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Dear OB Netters,

I have the opportunity to collect data from organizations headquartered in two troubled countries: Greece and Egypt. I have been advised to control for negative affect when evaluating responses. Does anyone have any concerns about analyzing employee well-being in troubled countries? Would you avoid doing so altogether? Can anyone recommend some ways of controlling for the economic and political stresses that employees are experiencing such as controlling for negative affect? Can anyone provide any references of studies that have controlled for economic/political stress?

Many thanks

Jacqueline L. Power
Associate Professor of Management
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Windsor, Ontario CANADA N9B 3P4

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Jacqueline,

If you collect data in troubled places and then "clean it" then why collect it in the first place? Many moons ago I collected data from firefighters in Caracas, Venezuela, and from firefighters in Oklahoma City, OK! Economic, social and political conditions were very different between the two samples, but that allowed me to say things such as "the level of job satisfaction is very similar between the two samples, although some operational practices and contextual factors were so different," blah. blah.

Hope this helps!

Thanks,

Ivan