Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

Selected articles grouped by theme and linked to the source. Full record in the CV.

Listening

Lehmann, M., Kluger, A. N., Cojuharenco, I., & Itzchakov, G. (2026). Cultivating humility in business education: A listening-focused pedagogy for future leaders. Journal of Business Ethics, 204(1), 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-025-06099-2
Kluger, A. N., Lehmann, M., Aguinis, H., Itzchakov, G., Gordoni, G., Zyberaj, J., & Bakaç, C. (2024). A meta-analytic systematic review and theory of the effects of perceived listening on work outcomes. Journal of Business and Psychology, 39(2), 295–344. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-023-09897-5
Weis-Rappaport, H., & Kluger, A. N. (2024). The effects of listening with “time-sharing” on psychological safety and social anxiety: The moderating role of narcissism and depression. Journal of Social Psychology, 164(2), 218–229. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2022.2161337
Kluger, A. N., & Mizrahi, M. (2023). Defining listening: Can we get rid of the adjectives? Current Opinion in Psychology, 52, 101639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101639
Michelson, T., & Kluger, A. (2023). Can listening hurt you? A meta-analysis of the effects of exposure to trauma on listener’s stress. International Journal of Listening, 37(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/10904018.2021.1927734
Lehmann, M., Pery, S., Kluger, A. N., Hekman, D. R., Owens, B. P., & Malloy, T. E. (2023). Relationship-specific (dyadic) humility: How your humility predicts my psychological safety and performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108(5), 809–825. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001059
Kluger, A. N., Borut, L., Lehmann, M., Nir, T., Azoulay, E., Einy, O., & Gordoni, G. (2022). A new measure of the Rogerian schema of the good listener. Sustainability, 14(19), 12893. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912893
Kluger, A. N., & Itzchakov, G. (2022). The power of listening at work. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 9, 121–146. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-012420-091013
Lehmann, M., Kluger, A. N., & Van Tongeren, D. R. (2021). Am I arrogant? Listen to me and we will both become more humble. The Journal of Positive Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2021.2006761
Kriz, T. D., Kluger, A. N., & Lyddy, C. J. (2021). Feeling heard: Experience of listening (or not) at work. Frontiers in Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.659087
Kluger, A. N., Malloy, T. E., Pery, S., Itzchakov, G., Castro, D. R., Lipetz, L., Sela, Y., Turjeman‑Levi, Y., Lehmann, M., New, M., & Borut, L. (2021). Dyadic listening in teams: Social relations model. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 70(3), 1045–1099. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12263
Shafran-Tikva, S., Kluger, A. N., & Lerman, Y. (2019). Disruptive behaviors among nurses in Israel – association with listening, wellbeing and feeling as a victim: A cross-sectional study. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 8, 76. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-019-0340-6
Lipetz, L., Kluger, A. N., & Bodie, G. D. (2018). Listening is listening is listening: Employees’ perception of listening as a holistic phenomenon. International Journal of Listening, 34, 71–96. https://doi.org/10.1080/10904018.2018.1497489
Kluger, A. N., & Lehmann, M. (2018). Listening first, feedback later. Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management, 16, 343–352. [Invited commentary, reviewed by Editor]. https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-12-2017-0797
Itzchakov, G., & Kluger, A. N. (2018). The power of listening in helping people change. Harvard Business Review (May 17). [Invited review, reviewed by editors]. Read at HBR
Castro, D. R., Anseel, F., Kluger, A. N., Lloyd, K. J., & Turjeman-Levi, Y. (2018). Mere listening effect on creativity and the mediating role of psychological safety. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 12, 489–502. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000177
Itzchakov, G., DeMarree, K. G., Kluger, A. N., & Turjeman-Levi, Y. (2018). The listener sets the tone: High-quality listening increases attitude clarity and behavior-intention consequences. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44(5), 762–778. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167217747874
Itzchakov, G., & Kluger, A. N. (2017). Can holding a stick improve listening at work? The effect of Listening Circles on employees’ emotions and cognitions. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 26(5), 663–676. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2017.1351429
Itzchakov, G., & Kluger, A. N. (2017). The listening circle: A simple tool to enhance listening and reduce extremism among employees. Organizational Dynamics, 46(4), 220–226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2017.05.005
Itzchakov, G., Kluger, A. N., & Castro, D. R. (2017). I am aware of my inconsistencies but can tolerate them: The effect of high quality listening on speakers’ attitude ambivalence. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 43(1), 105–120. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167216675339
Shafran-Tikva, S., & Kluger, A. N. (2017). Physician’s listening and adherence to medical recommendations among persons with diabetes. International Journal of Listening, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10904018.2016.1250634
Castro, D. R., Kluger, A. N., & Itzchakov, G. (2016). Does avoidance-attachment style attenuate the benefits of being listened to? European Journal of Social Psychology, 46(6), 762–775. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2185
Itzchakov, G., Castro, D. R., & Kluger, A. N. (2016). If you want people to listen to you, tell a story. International Journal of Listening, 30(3), 120–133. https://doi.org/10.1080/10904018.2015.1037445
Lloyd, K. J., Boer, D., Kluger, A. N., & Voelpel, S. C. (2014). Building Trust and Feeling Well: Examining Intraindividual and Interpersonal Outcomes and Underlying Mechanisms of Listening. International Journal of Listening, 29(1), 12–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/10904018.2014.928211
Kluger, A. N., & Zaidel, K. (2013). Are Listeners Perceived as Leaders? International Journal of Listening, 27, 73–84. https://doi.org/10.1080/10904018.2013.754283

