Testing for cross-level interactions: An empirical demonstration

Abstract

This study considers the challenge of cross-level interactions within multilevel analytical models. It illustrates the importance of examining such interactions by expanding upon previous research involving a social interaction variable, peer group interaction (PGI). Results indicate the presence of a cross-level interaction between individualand aggregate-level PGI for individual job performance. Implications of this finding are discussed in terms of both the organizational context in which it occurred and multilevel research generally.