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Categories : *Harvard Business ReviewTags : personality

What Word Choice Says About Job Applicants

On December 14, 2011May 7, 2023 By I-O AT WORK

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

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Categories : *Harvard Business ReviewTags : job performance

Should Organizations Rely On Self Management?

On December 12, 2011May 7, 2023 By I-O AT WORK

Researchers consider what happens in organizations that do not use managers.

Categories : *Harvard Business ReviewTags : developmentjob performance

How Employees Can Make the Most of an Internal Move

On December 9, 2011May 7, 2023 By I-O AT WORK

Researchers discuss how employees can prepare themselves to succeed when making an internal move within an organization.

Categories : *Social Psychological and Personality ScienceTags : selection

The Importance of Deliberate Practice

On December 7, 2011May 7, 2023 By I-O AT WORK

Researchers explain the concept of deliberate practice. What are the implications for the workplace?

Categories : *Leadership QuarterlyTags : leadershipperformance

The Danger of Overconfident Leaders

On December 2, 2011May 7, 2023 By I-O AT WORK

Research demonstrates that overconfident leaders may fail to plan or identify critical deficiencies.

Categories : Human resource managementTags : selection

Best Practices for Managing High Potential Employees

On November 28, 2011May 11, 2023 By I-O AT WORK

Harvard Business Review offers specific strategies for cultivating high potential employees. How does your organization measure up?

Categories : *Psychological ScienceTags : assessmentperformanceselection

Too Much of a Good Personality Trait

On November 23, 2011May 7, 2023 By I-O AT WORK

Researchers explain that it is possible to have too much of a good personality trait.

Categories : *Organizational Behavior & Human Decision ProcessTags : fairness

How Time Can Affect Perceptions of Organizational Justice

On November 21, 2011May 7, 2023 By I-O AT WORK

Researchers consider how time plays a role in influencing employee perceptions of organizational justice.

Categories : *Journal of Business and PsychologyTags : motivationtraining

Improving Transfer of Training

On November 18, 2011April 1, 2025 By I-O AT WORK

Researchers conduct an intervention to improve transfer of training.

Categories : *International Journal of Selection and AssessmentTags : selection

How Will Employees React to Selection Tests?

On November 16, 2011May 7, 2023 By I-O AT WORK

Researchers investigate how job applicants respond to various types of selection tests.

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