of Toronto Glenn D. Walters, Kutztown University Jennifer Wareham, Wayne State University Stephen Wormith, University of Saskatchewan Michael G. Aamodt, Radford University Curt R. Bartol, Glenville, New York Kevin M. Beaver, Florida State University Craig Bennell, Carleton University Guy Bourgon, Public Safety Canada Stanley L. Brodsky, University of Alabama Barry R. Burkhart, Auburn University David DeMatteo, Drexel University Naomi J. Freeman, New York State Office of Mental Health David S. Glenwick, Fordham University Alan M. Goldstein, John Jay College of Criminal Justice J. Thomas Grisso, University of Massachusetts R. Karl Hanson, Public Safety Canada Robert D. Hare, University of British Columbia Kirk Heilbrun, Drexel University Jaime Henderson, Temple University Robert Homant, University of Detroit–Mercy Kayleen Islam-Zwart, Eastern Washington University J. B. Kingree, Clemson University Calvin M. Langton, University of Toronto Arthur J. Lurigio, Loyola University BOOK REVIEW EDITOR: Joseph Eastwood ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Jody L. Sundt MANAGING EDITOR: Margaret J. Freeland Braun EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Breanna Schlingheyde FOUNDING EDITOR: Stanley L. Brodsky

Much ado about grit: A meta-analytic synthesis of the grit literature.

Abstract: Grit has been presented as a higher order personality trait that is highly predictive of both success and performance and distinct from other traits such as conscientiousness. This paper provides a meta-analytic review of the grit literature with a particular focus on the structure of grit and the relation between grit and performance, retention, conscientiousness, cognitive ability, and demographic variables. Our results based on 584 effect sizes from 88 independent samples representing 66,807 individuals indicate that the higher order structure of grit is not confirmed, that grit is only moderately correlated with performance and retention, and that grit is very strongly correlated with conscientiousness. We also find that the perseverance of effort facet has significantly stronger criterion validities than the consistency of interest facet and that perseverance of effort explains variance in academic performance even after controlling for conscientiousness. In aggregate our results suggest that interventions designed to enhance grit may only have weak effects on performance and success, that the construct validity of grit is in question, and that the primary utility of the grit construct may lie in the perseverance facet. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)