The 12th Annual River Cities I-O (RCIO) Psychology Conference was a huge success, drawing our largest group of attendees ever (final count was more than 150 registrants!). The 2016 RCIO conference was focused on the arena of leadership, and presentations and discussions revolved around new theories, research, and applications of leadership-related topics. Participants from 15 universities and 5 non-academic organizations came together in Chattanooga for this excellent event. The conference presentations covered a wide range of topics associated with the theme and the more general practice of I-O psychology. A large poster session also showcased 31 studies, primarily with students as the lead researchers. An inspiring and well-received keynote address was provided by Dr. Bill Gentry of the Center for Creative Leadership on the topic of transitioning to leadership from an individual-contributor role.

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Schedule
2016
Saturday, October 22nd
9:00 AM

How to be the boss everyone wants to work for

Bill Gentry, Center for Creative Leadership

9:00 AM - 9:55 AM

10:00 AM

Are job qualifications only skin deep? How stigma against tattoos can result in failing to hire more qualified job candidates

Sydney L. Reichin, Middle Tennessee State University
Mark C. Frame, Middle Tennessee State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Booming practice or bust? The use and development of competency models in organizations

Megan Loftis, Middle Tennessee State University
Mark Frame, Middle Tennessee State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Can interviews predict an employee's length of employment to a company?

Julia Kentner, Bellarmine University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Comparing computerized performance measures of executive function to self-report measures of executive function

Andrea Meggison, Middle Tennessee State University
Michael Hein, Middle Tennessee State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Do parental leave policies affect organizational attitudes of employees?

Brenna R. Coleman, Austin Peay State University
Sarah V. Roach, Austin Peay State University
Adriane M.F. Sanders, Austin Peay State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Effect of perceptions of profile images on hireability

Jessica Harris, Appalachian State University
Jailee Hollars, Appalachian State University
Logan Ellis, Appalachian State University
Kristin Collins, Appalachian State University
Kate Lesniak, Appalachian State University
Shawn M. Bergman, Appalachian State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Examining personality predictors of escalation of commitment using an urn study

Natalia Ramirez Campos, Middle Tennessee State University
Elizabeth D. McNamara, Middle Tennessee State University
Alexander T. Jackson, Middle Tennessee State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Examining the effects of unethical behavior on an organization

Elizabeth D. McNamara, Middle Tennessee State University
Natalia Ramirez Campos, Middle Tennessee State University
Alexander T. Jackson, Middle Tennessee State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Examining the impact of selection practices on subsequent employee engagement

Sofia Rodriquez, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Christopher J.L. Cunningham, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Exploring the relationship between LinkedIn and perceived hireability by employers

Chris Maples, Appalachian State University
Parker Temple, Appalachian State University
Emily Smith, Appalachian State University
Shawn Bergman, Appalachian State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Extending audience response systems to sexual harrassment prevention training

Elaina Dilts, Austin Peay State University
Melissa McGehee, Austin Peay State University
Trenton Phillips, Bellarmine University
Adriane M.F. Sanders, Austin Peay State University
Elaina C. Keirn, Austin Peay State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Gender differences in parental leave policy perceptions in academic departments

Jordan Eschman, Austin Peay State University
Victoria Simpson, Austin Peay State University
Christina Scott, Austin Peay State University
Adriane M.F. Sanders, Austin Peay State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

How school-life balance affects student success

Robert Greenwell, Bellarmine University
Kristen Horton, Bellarmine University
Haley Oates, Bellarmine University
Nina Tudor, Bellarmine University
Courtney Caldwell, Bellarmine University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Identifying the types of insufficient effort responders

Megan Wertheimer, Middle Tennessee State University
Michael Hein, Middle Tennessee State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Is shared or formal leadership effective in guiding aerospace teams to financial success?

