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Categories : *Personnel Psychology Stress
Stressed at Work? Here’s a Drink on Me!
Topic: Stress Publication: Personnel Psychology (AUTUMN 2009) Article: Daily work stress and alcohol use: Testing the cross-level moderation effects of neuroticism and job involvement Authors: S. Liu, M. Wang, Y. Zhan, and J. Shi Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Many employees (perhaps as many as 92.5 million in the U.S. alone)
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Can we Predict Lenient Performance Raters with Personality?
Topic: Performance Appraisals, Personality Publication: International Journal of Selection and Assessment (SEP 2009) Article: Rating level and accuracy as a function of rater personality Author: H.J. Bernardin, C.L. Tyler, & P. Villanova Reviewed by: Benjamin Granger Believe it or not, one of the common problems with performance appraisal ratings is
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Job Attitudes Personality
Which Employees Go Above and Beyond — and Why?
Topic: Personality, Job Attitudes Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (JUL 2009) Article: Personality and Citizenship Behavior: The mediating role of job satisfaction Authors: Ilies, R., Fulmer, I.S., Spitzmuller, M., & Johnson, M. D. Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCBs) are discretionary work behaviors that enhance the organizational environment
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Job Attitudes
Job Satisfaction is a Rollercoaster…Really, it is!
Topic: Job Attitudes Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (JUL 2009) Article: Changes in newcomer job satisfaction over time: Examining the pattern of honeymoons and hangovers Authors: W. R. Boswell, A. J. Shipp, S. C. Payne, & S. S. Culbertson Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Think back to your last job offer. Do you remember
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Personality Selection Training
Cha Cha Cha Changes…in Selection and Training
Topic: Performance, Selection, Training Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (JUL 2009) Article: Effects of selection and training on unit-level performance over time: A latent growth modeling approach Authors: C. H. Van Iddekinge, C. H. Ferris, P. L. Perrewe, A. A. Perryman, F. R. Blass, & T. D. Heetderks Blogger:
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Training
Do happy trainees = learned trainees?
Topic: Training Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (JUL 2009) Article: Power to the people: Using learner control to improve trainee reactions and learning in web-based instructional environments Authors: K. A. Orvis, S. L. Fisher, & M. E. Wasserman Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Recently, some have argued trainee satisfaction IS important
Categories : *British Journal of Management Work-Life Balance
Part Time Workers
Topic: Work-Life Balance Publication: British Journal of Management (JUN 2009) Article: ‘Full time is a given here’: Part-time versus full-time job quality Authors: McDonald, P., Bradley, L., & Brown, K. Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger More and more, employees are utilizing alternative work arrangements (flextime, flexplace) and part-time employment is increasing.
Categories : *Human Resource Management Assessment Staffing
Everything You Need to Know about Situational Judgement Tests
Topic: Assessment, Staffing Publication: Human Resource Management Review (SEP 2009) Article: Situational judgment tests: An overview of current research Authors: Whetzel, D. L., & McDaniel, M.A. Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Situational Judgment Tests (SJTs): you may have heard of them, may have used them, may have taken them, and may
Categories : *Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Process Culture Job Performance Work Environment
How Can You Be So Rude!?
Topic: Job Performance, Work Environment, Culture Publication: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (MAY 2009) Article: Overlooked but not untouched: How rudeness reduces onlookers’ on routine and creative tasks Authors: Porath, C. L. and Erez, A. Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Now here’s a topic that might make you ball your