Kristin's Thoughts (As of January 19, new posts)

Refereed Publications

Kamery, R. H., Prien, K. O., & Pits, S. T.  (in press).   From rags to riches to rags: The rise and fall of Social Darwinism in the late 19^th century.  Journal of Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues. 

Gamble, L. G., Jr., Prien, E. P., Burke, T., Prien, K. O., & Goodstein, L. D. (2007).  A study of the Test of Supervisory Skills.   Psychological Reports, 100, 177-182.

 Prien, K. O., Pitts, S. T., & Kamery, R. H.  (2004). Job satisfaction in older workers: the case of a garment manufacturing company in northwest Arkansas.  Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications & Conflict, 8(1), 35-46.

 Prien, E. P., Prien, K.O., & Gamble, L. G.  (2004).  Perspectives on nonconventional job analysis methodologies.  Journal of Business and Psychology, 18(3),337-348.

 Prien, K. O., & Prien, E. P.  (2003).  A prescribed employee fitness program and job related attitudes.  Psychological Reports, 93, 153-159.

 Prien, K. O., Prien, E. P., & Wooten, W. A.  (2003). Interrater reliability in job analysis: Differences in strategy and perspective.  Public Personnel Management, 32(1), 125-141.

 Tu, H., Sullivan, S. E., Prien, K. O., & Kim, S. Y.  (2002).   International job opportunities: Are managers willing and ready for the challenge? Global Business and Finance Review, 7(2). 

Arnold, D. E., Ringquist, J. J., & Prien, K. O.  (1999).  Reducing the cycle time of training and development in organizations.  Cycle Time Research, 5(1), 21-30.

Renn, R. W., & Prien, K. O.  (1995).  Employee responses to performance feedback from the task:  A field study of the moderating effects of global self-esteem.  Group and Organization Management, 20(3), 337-354.

Other Publications

Prien, E. P., & Prien, K. O.  (2008).  The consultant as mentor: The mentor’s role in working with junior-level researchers or practitioners.  In W. C. Borman and J. W. Hedge (eds.), The I/O Consultant: Advice and insights for building a successful career.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Prien, E. P., Schippmann, J.S., & Prien, K. O. (2003). Individual assessment: As practiced in industry & consulting.  Mahwah, NJ:  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Prien, K. O., & Prien, E. P.  (2001).  [Review of Belbin Team-Roles Self-Perception Inventory].  In B. S. Plake, J. C. Impara, & L. L. Murphy (Eds.), The Fourteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook.  Lincoln, NE: The Buros Institute of Mental Measurements and The University of Nebraska Press.

Taylor, R. R., & Prien, K. O.  (June, 1998).  Preventing employee theft:  A behavioral approach.  Business Perspectives, 10(4), pp. 9-13.   [Published by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research / Center for Manpower Studies, The University of Memphis].

Bhagat, R. S., & Prien, K. O.  (1996).  Cross-cultural training in organizational contexts: Current trends and directions for future research.  In R. S. Bhagat and D. Landis (eds.), Handbook of intercultural training (2nd ed.).  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications

Conference Proceedings

Busija, E. C. & Prien, K. O.  (2007).  Cohesion in founding teams: Friendship may be hazardous to your new venture’s health.  Abstracts: International Council for Small Business, 52^nd World Conference, Turku, Finland, June 2007.

Kamery, R. H., Peyton, R. M., Pitts, S. T., & Prien, K. O.  (2003) .  The trend toward child provider care in the 21^st century.  Proceedings:  Allied Academies National Conference (Family Business), Las Vegas, NV, October, 2003.

Kamery, R. H., Hood, F. E., Pitts, S. T., & Prien, K. O.  (2003) .  The Brazilian opportunity: The introduction of gift wrap into the market.  Proceedings:  Allied Academies National Internet Conference (International Business), Cullowhee, NC, July, 2003.

Prien, K. O., Pitts, S. T., & Kamery, R. H.  (2003).  Job satisfaction in older workers.  Proceedings:  Allied Academies National Conference (Organizational Culture, Communication & Conflict), Tunica, MS, April 9-12, 2003.

Prien, K. O., Pitts, S. T., & Kamery, R. H.  (2003).  The rise and fall of Social Darwinism in the late 19^th century. Proceedings: Allied Academies National Conference (Organizational Culture, Communication & Conflict), Tunica, MS, April 9-12, 2003.

Prien, K. O., Taylor, R. R., Renn, R. W., & Janz, B.  (2000). The effect of cooperative learning, cohesion, and commitment on team performance. Proceedings of the Forty-Second Annual Meeting, Southwest Academy of Management.

