Person-Centered Methodologies in the Organizational Sciences: Introduction to the Feature Topic

The 2011 Organizational Research Methods Feature Topic on latent class procedures has helped to establish person-centered analyses as a method of choice in the organizational sciences. This establishment has contributed to the generation of substantive-methodological synergies leading to a better un...

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Main Authors: Morin, A., Bujacz, A., Gagné, Marylène
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications, Inc. 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70124
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description The 2011 Organizational Research Methods Feature Topic on latent class procedures has helped to establish person-centered analyses as a method of choice in the organizational sciences. This establishment has contributed to the generation of substantive-methodological synergies leading to a better understanding of a variety of organizational phenomena and to an improvement in research methodologies. The present Feature Topic aims to provide a user-friendly introduction to these new methodological developments for applied organizational researchers. Organized around a presentation of the typological, prototypical, and methodologically exploratory nature of person-centered analyses, this introductory article introduces seven contributions aiming to: (a) clarify the meaning, advantages, and applications of person-centered analyses; (b) illustrate emerging prototypical and longitudinal cluster analytic approaches; (c) introduce researchers to multilevel person-centered analyses as well as to auxiliary approaches that will drastically increase the scope of application of these methods; and (d) describe the application of these methods for confirmatory purposes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-701242023-06-13T02:58:36Z Person-Centered Methodologies in the Organizational Sciences: Introduction to the Feature Topic Morin, A. Bujacz, A. Gagné, Marylène The 2011 Organizational Research Methods Feature Topic on latent class procedures has helped to establish person-centered analyses as a method of choice in the organizational sciences. This establishment has contributed to the generation of substantive-methodological synergies leading to a better understanding of a variety of organizational phenomena and to an improvement in research methodologies. The present Feature Topic aims to provide a user-friendly introduction to these new methodological developments for applied organizational researchers. Organized around a presentation of the typological, prototypical, and methodologically exploratory nature of person-centered analyses, this introductory article introduces seven contributions aiming to: (a) clarify the meaning, advantages, and applications of person-centered analyses; (b) illustrate emerging prototypical and longitudinal cluster analytic approaches; (c) introduce researchers to multilevel person-centered analyses as well as to auxiliary approaches that will drastically increase the scope of application of these methods; and (d) describe the application of these methods for confirmatory purposes. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70124 10.1177/1094428118773856 Sage Publications, Inc. fulltext
spellingShingle Morin, A.
Bujacz, A.
Gagné, Marylène
Person-Centered Methodologies in the Organizational Sciences: Introduction to the Feature Topic
title Person-Centered Methodologies in the Organizational Sciences: Introduction to the Feature Topic
title_full Person-Centered Methodologies in the Organizational Sciences: Introduction to the Feature Topic
title_fullStr Person-Centered Methodologies in the Organizational Sciences: Introduction to the Feature Topic
title_full_unstemmed Person-Centered Methodologies in the Organizational Sciences: Introduction to the Feature Topic
title_short Person-Centered Methodologies in the Organizational Sciences: Introduction to the Feature Topic
title_sort person-centered methodologies in the organizational sciences: introduction to the feature topic
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70124