Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Why It’s Better When Employees Set Their Own Goals
Researchers find that employees are less anxious and more motivated when they are able to set their own performance goals.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
The Best Way to Cope with Workplace Stress
There are two types of stress that employees are exposed to and two ways they might cope with it. Which way leads to better workplace outcomes?
Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
Performance Pressure is a Double-Edged Sword for Employees
Why do some employees use performance pressure as a motivational tool to perform better, while others become stressed out and perform worse?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
When Does Work Engagement Lead to Harmful Outcomes?
Job engagement can have both positive and negative outcomes for organizations due to employees’ feelings of ownership over their jobs.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
The Danger of Workplace Ostracism and How to Stop It
Researchers discover the role of upward mobility in explaining how employees react to workplace ostracism. How can organizations use this information?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How Organizational Citizenship Behavior Can Be Good for You
Research demonstrates that performing organizational citizenship behavior at work leads to distinct advantages to the employees performing it, in addition to the organization.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Can Mentoring Increase Organizational Citizenship Behavior?
Organizational citizenship behavior means going the extra mile, and it’s easy to see how it can benefit organizations. Getting people to do it? Well, that’s a trickier subject.
Categories : Citizenship Behavior Human Resources Professional Identity
Why Would People Stigmatize Employees Who Volunteer?
How is volunteering perceived in the workplace? Contrary to expectations, employees who volunteer are viewed both positively and negatively depending on the perceived motives behind the volunteering. The results of a recent study show that volunteering for the “wrong reasons” results in negative judgment and potentially harmful behavior toward employee volunteers.
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.
Do Telecommuters Have Better Job Performance?
Are telecommuters better performers than their in-office counterparts? A new study examines the performance of telecommuters compared to their traditional office counterparts. Results show that in certain situations, telecommuting increases task performance and organizational citizenship behavior.