Categories : *Harvard Business Review
How Human Resources Can Strategically Influence Organizations
Harvard Business Review discusses how a company’s top leadership can work together to improve personnel decisions and organizational performance.
Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
Effective Leaders Balance Organizational Needs and Employee Needs
Leaders can simultaneously balance the needs of employees and the needs of the company, leading to maximum organizational effectiveness.
Categories : *Journal of Business and Psychology1 Comment
Diversity Training: Are All Methods Equal?
Researchers test three different diversity training strategies to find which one works best in lowering prejudice and workplace unfairness.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
When Does Job Security Affect Job Performance?
Uncertainty often leads to lack of job security and poor performance. How can organizational justice counter this?
Categories : *Journal of Business and Psychology
The Recipe for Creating Proactive Employees
Researchers discover that adaptability and job satisfaction are crucial components of workplace proactivity. Why is this the case?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Team Racial Makeup Can Influence the Evaluation of Leaders
Researchers find that leader effectiveness may be judged based on the racial demographics of the leader’s work group. How can organizations stop this?
Categories : *Leadership Quarterly
Emotional Leaders Can Affect Job Performance
Research reveals detrimental outcomes for leaders who express anger, including a reduction in organizational citizenship behavior.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology1 Comment
Workplace Incivility: Why Nice Employees Finish First!
Research identifies distinct benefits to employees who behave well at work. What does this mean for organizations that want to maximize productivity?
Categories : *Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
How Employees Develop Passion For Work
Why does it seem that some people have passion for work and others merely go through the motions? New research shows that people have two different mindsets about how to achieve passion for their jobs.
Categories : Uncategorized
Working From Home Can Keep Employees Happy
For some jobs, working from home is just not possible. This is especially true if you are an assembly line technician, postal worker, coal miner, or pirate. But in the new economy, many professions require little else but a computer and mouse. This is why telework—or working from home—is all the rage. But does it work? And is it good for employees?