Topic: Diversity Publication: Human Resource Management Article: Making public organizations more inclusive: A case study of the Victoria Police Force. Blogger: Rob Stilson In this study, the authors address change strategies implemented in the Victoria Police Force (VPF) of Australia to move the VFP from being somewhat of a good ole’ boys club
Topic: Job Performance Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: How the Rich (and Happy) Get Richer (and Happier): Relationship of Core Self-Evaluations to Trajectories in Attaining Work Success. Blogger: Rob Stilson OK, the scope of this article is beyond this blog (or perhaps the blogger), but I will give you the highlights and
An experimental study finds that non-White people may be passed over for leadership positions due to biased expectations of what makes a good leader.
Topic: Motivation Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: Self-efficacy and resource allocation: Support for a nonmonotonic, discontinuous model. Blogger: Benjamin Granger Imagine a football game in which you have the inside scoop on the competing teams’ overall self-efficacy for performing well in the upcoming game. Team A is highly confident that they will perform well and
Topic: Creativity Publication: Journal of Management Article: Multiple tasks’ and multiple goals’ effect on creativity: Forced incubation or just a distraction? Blogger: Benjamin Granger There’s no doubt that organizations value employee creativity. Researchers Madjar and Shalley (2008) wanted to identify factors that influence creativity at work. Specifically, they wanted to find out the following:
Topic: Emotional Intelligence, Job Performance, Wellness Publication: Academy of Management Journal Article: Making the break count: An episodic examination of recovery activities, emotional experiences, and positive affect displays Blogger: LitDigger Do your customer service employees do work-like activities during their breaks or maybe even not take their breaks at all? If you care about
Topic: Work-Life Balance Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: How job demands affect partners’ experience of exhaustion: Integrating work-family conflict and crossover theory. Blogger: Larry Martinez Have you ever come home from a tough day at the office, ready to kick back and relax, only to find that your loved one also had
Topic: Work-Life Balance Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: Can a manager have a life and a career? International and multisource perspectives on work-life balance and career advancement potential Blogger: Katie Bachman Back in the days of jukeboxes and sock-hops, it was common knowledge that in order to be truly successful at work,
Topic: Strategic HR Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: Human resource configurations: Investigating fit with the organizational context. Blogger: James Grand Some businesses go for broke and pamper their employees from day one, starting with the all-expenses paid recruitment weekend all the way through the Golden Years retirement package, in the hopes that
Topic: Training Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: Active learning: Effects of core training design elements on self-regulatory processes, learning, and adaptability. Blogger: Benjamin Granger Current thinking about how employees should be trained has changed dramatically. Instead of trainees being passive recipients of information, organizations are now employing active learning elements into their training programs. In a recent JAP article, Bell and Kozlowski (2008) took a closer
