When is nothing something? Editorial for the null results special issue of Journal of Business and Psychology

Landis, Ronald S.; James, Lawrence R.; Lance, Charles E.; Pierce, Charles A.; Rogelberg, Steven G.

doi:10.1007/s10869-014-9347-8

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When is nothing something? Editorial for the null results special issue of Journal of Business and Psychology

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Landis, Ronald S., James, Lawrence R., Lance, Charles E., Pierce, Charles A., Rogelberg, Steven G.·2014·Journal of Business and Psychology

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Authors: Landis, R. S., James, L. R., Lance, C. E., Pierce, C. A., & Rogelberg, S. G.
Affiliations: Illinois Institute of Technology (US)
Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
University of Georgia (US)
University of Memphis (US)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
Corresponding author: Landis, Ronald S.
ORCID: Lance, Charles E.
Pierce, Charles A.
Venue: Journal of Business and Psychology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2014-02-25
Volume: 29
Issue: 2
Pages: 163-167
ISSN: 0889-3268 (ISSN-L)
1573-353X
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-014-9347-8
OpenAlex: W2153353925
Cited by: 63
References: 8
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 4
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Business and Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Publishing and Scholarly Communication
Keywords: negative results, research evaluation, peer review, editorial practice

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