Professor Nadin Beckmann's Outputs (66)

Small group learning: Do group members' implicit theories of ability make a difference? (2012)
Journal Article
Beckmann, N., Wood, R., Minbashian, A., & Tabernero, C. (2012). Small group learning: Do group members' implicit theories of ability make a difference?. Learning and Individual Differences, 22(5), 624-631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2012.06.007

We examined the impact of members' implicit theories of ability on group learning and the mediating role of several group process variables, such as goal-setting, effort attributions, and efficacy beliefs. Comparisons were between 15 groups with a st... Read More about Small group learning: Do group members' implicit theories of ability make a difference?.

Integrating the study of within- and between-person variability in personality at work (2011)
Book Chapter
Beckmann, N., Minbashian, A., & Wood, R. (2011). Integrating the study of within- and between-person variability in personality at work. In S. Boag, & N. Tiliopoulos (Eds.), Personality and individual differences : theory, assessment and application. Nova

Research on personality in the workplace has primarily focussed on differences between individuals in their typical thoughts, feelings and behaviours as represented in the five-factor model of personality (McCrae & Costa, 1999). We argue that a withi... Read More about Integrating the study of within- and between-person variability in personality at work.

Appraisals, goal orientation, and emotions while working (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fisher, C., Minbashian, A., Wood, R., & Beckmann, N. (2011, December). Appraisals, goal orientation, and emotions while working. Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Management humor: Asset or liability? (2011)
Journal Article
Wood, R., Beckmann, N., & Rossiter, J. (2011). Management humor: Asset or liability?. Organizational Psychology Review, 1(4), 316-338. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041386611418393

Should managers deliberately employ humor to persuade and motivate staff? A framework is presented for analyzing the role of humor in managerial communications. The framework includes the presenter, recipient, message, and medium and elaborates cogni... Read More about Management humor: Asset or liability?.

The lost individual: On the structure of personality at the within- and between-person levels of analysis. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Beckmann, N., Minbashian, A., & Wood, R. (2010, December). The lost individual: On the structure of personality at the within- and between-person levels of analysis. Presented at 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP), Melbourne, Australia

A matter of framing? Frame-of-reference effects in personality assessment (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bowman, D., Beckmann, N., & Birney, D. (2010, December). A matter of framing? Frame-of-reference effects in personality assessment. Presented at 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP), Melbourne, Australia

It depends how you look at it: On the relationship between neuroticism and conscientiousness at the within- and the between-person levels of analysis (2010)
Journal Article
Beckmann, N., Wood, R., & Minbashian, A. (2010). It depends how you look at it: On the relationship between neuroticism and conscientiousness at the within- and the between-person levels of analysis. Journal of Research in Personality, 44(5), 593-601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2010.07.004

Research on personality structure has primarily focused on patterns of covariation between traits, and less emphasis has been put on the organization of relationships between thoughts, feelings and behaviors as they occur within individuals. Over sev... Read More about It depends how you look at it: On the relationship between neuroticism and conscientiousness at the within- and the between-person levels of analysis.

Task-contingent conscientiousness as a unit of personality at work (2010)
Journal Article
Minbashian, A., Wood, R., & Beckmann, N. (2010). Task-contingent conscientiousness as a unit of personality at work. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95(5), 793-806. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0020016

The present study examined the viability of incorporating task-contingent units into the study of personality at work, using conscientiousness as an illustrative example. We used experience-sampling data from 123 managers to show that (a) momentary c... Read More about Task-contingent conscientiousness as a unit of personality at work.

It depends how you look at it – on the relationship between conscientiousness and neuroticism. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Beckmann, N., Wood, R., & Minbashian, A. (2009, December). It depends how you look at it – on the relationship between conscientiousness and neuroticism. Presented at 8th Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences (ACPID), Sydney, Australia

Frame-of-reference effects in the measurement of personality: Evidence from self- and peer ratings in a management sample (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bowman, D., & Beckmann, N. (2009, December). Frame-of-reference effects in the measurement of personality: Evidence from self- and peer ratings in a management sample. Presented at 8th Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences (ACPID), Sydney, Australia

Accuracy feedback in dynamic testing (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Beckmann, N., Beckmann, J., & Elliott, J. (2009, December). Accuracy feedback in dynamic testing. Presented at European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Contingent beliefs as predictors of within-person variation in conscientiousness at work (2009)
Journal Article
Minbashian, A., Wood, R., & Beckmann, N. (2009). Contingent beliefs as predictors of within-person variation in conscientiousness at work. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2009(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2009.44256425

The article focuses on contingent beliefs that can predict the within-person variations of personality which affect conscientiousness in the workplace. Evaluation is based three psychological aspects of job performance which are task importance, task... Read More about Contingent beliefs as predictors of within-person variation in conscientiousness at work.

Self-confidence and performance goal orientation interactively predict performance in a reasoning test with accuracy feedback (2009)
Journal Article
Beckmann, N., Beckmann, J., & Elliott, J. (2009). Self-confidence and performance goal orientation interactively predict performance in a reasoning test with accuracy feedback. Learning and Individual Differences, 19(2), 277-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2008.09.008

This study takes an individual differences' perspective on performance feedback effects in psychometric testing. A total of 105 students in a mainstream secondary school in North East England undertook a cognitive ability test on two occasions. In on... Read More about Self-confidence and performance goal orientation interactively predict performance in a reasoning test with accuracy feedback.

The effects of work-related situational cues on intra-individual variation in the emotional and motivational states of managers (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Minbashian, A., Beckmann, N., & Wood, R. (2008, December). The effects of work-related situational cues on intra-individual variation in the emotional and motivational states of managers. Presented at 29th International Congress of Psychology (ICP), Berlin, Germany

Accuracy feedback in cognitive ability testing (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Beckmann, N., Beckmann, J., & Elliott, J. (2008, December). Accuracy feedback in cognitive ability testing. Presented at Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association (APERA), Singapore

Mediation testing in management research: A review and proposals (2008)
Journal Article
Wood, R., Goodman, J., Beckmann, N., & Cook, A. (2008). Mediation testing in management research: A review and proposals. Organizational Research Methods, 11(2), 270-295. https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428106297811

The authors review and critique the conduct and reporting of mediation analyses in 409 studies published in five leading organization studies journals over the past 25 years. The aim of the study is to learn from past practice and to use that knowled... Read More about Mediation testing in management research: A review and proposals.

Humour in organisations: no laughing matter (2007)
Book Chapter
Wood, R., Beckmann, N., & Pavlakis, F. (2007). Humour in organisations: no laughing matter. In J. Langan-Fox, C. Cooper, & R. Klimoski (Eds.), Research companion to the dysfunctional workplace : management challenges and symptoms (216-231). Edward Elgar Publishing

Identity relevant feedback and its impact on performance (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Beckmann, N., Wood, R., & Roberts, V. (2006, December). Identity relevant feedback and its impact on performance. Presented at 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP), Athens, Greece

Organisational Behaviour: Science or Scientism? (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Beckmann, N., Wood, R., & Minbashian, A. (2006, December). Organisational Behaviour: Science or Scientism?. Presented at Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), Rockhampton, Australia

Mediation testing in management research: A review and proposals (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wood, R., Goodman, J., Beckmann, N., & Cook, A. (2006, December). Mediation testing in management research: A review and proposals. Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, USA