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Personnel Psychology· 2015Q1

A Critical Review and Best‐Practice Recommendations for Control Variable Usage

Jeremy B. Bernerth, Herman Aguinis

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A review of 580 organizational studies (2003-2012) found that control variables overwhelmingly consist of basic demographics (gender, age, tenure), with minimal explanation of their theoretical link to focal variables, and practices have remained stagnant over a decade.

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Field: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting