The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior

The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior

Edited by: Stephen M. Colarelli and Richard D. Arvey

University of Chicago Press | 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226127293

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In recent years, evolutionary psychology and behavioral genetics have emerged as prominent theoretical perspectives within the social sciences. Yet despite broad levels of commonality between the disciplines—including an emphasis on adaptation, evolved mechanisms that guide behavior, and consequences of mismatch between these mechanisms and novel environments—studies that apply these perspectives on social behavior to organizations remain relatively rare.

The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior brings together contributors who shed light on the potential that behavioral genetics and evolutionary psychology offer for studies of organizational behavior. In addition to examining the extant literature integrating these disciplines and organizational behavior, the book reconsiders a wide range of topics through the lens of biology within organizational behavior, including decision making, leadership and hierarchy, goals and collective action, and individual difference. Contributions also explore new areas of potential application and provide a critical assessment of the challenges that lie ahead. With accessible insights for scholars and practitioners, The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior marks a promising step forward in what is increasingly perceived to be an underdeveloped area of organizational behavior.

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Stephen M. Colarelli is professor of psychology at Central Michigan University and the author of No Best Way: An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Resource Management. Richard D. Arvey is head of the Department of Management and Organization at the National University of Singapore.

Reviews

“In any important new research area, the first comprehensive book on the subject stands alone, and that is the case with this book. At a time when the standard social science model with its exclusively environmental assumptions is increasingly being challenged by new research findings demonstrating biological influences on human behavior, this book is unique in summarizing virtually all the new research.”

— Frank L. Schmidt, University of Iowa

"Organizations are made of people, and people were made by natural selection to function in small groups. This book fills a giant gap in the study of organizational behavior, and it brings readers up to speed on current thinking about evolution and genetics. The chapters are lively and accessible. We have needed this book for a long time."

— Jonathan Haidt, New York University Stern School of Business, author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

“This impressive volume showcases the best of cutting-edge science for how biology informs organizational behavior. The book highlights useful insights for both path-shaping researchers and managers.”

— Vladas Griskevicius, University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management, author of The Rational Animal

Frontmatter Free access PDF PDF	i
Contents Free access PDF PDF	v
Acknowledgments Free access PDF PDF	vii
ONE. Introduction: Biology and Organizational Behavior Stephen M. Colarelli and Richard D. Arvey Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	1
Genetics, Individual Differences, and Work Behavior
TWO. Progress in Molecular Genetics and Its Potential Implications in Organizational Behavior Research Zhaoli Song, Wendong Li and Nan Wang Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	23
THREE. Genetic Influences on Attitudes, Behaviors, and Emotions in the Workplace Remus Ilies and Nikolaos Dimotakis Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	47
FOUR. The Biological Basis of Entrepreneurship Scott Shane and Nicos Nicolaou Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	71
FIVE. Fitness, Adaptation, and Survival: The Role of Socio-Anthropic Characteristics, Personality, and Intelligence in Work Behavior Timothy A. Judge and Robert Hogan Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	91
Physiology and Organizational Behavior
SIX. Neurobiological Systems: Implications for Organizational Behavior Jayanth Narayanan and Smrithi Prasad Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	119
SEVEN. Physiological Functioning and Employee Health in Organizations Zhen Zhang and Michael J. Zyphur Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	139
Evolution and Organization
EIGHT. The Service-for-Prestige Theory of Leader- Follower Relations: A Review of the Evolutionary Psychology and Anthropology Literatures Michael E. Price and Mark Van Vugt Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	169
NINE. Evolved Decision Makers in Organizations Peter DeScioli, Robert Kurzban and Peter M. Todd Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	203
TEN. Primal Business: Evolution, Kinship, and the Family Firm Nigel Nicholson Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	237
ELEVEN. Evolution and Cooperation: Implications for Organizational Behavior and Management Theory Roderick E. White and Barbara Decker Pierce Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	269
Challenges Ahead
TWELVE. Biology, Evolution, and Organizations: Promises and Challenges in Building the Foundations Glenn R. Carroll and Kieran O’Connor Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	311
Contributors Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	343
Index Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	347

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