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What Type of Employee Sits Through E-Learning?
Researchers investigate the effects of goal-orientation on the amount of time that employee spend progressing through self-directed training.
Categories : Citizenship Behavior Counter-Productive Work Behavior
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Stress at Work
Topic: Citizenship Behavior, Counterproductive Work Behaviors Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (NOV 2009) Article: Can “good” stressors spark “bad” behaviors? The mediating role of emotions in links of challenge and hindrance stressors with citizenship and counter productive behaviors Authors: J.B. Rodell, T.A. Judge Reviewed By: Katie Bachman Research suggests that stress
Categories : *Leadership Quarterly
Leader Moods Can Affect Employee Performance
Experimental research demonstrates the effects of social contagion, and explains that leader moods translate to performance outcomes for employees.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
The Link Between Leadership and Job Performance
Researchers identify employee vigor as an important conduit that links good leadership practices to improved employee job performance.
How Employees Really Feel about Workplace Romances
Topic: Organizational Justice, Sexual Harassment Publication: Journal of Business and Psychology (DEC 2009) Article: Workplace romance: A justice perspective Authors: N. Cole Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Workplace Romances(WRs) are a fact of life. Some statistics suggest that as many as 40% of employees report having had a WR at some point
Mentoring: A Win-Win-Win Situation
Topic: Mentoring, Job Performance Publication: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (DEC 2009) Article: What can I gain as a mentor? The effect of mentoring on the job performance and social status of mentors in China Authors: D. Liu, J. Liu, H.K. Kwan, and Y. Mao Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger
Categories : *Human Resource Management
Knowledge is Power: What Makes Employees Share It?
Research demonstrates that autonomy at work can influence employees to share more information, which can lead to organizational benefits.
Categories : *Academy of Management Citizenship Behavior Workplace Deviance
In the Mood for an OCB
Topic: Citizenship Behaviors, Workplace Deviance Publication: Academy of Management Journal (OCT 2009) Article: A within-person approach to work behavior and performance: Concurrent and lagged citizenship-counterproductivity associations, and dynamic relationships with affect and overall job performance. Authors: R.S. Dalal, H. Lam, H.M. Weiss, E.R. Welch, C.L. Hulin Reviewed By: Katie Bachman If
Categories : *Journal of Management Studies
How Organizations Win With Diversity in the Boardroom
Research discovers how boardroom diversity leads to increased innovation and reputation, and ultimately better firm performance.
Categories : Goals Motivation Personality
Which Employees Set the Bar Higher?
Topic: Personality, Motivation, Goals Publication: Personality and Individual Differences (JAN 2010) Article: Individual differences in reactions to goal-performance discrepancies over time. Authors: P.D. Converse, E. Steinhauser, and J. Pathak Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger By nature, a goal creates a discrepancy between an employee’s current performance and some future state. For example,