Research Interests
James Farr's research interests are in the area of industrial/organizational
psychology with emphasis on personnel selection, criterion development,
and work motivation. Current research projects are concerned with the
evaluation of personnel selection systems; the effects of individual and
workgroup factors on performance feedback seeking and giving; factors
affecting work performance evaluations; and issues related to older workers'
job performance and motivation.
Recent Publications
Caligiuri, P. M., Jacobs, R., & Farr, J. L. (2000). The attitudinal and behavioral openness scale: Scale development and construct validation. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 24, 27-46.
Ringseis, E. L. & Farr, J. L. (2001). Work status and identity: Further consideration of contextual and individual factors. In K. W. Schaie & J. Hendricks (Eds.), Evolution of the Aging Self (pp.169-181). New York: Springer.
Farr, J. L. & Newman, D. A. (2001). Rater selection: Sources of feedback. In D. W. Bracken, C. W. Timmreck, & A. H. Church (Eds.), Handbook of MultiSource Feedback (pp. 96-113). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Farr, J. L. & Ringseis, E. L. (2002). The older worker in organizational context: Beyond the individual. In C. Cooper & I. Robertson (Eds.), International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Vol. 17, pp. 31-76). Chichester, UK: Wiley.
Fu, P. P., Farr, J. L., Peng, S., Wang, E., Fu, S., Li, Y., Yuo, F., Chen, Y., Yan, X., & Peng, Q. (2002). Characteristics and processes of top management teams in chinese high tech firms. In Tsui, A. S. & Lau, C. M. (Eds.), The Management of Enterprises in the People's Republic of China (pp. 375-413). Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Hausknecht, J.P., Trevor, C.O., & Farr, J.L. (2002). Relationship of selection test practice with training performance and turnover. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87, 243-254.
Newman, D. A., Kinney, T., & Farr, J. L. (in press). Job performance ratings. In J. C. Thomas (Ed.), Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment (Vol 4., pp. 956-1008). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Farr, J.L., Sin, H.-P., & Tesluk, P.E. (in press). Knowledge management and work group innovation. In L. V. Shavinina (Ed.), International Handbook of Innovation (pp. 574-586). Elsevier Science.
