Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
Competing Against Rivals Increases Risky Behavior
New research indicates that people are more willing to take strategic risks when competing with rivals than when competing with non-rivals.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Moral Objection: What Happens When You Stand up to Wrongdoing?
New research helps us sort out the consequences to standing up to unethical behavior. How can we make it easier for everyone to do the right thing?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Leaders Add Value by Differing from Existing Organizational Culture
Research shows that organizations benefit when CEOs have a different approach than the existing organizational culture.
Categories : Culture Health & Safety Stress Wellness Work-Life Balance
Stress in the Workplace Can Affect Our Social Networks
When you’re stressed out, you may find yourself relying on your friends for support. However, stress may be affecting the type of friends you choose to have.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Leadership and Climate Influence Underreporting of Workplace Accidents
Leader behavior plays an important role in the reporting of workplace accidents, especially when there is a poor ‘safety climate.’
Categories : Assessment Culture Decision Making Discrimination Diversity Fairness Judgement Leadership Motivation
Stigma-by-Association: How Follower Characteristics Influence Evaluation of Leaders
It can be difficult to evaluate leaders. Do we judge them based on their actions, the success of the individuals in the group, or the group outcomes? Or is there some other way that we determine their effectiveness? Shocking new research shows that people may evaluate leaders based on the racial makeup of the people they are leading.
Categories : Culture Engagement Wellness Work-Life Balance
How to Stop Distracting Technology in the Workplace
Modern technology allows us to do some pretty amazing things. One of these things includes playing an engaging game of chess with someone on the opposite side of the planet while sitting at your work desk. Yes, technology can be distracting. But what can employers do about it? How can they make sure that employees focus on the work that they are supposed to be doing?
Categories : Culture Engagement Wellness Work-Life Balance1 Comment
Work-Life Balance and Smartphones: Disaster in the Making?
Research shows that smartphone use disrupts the balance between work and home. A new study shows that supervisor and coworker expectations of smartphone use during non-work hours can harmfully affect work-life balance. The study also found that feeling engaged at work may weaken the relationship between smartphone use and work-home interference.
Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
How Servant Leadership Benefits Performance
Leaders who emphasize service create an organization-wide serving culture that can enhance organizational and individual performance.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Culture Performance Teams
Climate Uniformity: A New Concept with Important Organizational Outcomes
Organizational climate can be a tricky subject, especially when there are multiple distinct opinions about the quality of a workplace. So what happens when some employees feel organizational support and other employees don’t? Poor communication, heightened task-conflict, and poor performance can occur.