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Phil teaches courses in the area of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. He is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and a member of the Academy of Management. He is past chair of the Research Methods Division of the Academy of Management.

Research Interests

• Phil is interested in content areas such as organizational staffing, the impact of social media in organizations, and how political affiliation influences organizational decisions. His current research methods interests focus on the application of meta-analysis.

Research Publications

• Roth, P. L., Le, H., Oh, I. S., Van Iddekinge, C. H., & Bobko, P. (2018). Using beta coefficients in meta-analysis: Biased mean and true standard deviation estimates. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103, 644-658.
• Mackey, J., Roth, P. L., Van Iddekinge, C. H., & McFarland, L. (in press). A meta-analysis of gender proportional representation in job performance for field studies. Group and Organizational Management. doi: 10.1177/1059601117730519
• Oh, I. S., & Roth, P. L. (2017). On the mystery (or myth) of challenging principles and methods of Validity Generalization (VG) based on fragmentary knowledge and improper or outdated practices of VG. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 10, 479-485. doi.org/10.1017/iop.2017.45
• Roth, P. L., Goldberg, C. B., & Thatcher, J. B. (2017). The role of political affiliation in employment decisions: A model and research agenda. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102, 1286-1304. (highlighted in London School of Economics invited blog: "I vote left, you vote right: How can we work together? http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2017/10/26/i-vote-left-you-vote-right-how-can-we-work-together/).
• Roth, P. L., Van Iddekinge, C. H., DeOrtentiis, P., Hackney, K., Zhang, L., & Buster, M. (2017). Hispanic and Asian performance on selection procedures: A narrative and meta-analytic review of 12 common predictors. Journal of Applied Psychology. 102, 1178-1202.
• Roth, P. L., Le, H., Oh, I. S., & Van Iddekinge, C. H. (2017). Who r u: On the (In)accuracy of incumbent based estimates of range restriction in criterion-related and differential validity research. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102, 802-828.
• Switzer, F. S., Cheung, J. H., Burns, D. K., Sinclair, R. R., Roth, P., McCubbin, J., & Tyler. P. (2017). Carrots, not sticks: Adverse impact and wellness programs. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 57, 250-255.
• Switzer, F. S. III, Roth, P. L., & Rosopa, P. J. (2016). Statistical power of various adverse impact indices. Human Performance, 29(3), 159-171.
• Van Iddekinge, C. H., Lanivich, S. E., Roth, P. L., & Junco, E. (2016). Social media for selection? Validity and adverse impact potential of a Facebook-based assessment. Journal of Management, 47, 1811-1835. (Reprinted In: Work and organizational psychology: Research methodology. G. Boyle, J. O'Gorman, & G. Fogarty (Eds). Publisher: Sage Publications, 2016, pp. 311-338. Featured in Time, Business & Money, "Will Your Facebook Profile Sabotage Your Job Search?" 14 November, 2013; Forbes on line, "Facebook Isn't Actually A Good Way To Judge Potential Employees, Say Researchers," 1 January 2014; Facebook Isn't a Good Way to Judge Potential Employees, Business Insider, 6 January, 2014).
• Roth, P. L., Bobko, P., Van Iddekinge, C. H., & Thatcher, J. B. (2016). Social media in employee selection: Research needs and reasons for caution in uncharted territory. Journal of Management, 42, 269-298. (Featured in Time, Business & Money, "Will Your Facebook Profile Sabotage Your Job Search?" 14 November, 2013; Interview, Fox Carolina, 21 January 2014). (As of December 2017, this highly cited paper received enough citations to place it in the top 1% of its academic field based on a highly cited threshold for the field and publication year on the Web of Science).
• Gerow, J., Grover, V., Thatcher, J. B., & Roth, P. L. (2014). Looking toward the future of IT-business strategic alignment through the past: A meta-analysis. Management Information Systems Quarterly, 38, 1159-1185.
• Roth, P. L., Le, H., Oh I. S., Van Iddekinge, C. H., Buster, M., Robbins, S., & Campion, M. (2014). Differential validity for cognitive ability tests: Not much more than range restriction? Journal of Applied Psychology, 99, 1-20.
• Gerow, J., Ayyargi, R., Thatcher, J. B., and Roth, P. L. (2013). "Can we have fun @ work? The role of intrinsic motivation for utilitarian systems." European Journal of Information Systems, 22, 360-380.
• Roth, P. L., Bobko, P., & Buster, M. A. (2013). Situational judgment tests: The influence and importance of applicant status and targeted constructs on estimates of Black - White subgroup differences. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 86, 394-409.
• Roth, P. L., & Huffcutt, A. I. (2013). A meta-analysis of interviews and cognitive ability: Back to the future? Journal of Personnel Psychology, 12, 157-169.
• Bobko, P., & Roth, P. L. (2013). An analysis of the level of standardized Black-White mean differences on predictors of job performance: Verifying some perceptions and correcting others. Personnel Psychology, 66, 91-126.
• Van Iddekinge, C. H., Roth, P. L., Raymark, P., & Odle-Dusseau, H. (2012). The critical role of the research question, inclusion criteria, and transparency in meta-analyses of integrity test research: A reply to Harris et al. and Ones et al. Journal of Applied Psychology. 97, 543-549.
• Van Iddekinge, C., H., Roth, P. L., Raymark, P., & Odle-Dusseau, H. (2012). The criterion-related validity of integrity tests: An updated meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97, 499-530.
• Roth, P. L., Purvis, K. L., & Bobko, P. (2012). A meta-analysis of standardized gender group differences in job performance for field studies. Journal of Management, 38, 719-739.
• Roth, P. L, Switzer, F. S., Van Iddekinge, C. H., & Oh, I. S. (2011). Toward better meta-analytic matrices: How input values can affect research conclusions in human resource management simulations. Personnel Psychology, 64, 899-935.
• Van Iddekinge, C. H., Roth, P. L, Putka, D., & Lanivich, S. (2011). Are you interested? A meta-analysis of relations between vocational interests and employee performance and turnover. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96, 1167-1194.
• Huffcutt, A. I., Van Iddekinge, C. H., & Roth, P. L. (2011). Development of a conceptual model of interviewee performance. Human Resource Management Review, 21, 353- 367.
• Roth, P. L., Buster, M. A., & Bobko, P. (2011). Trainability tests and Black-White subgroup differences: Limitations of the literature and empirical results. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96, 34-45.
• Roth, P. L., Buster, M. A., & Barnes-Farrell, J. (2010). Gender differences in work samples exams: The importance of self-construal, social skills, and writing skills. International Journal of Selection & Assessment, 18, 117-130.
• Bobko, P., Roth, P. L., & Buster, M. A. (2008). Systematic approach for assessing the recency of job-analytic information. Public Personnel Administration. 37, 261-277.
• Roth, P. L., Bobko, P., McFarland, L. A., & Buster, M. A. (2008). Work sample test ethnic group differences in personnel selection: A meta-analysis of overall and exercise scores. Personnel Psychology, 61, 635-659.
• Potosky, D., Bobko, P., & Roth, P. L. (2008). Some comments on pareto thinking, test validity, and adverse impact: When "and" is optimal and "or" is a trade-off. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 16, 201-205.
• Dean, M., Roth, P. L., & Bobko, P. (2008). Ethnic and gender subgroup differences in assessment center ratings: A meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93, 685-691.