Tu, H., & Prien, K. O.  (1997).  International job opportunities: Are managers willing and ready for the challenge? Included in the Electronic Proceedings of the 1997 Meeting, Midwest Academy of Management. 

Prien, K. O., Busija, E. C., & Taylor, R.R.  (1997).  Employee attitudes and perceived importance of an ESOP plan. Included in the Electronic Proceedings of the 1997 Meeting, Midwest Academy of Management. 

Prien, K. O., Busija, E. C, & Taylor, R. R.  (1996).  Succession in the family business as an organizational change.  Proceedings of the 1996 Meeting, Southern Management Association. 

Harveston, P. D., Taylor, R. R., & Prien, K. O.  (1996).   Leader-member exchange: An examination of the relationship between doctoral students and professors.  Proceedings of the 1996 Meeting, Southern Management Association.

Busija, E. C., & Prien, K. O.  (1996).  Hyperturbulence as a source of managerial innovation.  Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting, Southwest Academy of Management.

Prien, K. O.  (1996).  Job analysis as a catalyst for organizational change. Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting, Southwest Academy of Management. 

Prien, K. O., Boyd, N., & Taylor, R. R.  (1996).  Can leaders and subordinates be friends?  The antecedents of leader subordinate friendship. Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting, Southwest Academy of Management.

 Prien, K. O.  (1995).  Taxonomies and classification systems in management: Defining organizational species. Proceedings of the 1995 Annual Meeting, Southern Management Association.

Conference Presentations

Busija, E. C., Taylor, R. R., & Prien, K. O.  (2007).  Friendship in the founding entrepreneurial team: Creating fortune or courting folly?.  Presented at the 2007 National Academy of Management conference, Philadelphia, PA, Entrepreneurship Division, August, 2007.

Prien, K. O., Lawrence, R. C., Wooten, W. A., & Prien, E. P.  (2002).  Gender and management work: Differences in job perceptions in a gender-stereotyped occupational area.  Presented at the 2002 International Personnel Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC) conference, New Orleans, LA, June 30-July 3, 2002.

Wooten, W. W., & Prien, K. O.  (2001).  Gender bias in mechanical comprehension measurement: A question of experience.  Presented at the 2001 conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA April 27-29, 2001.

Prien, K. O., Prien, E. P., & Wooten, W. A.  (2000). Interrater Reliability in Job Analysis: Differences in Strategy and Perspective. Presented at the 2000 International Personnel Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC) conference, Arlington, VA, June 3-7, 2000.

Wooten, W. A., Prien, E. P., & Prien, K. O.  (2000).  The Development of an Integrated Job Task and Competency Model for Clerical Occupations.  Presented at the 2000 International     Personnel Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC) conference, Arlington, VA, June 3-7, 2000.

Prien, E. P., Hicks, J. A., & Prien, K. O.  (1999).  Tutorial: Individual Assessment.  Presented at the 1999 International Personnel Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC) conference, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, June 9, 1999.

Taylor, R. R., O’Reilly, D., & Prien, K. O.  (1998).  Religion and work values: Protestant and Catholic work ethics.  Paper presented at Allied Academies National Conference, Academy of Strategic and Organizational Leadership, Myrtle Beach, SC, April 1998.

Prien, E. P., & Prien, K. O.  (1998).  Predicting sales and customer relations performance: Does gender matter?  Presented at the symposium, Personality Tests in Personnel Selection: The Use of Gender-Based Norms, at the 1998 meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX, April, 1998.

Prien, K. O., Lemons, M., & Danehower, V. C.  (1997).  An integrated examination of the effect of gender on human resource ratings .  Presented at the 1997 National Academy of Management conference, Boston, Massachusetts, Women in Management Division, August, 1997.

Desai, A. B., & Prien, K. O.  (1995).  Leader-member friendship: The effect of individual attributes and perceptions.  Presented at the 1995 meeting of the Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management, Seattle, WA, October, 1995.

Martin, D. F., & Prien, K. O.  (1995).  Fairness in testing:  A factor analytic approach to cultural equivalence.  Presented at the 1995 Western Academy of Management conference, San Diego, California, April 1995.

Renn, R. W., & Prien, K. O.  (1994).  Employee responses to performance feedback:  A field study of the moderating effects of self-esteem.  Presented at the 1994 National Academy of Management conference, Dallas, Texas, Human Resource Division, August, 1994.

Prien, K. O., & Bhagat, R.  (1994).  The work ethic in a cross-cultural perspective.  Presented at the XII International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Pamplona, Spain, July 1994.