Feedforward

Rechter, E., Kluger, A. N., & Nir, D. (2025). The feedforward interview: A theoretical account. Human Resource Management Review, 35(2), 101061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2024.101061
Kluger, A. N., & Nir, D. (2010). The feedforward interview. Human Resource Management Review, 20(3), 235–246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2009.08.002
Kluger, A. N., & Van Dijk, D. (2010). Feedback, the various tasks of the doctor, and the feedforward alternative. Medical Education, 44(12), 1166–1174. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03849.x

Feedback

Van Dijk, D., & Kluger, A. N. (2011). Task type as a moderator of positive/negative feedback effects on motivation and performance: A regulatory focus perspective. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 32(8), 1084–1105. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.725
Bouskila-Yam, O., & Kluger, A. N. (2011). Strength-based performance appraisal and goal setting. Human Resource Management Review, 21(2), 137–147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2010.09.001
Van-Dijk, D., & Kluger, A. N. (2004). Feedback sign effect on motivation: Is it moderated by regulatory focus? Applied Psychology: An International Review, 53(1), 113–135. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2004.00163.x
DeNisi, A., & Kluger, A. N. (2000). Feedback Effectiveness: Can 360-Degree Appraisals be Improved? Academy of Management Executive, 14, 129–139. https://doi.org/10.5465/ame.2000.2909845
Kluger, A. N., & DeNisi, A. (1998). Feedback interventions: Toward the understanding of a double-edged sword. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 7, 67–72. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8721.ep10772989
Kluger, A. N., & DeNisi, A. (1996). The Effects of Feedback Interventions on Performance: Historical Review, a Meta-Analysis and a Preliminary Feedback Intervention Theory. Psychological Bulletin, 119, 254–284. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.119.2.254
Kluger, A. N., Lewinshon, S., & Aiello, J. (1994). The influence of feedback on mood: Linear effects on pleasantness and curvilinear effects on arousal. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 60, 276–299. https://doi.org/10.1006/obhd.1994.1084
Kluger, A. N., & Adler, S. (1993). Person- versus computer-mediated feedback. Computers in Human Behavior, 9, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/0747-5632(93)90017-M

