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Overview

Richard P. DeShon is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research spans diverse areas within psychology and social sciences, focusing on understanding the dynamics of teams, social networks, and decision-making processes.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Within these domains, DeShon's work extends into several subfields such as:

  • Social Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Their research topics cover areas like:

  • Team Dynamics and Performance
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Complex Systems and Decision Making
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Social Capital and Networks
  • Social Representations and Identity
  • Resilience and Mental Health

DeShon has contributed to articles in several academic journals, including the following publication venues:

  • Small Group Research
  • Organizational Research Methods
  • Psychological Methods
  • Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by DeShon are:

  • Exploring the Dynamic Team Cohesion-Performance and Coordination-Performance Relationships of Newly Formed Teams, 2020, Small Group Research
  • A tutorial on Bollen and Brand's approach to modeling dynamics while attending to dynamic panel bias, 2021, Psychological Methods
  • Evaluating Interdependence in Workgroups: A Network-Based Method, 2022, Organizational Research Methods
  • What is the critical mass of help? A potential resolution to a paradox on citizenship and organizational performance, 2020, Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Christopher Dishop
  • Michael T. Braun
  • Steve W. J. Kozlowski
  • Tara A. Brown
  • Daniel J. Griffin

Best Publications

  • Detecting and Deterring Insufficient Effort Responding to Surveys

    Jason L. Huang;Paul G. Curran;Jessica Keeney;Elizabeth M. Poposki

  • A Motivated Action Theory Account of Goal Orientation.

    Richard P. DeShon;Jennifer Z. Gillespie

  • Climate perceptions matter: a meta-analytic path analysis relating molar climate, cognitive and affective states, and individual level work outcomes.

    Jennifer Z. Carr;Aaron M. Schmidt;J. Kevin Ford;Richard P. DeShon

  • A multiple-goal, multilevel model of feedback effects on the regulation of individual and team performance.

    Richard P. DeShon;Steve W. J. Kozlowski;Aaron M. Schmidt;Karen R. Milner

  • The assessment of goal commitment: A measurement model meta-analysis.

    Howard J. Klein;Michael J. Wesson;John R. Hollenbeck;Patrick M. Wright

  • The Use of Impression Management Tactics in Structured Interviews: A Function of Question Type?

    Aleksander P. J. Ellis;Bradley J. West;Ann Marie Ryan;Richard P. DeShon

  • Reactions to cognitive ability tests: the relationships between race, test performance, face validity perceptions, and test-taking motivation.

    David Chan;Neal Schmitt;Richard P. DeShon;Cathy S. Clause

  • What to do? The effects of discrepancies, incentives, and time on dynamic goal prioritization.

    Aaron M. Schmidt;Richard P. DeShon

  • A Cautionary Note on Measurement Error Corrections in Structural Equation Models

    Richard P. DeShon

  • The Moderating Effects of Performance Ambiguity on the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Performance

    Aaron M. Schmidt;Richard P. DeShon

  • INTERRATER CORRELATIONS DO NOT ESTIMATE THE RELIABILITY OF JOB PERFORMANCE RATINGS

    Kevin R. Murphy;Richard Deshon

  • Understanding pretest and posttest reactions to cognitive ability and personality tests

    David Chan;Neal Schmitt;Joshua M. Sacco;Richard P. DeShon

  • A tale of two tasks: reversing the self-regulatory resource depletion effect.

    Patrick D. Converse;Richard P. DeShon

  • Mediational Inferences in Organizational Research Then, Now, and Beyond

    John E. Mathieu;Richard P. DeShon;Donald D. Bergh

  • Verbal overshadowing effects on Raven's advanced progressive matrices: Evidence for multidimensional performance determinants

    Richard P. DeShon;David Chan;Daniel A. Weissbein

  • A Psychological Fidelity Approach to Simulation-Based Training: Theory, Research, and Principles

    Steve W. J. Kozlowski;Richard P. DeShon

  • A Process Model of Goal Orientation and Feedback Seeking

    Guihyun Grace Park;Aaron M. Schmidt;Christine Scheu;Richard P. Deshon

  • Twilight of dawn or of evening? A century of research methods in the Journal of Applied Psychology.

    Jose M. Cortina;Herman Aguinis;Richard P. DeShon

  • The motivating potential of teams: Test and extension of Chen and Kanfer's (2006) cross-level model of motivation in teams

    Gilad Chen;Ruth Kanfer;Richard P. DeShon;John E. Mathieu

  • Does self-regulation require cognitive resources? Evaluation of resource allocation models of goal setting.

    Richard P. DeShon;Kenneth G. Brown;Jennifer L. Greenis

Frequent Co-Authors

Steve W. J. Kozlowski
Steve W. J. Kozlowski University of South Florida
David Chan
David Chan Singapore Management University
Neal Schmitt
Neal Schmitt Michigan State University
Alexander von Eye
Alexander von Eye Michigan State University
John E. Mathieu
John E. Mathieu University of Connecticut
Jose M. Cortina
Jose M. Cortina Virginia Commonwealth University
Thomas H. Carr
Thomas H. Carr Michigan State University
Howard J. Klein
Howard J. Klein The Ohio State University
J. Kevin Ford
J. Kevin Ford Michigan State University
Ann Marie Ryan
Ann Marie Ryan Michigan State University

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