|
|
Article: Complex or unitary? A critique and empirical re-assessment of the Allinson-Hayes Cognitive Style Index.
- Article from:
- Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
- Article date:
- June 1, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2003 British Psychological Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the nature and significance of cognitive style as a potentially significant variable for better understanding and predicting differences in behaviour in organizations at both the individual and group levels of analysis (Hurst, Rush, & White, 1989; Kirton, 1989; Kirton & McCarthy, 1988; Leonard, Scholl, & Kowalski, 1999; Rickards & Gaston, 1995). Unfortunately, however, progress has been hampered by a proliferation of alternative constructs and assessment instruments, each purporting to capture individual differences in cognitive style (Riding & Rayner, 1998; Streufert & Nogami, 1989).
There is a growing ...