The Added Value of Neuroscience Methods in Organizational Research

TY - JOUR

T1 - The Added Value of Neuroscience Methods in Organizational Research

AU - Waldman, David A.

AU - Wang, Danni

AU - Fenters, Virgil

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2016.

PY - 2019/1/1

Y1 - 2019/1/1

N2 - Historically, the lack of availability and prohibitive expense of brain imaging technology have limited the application of neuroscience research in organizational settings. However, recent advances in technology have made it possible to use brain imaging in organizational settings at relatively little expense and in a practical manner to further research efforts. In this article, we weigh the advantages and disadvantages of neuroscience applications to organizational research. Further, we present three key methodological issues that need to be considered with regard to such applications: (a) level of assessment, (b) intrinsic versus reflexive brain activity, and (c) the targeting of brain region(s) or networks. We also pose specific examples of how neuroscience may be applied to various topical areas in organizational behavior research at both individual and team levels.

AB - Historically, the lack of availability and prohibitive expense of brain imaging technology have limited the application of neuroscience research in organizational settings. However, recent advances in technology have made it possible to use brain imaging in organizational settings at relatively little expense and in a practical manner to further research efforts. In this article, we weigh the advantages and disadvantages of neuroscience applications to organizational research. Further, we present three key methodological issues that need to be considered with regard to such applications: (a) level of assessment, (b) intrinsic versus reflexive brain activity, and (c) the targeting of brain region(s) or networks. We also pose specific examples of how neuroscience may be applied to various topical areas in organizational behavior research at both individual and team levels.

KW - individual characteristics

KW - neuroscience

KW - teams

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85019502313

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85019502313#tab=citedBy

U2 - 10.1177/1094428116642013

DO - 10.1177/1094428116642013

M3 - Article

SN - 1094-4281

VL - 22

SP - 223

EP - 249

JO - Organizational Research Methods

JF - Organizational Research Methods

IS - 1

ER -