ABSTRACT

Nonlinear and dynamic approaches are two main principles of complex systems. The work and organizational psychology field has recently applied these concepts to understand human behaviour at work. In this introductory paper, we describe how human behaviour at work can be understood from a nonlinear and dynamic perspective, developing and applying the advantages of this approach to continue moving beyond the frontiers of our knowledge. We focus on the theoretical, methodological, and epistemological implications of the nonlinear dynamic approach in the field. Then, we present the five papers included in this special issue. These papers have applied nonlinear and dynamic concepts to understand a wide range of phenomena: subordinates-supervisors relationships, team behaviour, deviant workplace behaviour, transformational leadership, and training transfer. Overall, these papers demonstrate the utility of nonlinear dynamics in our field and how we can create more time-sensitive and complex knowledge by paying special attention to when and how phenomena happen and how such phenomena interrelate over time.

摘要

非线性和动态方法是复杂系统的两个主要原理。工作和组织心理学领域最近将这些概念应用于理解工作中的人类行为。在这篇介绍性文章中，我们描述了如何从非线性和动态的角度理解工作中的人类行为，如何开发和应用这种方法的优势，以继续超越我们的知识领域。我们专注于非线性动力学方法在该领域的理论，方法论和认识论意义。然后，我们介绍本期特刊中的五篇论文。这些论文运用非线性和动态概念来理解各种现象：下属与主管之间的关系，团队行为，工作场所行为异常，变革型领导，和培训转让。总体而言，这些论文展示了非线性动力学在我们领域中的效用，以及我们如何通过特别关注现象的发生时间和方式以及这些现象随时间的相互关系来创建对时间敏感的复杂知识。