Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Emotional Labor is Easier with Emotional Intelligence
Researchers examine emotional labor and try to determine which employees will be good at it.
Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Decision Making Can Lead to Employee Burnout
Research finds that too much decision making can lead to employee burnout at work.
Categories : *Academy of Management
The Factors Behind Ethical Behavior in the Workplace
Researchers explore the factors the contribute to ethical behavior in the workplace.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How Groups Can Set Goals to Improve Performance
Researchers demonstrate that, in addition to individuals, groups can also benefit from specific and hard to reach goals.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Realistic Job Previews Communicate Organizational Honesty
New research explores the mechanism behind realistic job previews. Why do they work so well?
Categories : *International Journal of Selection and Assessment
When Do Resumes Lead to Hiring Recommendations?
Researchers explore the factors that will determine whether a job resume is likely to lead to a hiring recommendation.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Successful Strategies for Job Interviewing
Researchers compare three different strategies used by job applicants on interviews. They find that honesty is generally the best policy.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Bringing Home Stress From Work
Research cautions about the dangers of workplace stress, specifically noting how it can have a harmful effect on home life.
Categories : *Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies
Employee Mentoring Benefits from Trust
Researchers investigate the situations in which workplace mentoring relationships can be most beneficial.
Categories : *Harvard Business Review
What Word Choice Says About Job Applicants
Do function words – words like pronouns, conjunctions, and prepositions – matter? And if so, what do they tell us? James Pennebaker, chair of the Psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin, has spent a considerable amount of time investigating those exact questions. In a recent Harvard Business