Models of Stress in Organizational Research: A Metatheoretical Perspective
用七个元理论标准比较了四种组织压力模型，发现它们事后解释力强但概念不够严谨，忽视时间因素，建议用元理论评估改进理论构建。
Four models of organizational stress are comparatively reviewed using seven metatheoretical criteria. It is found that while they have been rather successful in explaining large bodies of existing empirical literature in a post hoc fashion, there is a consistent lack of conceptual tightness in some of the models. The crucial role of temporal factors has not been adequately dealt with, and a variance, as opposed to a process theory framework (Mohr, 1982) has dominated much conceptual developments. It is suggested that metatheoretical assessments along the lines proposed in this review would aid in future theory-building efforts. Three major recommendations are made in order to improve conceptual developments and methodological robustness in this important area of organizational behavior.