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Individual

Differences and Behavior in

Organizations

Kevin R. Murphy, Editor Foreword by Sheldon Zedeck

Jossey-Bass Publishers ¢ San Francisco

Copyright © 1996 Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers, 350 SansomeStreet, San Francisco, California 94104.

All rights reserved. No partof this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means,electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission ofthe . publisher. Substantial discounts on bulk quantities ofJossey-Bass booksare available to corporations, professional associations, and other organizations. For details and discount information, contact the special sales departmentat Jossey-Bass Inc.,

Publishers. (415) 433-1740; Fax (800) 605-2665. Forsales outside the United States, please contact your local Simon & Schuster Internationaloffice. Manufactured in the United States of America on LyonsFalls Pathfinder Tradebook.This paperis acid-free and 100 percenttotally chlorine-free. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Individual differences and behavior in organizations / Kevin R. Murphy,editor ; foreword by Sheldon Zedeck. pcm. — (Frontiers of industrial and organizational psychology) “Ajoint publication in the Jossey-Bass business & managementseries and the Jossey-Bass social and behavioral scienceseries.” Includesbibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7879-0174-1 (alk. paper) 1. Organizational behavior. 2. Individual differences. 3. Organizational sociology. I. Murphy, Kevin R. II. Series. III. Series: Jossey-Bass business & managementseries. IV. Series: Jossey-Bass social and behavioral scienceseries. HD58.7.1529 1996 158.7—dc20 96-2586 FIRST EDITION HB Printing

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A Publication Sponsored by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology,Inc. A Division of the American Psychological Association

Other books sponsored bythe Society include: Career Development in Organizations Douglas T. Hall and Associates

Productivity in Organizations John P. Campbell, Richard J. Campbell, and Associates

Training and Development in Organizations Irwin L. Goldstein and Associates

Organizational Climate and Culture Benjamin Schneider, Editor

Work, Families, and Organizations Sheldon Zedeck, Editor

Personnel Selection in Organizations Neal Schmitt, Walter C. Borman, and Associates

Team Effectiveness and Decision Making in Organizations Richard A. Guzzo, EduardoSalas, and Associates

The Changing Nature of Work Ann Howard,Editor

A joint publication in TheJossey-Bass Business