Blumberg, Melvin et D. Pringle, Charles, The Missing Opportunity in Organizational Research: Some Implications for a Theory of Work Performance, Academy of Management review , 7(4), 1982, pp. 560-569
Existing theory fails to provide strong and consistent prediction of individual job performance.This paper argues that the failure stems from a neglect of an important dimension of performance-the opportunity to perform-and the interaction of opportunity with known correlates of performance.A three dimensional interactive model of work performance is proposed; suggestions for future research and for managerial practice are offered.