Marcia J. Simmering

7.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
37 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Marcia J. Simmering is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marcia J. Simmering has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Marcia J. Simmering's work include Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (7 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 papers) and Survey Methodology and Nonresponse (3 papers). Marcia J. Simmering is often cited by papers focused on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (7 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 papers) and Survey Methodology and Nonresponse (3 papers). Marcia J. Simmering collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and France. Marcia J. Simmering's co-authors include Guclu Atinc, Christie M. Fuller, Hettie A. Richardson, Michael C. Sturman, Barry J. Babin, Jason A. Colquitt, Connie R. Wanberg, Elizabeth T. Welsh, Kenneth G. Brown and Brian K. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Business Research.

In The Last Decade

Marcia J. Simmering

34 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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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.

Common methods variance detection in business research

2015 2.1k citations Christie M. Fuller, Marcia J. Simmering et al. profile →
A Tale of Three Perspectives

2009 1.2k citations Hettie A. Richardson, Marcia J. Simmering et al. Organizational Research Methods profile →
Marker Variable Choice, Reporting, and Interpretation in the Detection of Common Method Variance

2014 535 citations Marcia J. Simmering, Christie M. Fuller et al. Organizational Research Methods profile →
Attitude Toward the Color Blue: An Ideal Marker Variable

2022 141 citations Brian K. Miller, Marcia J. Simmering Organizational Research Methods profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marcia J. Simmering United States	15	1.9k	1.5k	1.1k	1.0k	1.0k	37	5.8k
Shaul Oreg Israel	24	2.4k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	610 0.6×	919 0.9×	996 1.0×	45	5.2k
George R. Franke United States	30	1.9k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	2.0k 1.8×	942 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	65	6.7k
Philip H. Mirvis United States	38	2.5k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	610 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	93	7.1k
Thomas Li‐Ping Tang United States	43	2.8k 1.5×	1.3k 0.8×	573 0.5×	1.9k 1.9×	702 0.7×	155	6.8k
Scott Sonenshein United States	26	2.8k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	549 0.5×	953 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	37	5.8k
David J. Whitney United States	18	2.7k 1.4×	2.7k 1.8×	1.7k 1.5×	1.3k 1.2×	2.4k 2.4×	39	8.6k
Christian Nitzl Germany	14	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.7×	510 0.5×	1.5k 1.5×	35	6.8k
Sally Maitlis Canada	25	3.5k 1.8×	1.6k 1.0×	364 0.3×	1.2k 1.2×	1.6k 1.6×	45	7.1k
Daniel G. Bachrach United States	35	5.2k 2.7×	1.8k 1.2×	949 0.9×	1.9k 1.9×	2.0k 2.0×	74	8.3k
Mark Peterson United States	44	2.8k 1.5×	2.1k 1.4×	1.4k 1.3×	1.7k 1.7×	1.5k 1.5×	163	8.1k

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Miller, Brian K., et al.. (2025). I Caught It, Now What Do I Do With It? Controlling For Insufficient Effort Responding. Journal of Business and Psychology. 40(6). 1401–1423.

Sturman, Michael C., Hettie A. Richardson, Marcia J. Simmering, & Andrey Ukhov. (2025). Simplifying Common Method Variance Mitigation: The Role of Additional Variables. Journal of Business and Psychology.

Bajaba, Saleh, et al.. (2024). When resilience is not enough: Theoretical development and validation of the antifragility at work scale. Personality and Individual Differences. 231. 112818–112818. 3 indexed citations

Andrieux, P., et al.. (2024). How Cognitive Biases Influence Problematic Research Methods Practices. 22(1). 1–12. 1 indexed citations

Miller, Brian K., et al.. (2024). Effective and adaptable: Four studies on the shortened attitude toward the color blue marker variable scale. Behavior Research Methods. 56(7). 7985–8008. 1 indexed citations

Simmering, Marcia J., et al.. (2024). A metacognitive approach to understanding what marker variables measure. Current Psychology. 43(40). 31222–31240. 2 indexed citations

Simmering, Marcia J., et al.. (2022). Manipulating Common Method Variance via Experimental Conditions. The Scholarship East Carolina University's Institutional Repository (East Carolina University). 20(1). pp41–61. 7 indexed citations

Bozionelos, Nikos & Marcia J. Simmering. (2021). Methodological threat or myth? Evaluating the current state of evidence on common method variance in human resource management research. Human Resource Management Journal. 32(1). 194–215. 128 indexed citations

Fuller, J. Bryan, et al.. (2017). A Gendered Emotional Display Perspective on Workplace Touch and Perceived Supervisor Support. Journal of managerial issues. 29(4). 395. 2 indexed citations

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Bajaba, Saleh, et al.. (2017). Data Quality from Crowdsourced Surveys: A Mixed Method Inquiry into Perceptions of Amazon's Mechanical Turk Masters. Applied Psychology. 67(2). 339–366. 74 indexed citations

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Simmering, Marcia J., et al.. (2014). Marker Variable Choice, Reporting, and Interpretation in the Detection of Common Method Variance. Organizational Research Methods. 18(3). 473–511. 535 indexed citations breakdown →

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Simmering, Marcia J., J. Bryan Fuller, Laura E. Marler, Susie S. Cox, & Rebecca J. Bennett. (2013). Tactile Interaction Norms and Positive Workplace Touch. Journal of managerial issues. 25(2). 132. 4 indexed citations

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Marler, Laura E., et al.. (2012). Don't make me the bad guy : organizational norms, self-monitoring, and the mum effect. Journal of managerial issues. 24(1). 97. 9 indexed citations

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Marler, Laura E., Susie S. Cox, Marcia J. Simmering, Rebecca J. Bennett, & J. Bryan Fuller. (2011). Exploring the Role of Touch and Apologies in Forgiveness of Workplace Offenses. Journal of managerial issues. 23(2). 144. 4 indexed citations

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Atinc, Guclu, Marcia J. Simmering, & Mark Kroll. (2011). Control Variable Use and Reporting in Macro and Micro Management Research. Organizational Research Methods. 15(1). 57–74. 192 indexed citations

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Simmering, Marcia J., Jason A. Colquitt, Raymond A. Noe, & Christopher O. L. H. Porter. (2003). Conscientiousness, autonomy fit, and development: A longitudinal study.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 88(5). 954–963. 78 indexed citations

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Welsh, Elizabeth T., Connie R. Wanberg, Kenneth G. Brown, & Marcia J. Simmering. (2003). E‐learning: emerging uses, empirical results and future directions. International Journal of Training and Development. 7(4). 245–258. 470 indexed citations

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Brown, Mark P., Michael C. Sturman, & Marcia J. Simmering. (2003). COMPENSATION POLICY AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: THE EFFICIENCY, OPERATIONAL, AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF PAY LEVELS AND PAY STRUCTURE.. Academy of Management Journal. 46(6). 752–762. 154 indexed citations

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Brown, Mark P., Michael C. Sturman, & Marcia J. Simmering. (2001). THE BENEFITS OF PAYING MORE: THE EFFECTS OF RELATIVE WAGE PRACTICES FOR REGISTERED NURSES ON HOSPITAL'S AVERAGE LENGTHS OF STAY.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2001(1). A1–A5. 2 indexed citations

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Johnson, Lanny L., et al.. (1996). Is it possible to make an accurate diagnosis based only on a medical history? A pilot study on women's knee joints. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 12(6). 709–714. 13 indexed citations

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