This study demonstrated how Multisample Structural Equation Modeling can be used to statistically test the generaliability of findings across lab and field studies. This study is embedded in the context of attribution theory, as previous research has substantiated a model of cognition-emotion-behavior responses. The statistical test of generalizability serves as a companion to "practical" significance tests forwarded by others.
This study identifies why conflict reactions vary, focusing on the role attributions play on the relationship between conflict and anger within executive teams. Two attributions were examined: intentionality and controllability. Intentionality was a significant moderator between cognitive conflict and anger, whereas controllability marginally moderated the relationship between affective conflict and anger. These findings provide further evidence that attributions about the actions or comments of an individual can contribute to subsequent conflict. They also help understand prior mixed results about conflict effects. Cognitive conflict had a favorable outcome when it was attributed as being constructive and dysfunctional when attributed as destructive.
Berzelius failed to make use of Faraday's electrochemical laws in his laborious determination of equivalent weights.