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Overview

L. A. Witt is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their recent research contributions span several areas within psychology and organizational studies, focusing on moral, social, and emotional aspects of behavior in workplace and leadership contexts.

The scientist's recent published papers include:

  • Equipping soldiers to benefit from goal-focused leadership: The moderating effects of non-discriminatory leader behaviors and workgroup cohesion, 2021, Military Psychology
  • Enhancing engagement in workplace belonging efforts: Why moral processes matter, 2025, Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • IOP volume 14 issue 3 Cover and Front matter, 2021, Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Rethinking The Modern Workspace - Healthy Workers and Expanded Realities, 2023, Academy of Management Proceedings

Frequent co-authors collaborating with L. A. Witt are:

  • Lars U. Johnson
  • Dustin Maneethai
  • Leanne Atwater
  • Sara Jansen Perry
  • Daniel P. McDonald

Their work has been published primarily in the following venues:

  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Military Psychology
  • Academy of Management Proceedings

L. A. Witt's research intersects multiple subfields including:

  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Ethics in Business and Education
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports

Best Publications

  • Interactive effects of personality and perceptions of the work situation on workplace deviance.

    Amy E. Colbert;Michael K. Mount;James K. Harter;L. A. Witt

  • Servant leaders inspire servant followers: Antecedents and outcomes for employees and the organization

    Emily M. Hunter;Mitchell J. Neubert;Sara Jansen Perry;L.A. Witt

  • The interactive effects of conscientiousness and agreeableness on job performance.

    L. A. Witt;Lisa A. Burke;Murray R. Barrick;Michael K. Mount

  • Interaction of social skill and general mental ability on job performance and salary.

    Gerald R. Ferris;L. A. Witt;Wayne A. Hochwarter

  • The interactive effect of leader-member exchange and communication frequency on performance ratings

    K. Michele Kacmar;L. A. Witt;Suzanne Zivnuska;Stanley Morris Gully

  • The Role of Participation in Decision-Making in the Organizational Politics-Job Satisfaction Relationship

    L. A. Witt;Martha C. Andrews;K. Michele Kacmar

  • Gender and the relationship between perceived fairness of pay or promotion and job satisfaction.

    L A Witt;L G Nye

  • The work-family interface and job performance: moderating effects of conscientiousness and perceived organizational support.

    L. A. Witt;Dawn S. Carlson

  • The interaction of social skill and organizational support on job performance.

    Wayne A. Hochwarter;L. A. Witt;Darren C. Treadway;Gerald R. Ferris

  • Enhancing organizational goal congruence: A solution to organizational politics.

    L. A. Witt

  • Social skill as moderator of the conscientiousness-performance relationship: convergent results across four studies.

    L. A. Witt;Gerald R. Ferris

  • An examination of the curvilinear relationship between leader–member exchange and intent to turnover

    Kenneth J. Harris;K. Michele Kacmar;L. A. Witt

  • Perceptions of organizational politics as a moderator of the relationship between conscientiousness and job performance.

    W A Hochwarter;L A Witt;K M Kacmar

  • A review of personality and performance: Identifying boundaries, contingencies, and future research directions

    Lisa M. Penney;Emily David;L.A. Witt

  • Interactive effects of personality and organizational politics on contextual performance

    L. A. Witt;K. Michele Kacmar;Dawn S. Carlson;Suzanne Zivnuska

  • When Conscientiousness Isn’t Enough: Emotional Exhaustion and Performance Among Call Center Customer Service Representatives

    L. A. Witt;Martha C. Andrews;Dawn S. Carlson

  • Dimensionality and Construct Validity of the Perceptions of Organizational Politics Scale (Pops)

    Lendell G. Nye;L. A. Witt

  • Interactive effects of impression management and organizational politics on job performance

    Suzanne Zivnuska;K. Michele Kacmar;L. A. Witt;Dawn S. Carlson

  • Incremental Validity of Empirically Keyed Biodata Scales over GMA and the Five Factor Personality Constructs

    Michael K. Mount;L. A. Witt;Murray R. Barrick

  • The role of age in the perceptions of politics--job performance relationship: a three-study constructive replication.

    Darren C. Treadway;Gerald R. Ferris;Wayne Hochwarter;Pamela Perrewé

  • RESEARCH REPORTS The Interactive Effects of Conscientiousness and Agreeableness on Job Performance

    L. A. Witt;Lisa A. Burke;Murray R. Barrick;Michael K. Mount

Frequent Co-Authors

K. Michele Kacmar
K. Michele Kacmar Texas State University
Dawn S. Carlson
Dawn S. Carlson Baylor University
Gerald R. Ferris
Gerald R. Ferris Florida State University
Murray R. Barrick
Murray R. Barrick Texas A&M University
Michael K. Mount
Michael K. Mount University of Iowa
Darren C. Treadway
Darren C. Treadway University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Paul E. Spector
Paul E. Spector University of South Florida
Kenneth J. Harris
Kenneth J. Harris Indiana University
Pamela L. Perrewé
Pamela L. Perrewé Florida State University

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