Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Outcomes of Leader Humor Depend on Gender
Gender stereotypes play a role in how costly or beneficial humor is at work, including potential implications on perceived leadership and performance.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Follower Characteristics Matter in Leadership Evaluations
Leadership ratings may be heavily influenced by the type of people doing the ratings. What does this mean for the workplace?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Decreasing the Harmful Work Outcomes of Maternity Leave
Researchers find ways to increase perceptions of employee job commitment after a lengthy maternity leave.
Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
When Do High Expectations Decrease Performance?
When expectations are high and people face early setbacks, they are likely to feel embarrassed, make excuses, and withdraw from a project.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How to Build Better Workplace Relationships
To relate with coworkers, we can empathize with their feelings or try to understand how they see the world. Which approach works better?
Categories : *Leadership Quarterly
Want to Change the Strategy? Change the Leader
Researchers find that leadership change can result in increased team adaptability and recognition of errors.
Categories : *Leadership Quarterly
How Angry Leaders are Perceived and Why It Matters
Researchers study the types of inferences followers make about angry leaders in the workplace and provide recommendations for organizations.
Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
How to Speak Up Like a Leader
Researchers explore two different ways of speaking up. One method is more effective for increasing perceptions of leadership. Does it work for everyone?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Dirty Work in Organizations: Negative Consequences and How to Reduce Them
Employees performing degrading “dirty work” tend to disengage from the organization, but leadership emphasizing group goals may help keep them engaged.
Categories : *Leadership Quarterly
Providing Feedback on Leadership Potential Affects Employee Performance
Researchers study how feedback about leadership potential affects employee performance and ambition, and make recommendations for organizations.