Exploring Organizational Phenomena Through the Lens of Construal Level Theory

Abstract

Construal level theory (CLT), a framework in social psychology focused on the levels of abstraction at which people mentally represent targets, is attracting growing interest in the fields of organizational behavior and organizational cognition. This symposium offers empirical evidence of the importance of construal level theory for understanding important organizational phenomena. In this symposium, we present five methodologically diverse papers that investigate team diversity, learning, person-organization fit and performance. The symposium also suggests additional applications of construal level theory for research on topics relevant to organizational behavior and organizational cognition. Distance Facilitates Analogical Transfer in Learning Presenter: Cheryl Wakslak; U. of Southern California Presenter: Susanna Stone; New York U. Presenter: Yaacov Trope; New York U. Diversity Experienced as Psychological Distance from the Team: Insights via Construal Level Theory Presenter: Yurianna Kim; The U. of Texas at Austin Presenter: David A. Harrison; The U. of Texas at Austin Presenter: Luis Martins; The U. of Texas at Austin Are Job Seekers Attracted to the Organization or to the Sector? Presenter: Arne Vanderstukken; KU Leuven Presenter: Anja Van den Broeck; KU Leuven Presenter: Karin Proost; KU Leuven Construal Level and Team Performance in Multicultural Teams Presenter: Sujin Jang; INSEAD Presenter: Jean-Nicolas Reyt; McGill U.