Larry J. Williams

23.8k total citations · 11 hit papers
78 papers, 18.3k citations indexed

About

Larry J. Williams is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Larry J. Williams has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 18.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 11 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Larry J. Williams's work include Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (16 papers), Customer Service Quality and Loyalty (7 papers) and Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (7 papers). Larry J. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (16 papers), Customer Service Quality and Loyalty (7 papers) and Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (7 papers). Larry J. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Switzerland. Larry J. Williams's co-authors include Stella E. Anderson, K. Michele Kacmar, Dawn S. Carlson, John T. Hazer, Joseph A. Cote, M. Ronald Buckley, Robert J. Vandenberg, Flávia Cavazotte, Nathan S. Hartman and Jeffrey R. Edwards and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Management.

In The Last Decade

Larry J. Williams

76 papers receiving 16.8k citations

Hit Papers

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment as Predict... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1991 2000 1989 2010 1986 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment as Predictors of Organizational Citizenship and In-Role Behaviors
    1991 4.8k citations Larry J. Williams, Stella E. Anderson Journal of Management profile →
  2. Construction and Initial Validation of a Multidimensional Measure of Work–Family Conflict
    2000 1.8k citations Larry J. Williams et al. profile →
  3. Lack of method variance in self-reported affect and perceptions at work: Reality or artifact?
    1989 1.3k citations Larry J. Williams et al. Journal of Applied Psychology profile →
  4. Method Variance and Marker Variables: A Review and Comprehensive CFA Marker Technique
    2010 1.2k citations Larry J. Williams et al. Organizational Research Methods profile →
  5. Antecedents and consequences of satisfaction and commitment in turnover models: A reanalysis using latent variable structural equation methods.
    1986 1.0k citations Larry J. Williams et al. Journal of Applied Psychology profile →
  6. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis: guidelines, issues, and alternatives
    1997 698 citations Robert J. Vandenberg, Larry J. Williams et al. profile →
  7. Carbon balance of the terrestrial biosphere in the Twentieth Century: Analyses of CO2, climate and land use effects with four process‐based ecosystem models
    2001 632 citations A. D. McGuire, Stephen Sitch et al. Global Biogeochemical Cycles profile →
  8. A Review of Current Practices for Evaluating Causal Models in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management Research
    1994 522 citations Gina J. Medsker, Larry J. Williams et al. Journal of Management profile →
  9. Common Method Bias: It's Bad, It's Complex, It's Widespread, and It's Not Easy to Fix
    2023 506 citations Philip M. Podsakoff, Nathan P. Podsakoff et al. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior profile →
  10. The distributional impact of climate change on rich and poor countries
    2006 473 citations Robert Mendelsohn, Larry J. Williams et al. profile →
  11. Four Research Designs and a Comprehensive Analysis Strategy for Investigating Common Method Variance with Self-Report Measures Using Latent Variables
    2015 284 citations Larry J. Williams et al. profile →

Peers

Larry J. Williams
Sharon K. Parker Australia
David G. Allen United States
Charles W. Mueller United States
Herman Aguinis United States
Dag Sörbom Sweden
Rosabeth Moss Kanter United States
Thomas Luckmann Germany
Richard E. Boyatzis United States
Peter L. Berger United States
Susan E. Jackson United States
Sharon K. Parker Australia
Larry J. Williams
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Williams, Larry J., et al.. (2025). Methods and Theory for Using Parcels in Management Research: An Overview and Guide for Improved Analysis. Journal of Management. 52(4). 1333–1362. 2 indexed citations
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Williams, Larry J.. (2025). A Commentary on Bazzoli (2024): Approximate Fit Indices Thresholds and Theory Testing. Group & Organization Management. 50(4). 1156–1163.
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Podsakoff, Philip M., Nathan P. Podsakoff, Larry J. Williams, Chengquan Huang, & Junhui Yang. (2023). Common Method Bias: It's Bad, It's Complex, It's Widespread, and It's Not Easy to Fix. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior. 11(1). 17–61. 506 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williams, Larry J., George C. Banks, & Robert J. Vandenberg. (2021). ORM-CARMA Virtual Feature Topics for Advanced Reviewer Development. Organizational Research Methods. 24(4). 675–677. 1 indexed citations
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Karriker, Joy H., Margaret L. Williams, & Larry J. Williams. (2017). Direct and Indirect Assessments of Organizational Justice: Homogeneity or Harmony?. Journal of Organizational Psychology. 17(3). 52–68. 4 indexed citations
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Williams, Larry J. & Ernest H. O’Boyle. (2015). Ideal, nonideal, and no-marker variables: The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) marker technique works when it matters.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 100(5). 1579–1602. 65 indexed citations
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O’Boyle, Ernest H. & Larry J. Williams. (2010). Decomposing model fit: Measurement vs. theory in organizational research using latent variables.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 96(1). 1–12. 102 indexed citations
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Mazzeo, Suzanne E., Karen S. Mitchell, & Larry J. Williams. (2008). Anxiety, Alexithymia, and Depression as Mediators of the Association between Childhood Abuse and Eating Disordered Behavior in African American and European American Women. Psychology of Women Quarterly. 32(3). 267–280. 30 indexed citations
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Mejía, Roberto, Wendy Kliewer, & Larry J. Williams. (2006). Domestic violence exposure in Colombian adolescents: Pathways to violent and prosocial behavior. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 19(2). 257–267. 33 indexed citations
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Smith, Lewis J., Janet T. Holbrook, Robert A. Wise, et al.. (2004). Dietary Intake of Soy Genistein is Associated with Lung Function in Patients with Asthma. Journal of Asthma. 41(8). 833–843. 50 indexed citations
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Mendelsohn, Robert & Larry J. Williams. (2004). Comparing Forecasts of the Global Impacts of Climate Change. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 9(4). 315–333. 50 indexed citations
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McGuire, A. D., Stephen Sitch, J. S. Clein, et al.. (2001). The effects of CO2, climate and land-use on terrestrial carbon balance, 1920-1992: An analysis with four process-based ecosystem models. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 6 indexed citations
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Williams, Larry J., et al.. (1996). Investigating measurement and non-measurement processes with method effect variables: An example with negative affectivity and employee attitudes. Journal of Applied Psychology. 88–101. 3 indexed citations
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Anderson, Stella E. & Larry J. Williams. (1996). Interpersonal, job, and individual factors related to helping processes at work.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 81(3). 282–296. 17 indexed citations
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Williams, Larry J. & Barbara K. Brown. (1994). Method Variance in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Research: Effects on Correlations, Path Coefficients, and Hypothesis Testing. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 57(2). 185–209. 202 indexed citations
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Medsker, Gina J., Larry J. Williams, & Patricia J. Holahan. (1994). A Review of Current Practices for Evaluating Causal Models in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management Research. Journal of Management. 20(2). 439–464. 522 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mikesell, Raymond F. & Larry J. Williams. (1992). International banks and the environment: from growth to sustainability, an unfinished agenda.. 5 indexed citations
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Williams, Larry J. & Stella E. Anderson. (1991). Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment as Predictors of Organizational Citizenship and In-Role Behaviors. Journal of Management. 17(3). 601–617. 4778 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williams, Larry J.. (1988). Affective and nonaffective components of job satisfaction and organizational commitment as determinants of organizational citizenship and in-role behaviors. UMI eBooks. 55 indexed citations
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Podsakoff, Philip M., Larry J. Williams, & William D. Todor. (1986). EFFECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL FORMALIZATION ON ALIENATION AMONG PROFESSIONALS AND NONPROFESSIONALS.. Academy of Management Journal. 29(4). 820–831. 122 indexed citations

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