Methods & measurement

Kluger, A. N., Ackerman, R. A., Kenny, D. A., Malloy, T. E., & Eastwick, P. W. (2025). The social-relations model for asymmetric-block-design data: A tutorial with R. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 8(1), 25152459241279522. https://doi.org/10.1177/25152459241279522
Bloy, L., Resheff, Y., Kluger, A., & Malovicki-Yaffe, N. (2025). Identifying careless survey respondents through machine learning using responses to a gibberish scale. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 8(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/25152459251378420
Kluger, A. N., & Malloy, T. E. (2019). Question asking as a dyadic behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 117, 1127–1138. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000156
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Kluger, A. N., Siegfried, Z., & Ebstein, R. P. (2002). A meta-analysis of the association between DRD4 polymorphism and novelty seeking. Molecular Psychiatry, 7(7), 712–717. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4001082
Kluger, A. N., & Tikochinsky, J. (2001). The Error of Accepting the “Theoretical” Null Hypothesis: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Commonsense Hypotheses in Psychology. Psychological Bulletin, 127(3), 408–423. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.127.3.408
Ganzach, Y., Kluger, A. N., & Klaynman, N. (2000). Making Decisions from an Interview: Expert Measurement and Mechanical Combination. Personnel Psychology, 53, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2000.tb00191.x
Bamberger, P., Kluger, A. N., & Suchard, R. (1999). Antecedents and Consequences of Union Commitment: A Meta-analysis. Academy of Management Journal, 42, 304–318. https://doi.org/10.2307/256921
Kluger, A. N., & Rothstein, H. (1993). The influence of selection test type on applicant reactions to employment testing. Journal of Business and Psychology, 8, 3–25. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02230391
Kluger, A. N., & Colella, A. (1993). Beyond the mean bias: The effect of warning against faking on biodata item variances. Personnel Psychology, 46, 763–780. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.1993.tb01568.x
Kluger, A. N., Reilly, R. R., & Russell, C. (1991). Faking biodata tests: Are option-keyed instruments more resistant? Journal of Applied Psychology, 76, 889–896. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.76.6.889
Koslowsky, M., & Kluger, A. N. (1986). Commitment to participation in musical activities: An extension and application of the investment model. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 16, 831–844. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1986.tb01171.x

Other

Turjeman-Levi, Y., & Kluger, A. N. (2022). Sensory-processing sensitivity versus the sensory-processing theory: Convergence and divergence. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1010836
Schödl, M. M., Raz, A., & Kluger, A. N. (2018). On the Positive Side of Avoidance Motivation: An Increase in Avoidance Motivation Reduces Procrastination among Students. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 67, 655–685. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12147
Davidson, O. B., Eden, D., Westman, M., Cohen-Charash, Y., Hammer, L. B., Kluger, A. N., Krausz, M., Maslach, C., O’Driscoll, M., Perrewé, P. L., Quick, J. C., Rosenblatt, Z., & Spector, P. E. (2010). Sabbatical Leave: Who Gains and How Much? Journal of Applied Psychology, 95(5), 953–964. https://doi.org/10.1037/A0020068
Kluger, A. N., Stephan, E., Ganzach, Y., & Hershkovitz, M. (2004). The effect of regulatory focus on the shape of probability-weighting function: Evidence from a cross-modality matching method. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 95(1), 20–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2004.05.003
Kluger, A. N. (1998). Commute Variability and Strain. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 19, 147–165. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199803)19:2<147::AID-JOB830>3.0.CO;2-Y
Judge, T. A., Locke, E. A., Durham, C. C., & Kluger, A. N. (1998). Dispositional effects on job and life satisfaction: The role of core evaluations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 83, 17–34. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.83.1.17
Kluger, A. N., & Koslowsky, M. (1988). Commitment and academic success. Social Behavior and Personality, 16, 121–125. https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.1988.16.2.121
Koslowsky, M., Kluger, A. N., & Yinon, Y. (1988). Predicting behavior: Combining intentions with investment. Journal of Applied Psychology, 73, 102–106. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.73.1.102
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