Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Getting Credit for Speaking Up: Sub-Conscious Bias and Employee Voice
If you speak up at work, will people listen? Will they even acknowledge that you are trying to make a contribution?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How Mindfulness Can Cool Employees with a Hot Temper
Research demonstrates that employees who engage in mindfulness in the workplace experience positive outcomes.
Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
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 : *Personnel Psychology
Ethnic and Gender Discrimination When Reviewing Job Resumes
Researchers explore the effects of gender and ethnic discrimination during the employee selection process and explain how organizations can increase fairness.
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 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 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 : Organizational Justice
Organizational Justice: Do Employees Give the Benefit of the Doubt?
Research explores what happens when employees do not have enough information to determine the extent of organizational justice in their company.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Obesity Discrimination Against Employees, Job Applicants, and Customers
Researchers find evidence of workplace discrimination against obese people. What can an organization do to stop this?
Categories : *Human Resource Management
Intelligence Testing in Selection: New Developments
Researchers discuss intelligence testing for job applicants in light of modern theories of intelligence. What can organizations learn about predicting job performance?