Jessi Pope, Middle Tennessee State University
Megan Snodgrass, Middle Tennessee State University
Ryan Bearden, Middle Tennessee State University
Glenn Littlepage, Middle Tennessee State University
Megan Wertheimer, Middle Tennessee State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

LinkedIn vs. Facebook: examining job seekers' reactions to organizations' use of social media screening

Mat Clodfelter, Appalachian State University
Hannah Booth, Appalachian State University
Nkem Obi-Melekwe, Appalachian State University
Nile LaTowsky, Appalachian State University
Chris Hartwell, Utah State University
Shawn Bergman, Appalachian State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Looking for red flags: using Facebook as a background screen in hiring

Bhavik A. Modi, Appalachian State University
Cameron L. Brown, Appalachian State University
Shawn M. Bergman, Appalachian State University
Chris Hartwell, Appalachian State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Methods for handling missing data for multiple-item questionnaires

Sydney R. Siver, East Carolina University
Alexander M. Schoemann, East Carolina University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Organizational justice as a mediator between job insecurity and its predictors

Adriane M.F. Sanders, Austin Peay State University
A. Courtney Keim, Bellarmine University
David R. Earnest, Towson University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Personality and recruitment: what corporate organizations can learn from Greek life

Samantha Prager, Towson University
David R. Earnest, Towson University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Relationships between perceived leader sincerity, trust in leader, and employee outcomes

Christopher Morgan, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Brian O'Leary, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Christopher J.L. Cunningham, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Amye Warren, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

School culture and teacher change fatigue: examining the mediating effects of person-organization fit

Erin E. Leuschke, Middle Tennessee State University
Patrick McCarthy, Middle Tennessee State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Selection bias towards failed entrepreneurs

Yingying Li, Middle Tennessee State University
Judith Van Hein, Middle Tennessee State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Social exclusion in teams

Summer Rudd, Christian Brothers University
Chanda Murphy, Christian Brothers University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Stable inconsistency: a study of respondent inconsistency over time

James Nauert, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Michael Biderman, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Supervisor, coworker, and organizational supportiveness of flexible work-life balance policies and its impact on perceived promotion probability

Jacqueline Masso, Middle Tennessee State University
Patrick McCarthy, Middle Tennessee State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

The relationship between past leader experience and leadership attitudes

Sean Rowland, Christian Brothers University
Michelle Pleasant, Christian Brothers University
Chanda Murphy, Christian Brothers University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

The role of sense of coherence in stressor appraisal

Lisa Brady, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Christopher J.L. Cunningham, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Tired of survey fatigue?

Hung Loan Nguyen, Middle Tennessee State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Who is more creative? Assessing the role that individual characteristics play in their relationship with creativity in various domains

Katelyn J. Class, Middle Tennessee State University
Michael Hein, Middle Tennessee State University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

10:00 AM

Work-life enrichment and work outcomes: a meta-analysis

Erica Britton, Auburn University
William Kelner, Auburn University
Paige Hartman, Auburn University
Jesse S. Michel, Auburn University

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

11:00 AM

Dynamics of power in the organization

Clyde Howell

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

11:00 AM

Leadership, graduate school, and professional development: Project, process and personal development

Shawn Bergman, Appalachian State University
Bridget Wasowski, Center for Analytics Research and Education
Casher Belinda, Appalachian State University
Katherine Lesniak

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

11:00 AM

Your attention please! Careless responding as a threat to data quality

Nathan Bowling, Wright State University

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

1:30 PM

Current leadership development practices: a GE example

Nicole Wild, General Electric

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

1:30 PM

Leader behavior and follower work behavior: the influence of follower characteristics

C. Allen Gorman, East Tennessee State University
Jason Gamble, East Tennessee State University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:40 PM

Adaptive Leadership and the millenial generation

John Harbison, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

2:40 PM

Something completely different - high tech leaders: a portrait of leadership in the digital age

Jeff McGehee
Gabe Weaver, Spartan Systems

2:40 PM - 3:40 PM