TY - JOUR
T1 - Neuroimaging and psychophysiological measurement in organizational research
T2 - an agenda for research in organizational cognitive neuroscience
AU - Lee, Nick J.
AU - Chamberlain, Laura
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - Although organizational research has made tremendous strides in the last century, recent advances in neuroscience and the imaging of functional brain activity remain underused. In fact, even the use of well-established psychophysiological measurement tools is comparatively rare. Following the lead of social cognitive neuroscience, in this review, we conceptualize organizational cognitive neuroscience as a field dedicated to exploring the processes within the brain that underlie or influence human decisions, behaviors, and interactions either (a) within organizations or (b) in response to organizational manifestations or institutions. We discuss organizational cognitive neuroscience, bringing together work that may previously have been characterized rather atomistically, and provide a brief overview of individual methods that may be of use. Subsequently, we discuss the possible convergence and integration of the different neuroimaging and psychophysiological measurement modalities. A brief review of prior work in the field shows a significant need for a more coherent and theory-driven approach to organizational cognitive neuroscience. In response, we discuss a recent example of such work, along with three hypothetical case studies that exemplify the link between organizational and psychological theory and neuroscientific methods.
AB - Although organizational research has made tremendous strides in the last century, recent advances in neuroscience and the imaging of functional brain activity remain underused. In fact, even the use of well-established psychophysiological measurement tools is comparatively rare. Following the lead of social cognitive neuroscience, in this review, we conceptualize organizational cognitive neuroscience as a field dedicated to exploring the processes within the brain that underlie or influence human decisions, behaviors, and interactions either (a) within organizations or (b) in response to organizational manifestations or institutions. We discuss organizational cognitive neuroscience, bringing together work that may previously have been characterized rather atomistically, and provide a brief overview of individual methods that may be of use. Subsequently, we discuss the possible convergence and integration of the different neuroimaging and psychophysiological measurement modalities. A brief review of prior work in the field shows a significant need for a more coherent and theory-driven approach to organizational cognitive neuroscience. In response, we discuss a recent example of such work, along with three hypothetical case studies that exemplify the link between organizational and psychological theory and neuroscientific methods.
KW - organizational cognitive neuroscience
KW - social cognitive neuroscience
KW - neuroimaging
KW - psychophysiology
KW - neuroeconomics
KW - neuromarketing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=36549029284&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1196/annals.1412.003/abstract
U2 - 10.1196/annals.1412.003
DO - 10.1196/annals.1412.003
M3 - Article
SN - 0077-8923
VL - 1118
SP - 18
EP - 42
JO - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
JF - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
ER -