Our neoliberal fantasies? A preliminary test of research trends in leading journals in work and organizational psychology

Frederik Anseel; Saar Van Lysebetten; Roeliene Van Es; Julie Rosseel

doi:10.1080/1359432X.2018.1496082

Our neoliberal fantasies? A preliminary test of research trends in leading journals in work and organizational psychology

Frederik Anseel, Saar Van Lysebetten, Roeliene Van Es, Julie Rosseel

King's Business School

Ghent University

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Prior to engaging in a substantive discussion on the supposed influence of neoliberalism on research in work and organizational psychology (WOP), it is important to verify the empirical basis of the trends advanced by Bal and Dóci (Neoliberal ideology in work and organizational psychology, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology [Online First Publication, 2018]). To this end, we content analysed 745 abstracts of empirical studies published in leading WOP journals during the years 2006–2007 and 2016–2017. Results of our content analysis do not support the hypothesized trends towards more instrumentality and individualism in WOP research, suggesting that Bal and Dóci’s (2018) portrayal of the WOP literature does not provide a solid basis for discussion. On the basis of our findings, we conclude with recommendations to broaden the scope of WOP research to also include macro-level, societal issues.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	549-551
Number of pages	3
Journal	EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume	27
Issue number	5
Early online date	17 Jul 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2018.1496082
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 17 Jul 2018

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