Topic: Goals Publication: Journal of Management (JAN 2010) Article: The relevance and viability of subconscious goals in the workplace Authors: G.P. Latham, A.D. Stajkovic, and E.A. Locke Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that goal-setting is an effective strategy for improving employee performance. What
Topic: Goals, Job Performance, Judgment Publication: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (JAN 2010) Article: Finishing on time: When do predictions influence completion times? Authors: R. Buehler, J. Peetz, and D. Griffin Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Past research has shown that human beings often underestimate the amount of time necessary for
Topic: Creativity Publication: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (MAR 2009) Article: Better than brainstorming? Potential contextual boundary conditions to brainwriting for idea generation in organizations. Author: P. A. Heslin Reviewed By: Sarah Teague The generation of innovative ideas is essential to the success of modern organizations. In attempts to facilitate
Topic: Training Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (JAN 2010) Article: Sometimes you need a reminder: The effects of prompting self-regulation on regulatory processes, learning and attrition. Authors: T. Sitzmann and K. Ely Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Have you ever taken a training course and noticed your mind wandering? Or have you
Topic: Citizenship Behavior, Performance Appraisal Publication: Journal of Business and Psychology (DEC 2009) Article: Organizational citizenship behavior in performance evaluations: Distributive justice or injustice Authors: S.K., Johnson, C.L. Holladay, & M.A. Quinones Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCBs) are volitional work behaviors that go above and beyond the call of
Topic: Counterproductive Work Behavior Publication: Applied Psychology: An International Review (JAN 2010) Article: Illegitimate tasks and counterproductive work behavior Authors: N.K. Semmer, F. Tschan, L.L. Meier, S. Facchin, & N. Jacobshagen Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger The research on counterproductive work behavior (CWB) suggests that it often represents a form of retaliation in
Topic: Training Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology: An International Review (JAN 2010) Article: Active/Exploratory training promotes transfer even in learners with low motivation and cognitive ability Authors: N. Keith, T. Richter, and J. Naumann Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Exploratory training refers to an instructional strategy that allows trainees to explore
Topic: Culture Publication: Academy of Management Journal (APR 2009) Article: The Enactment-Externalization Dialectic: Rationalization and the Persistence of Counterproductive Technology Design Practices in Student Engineering Authors: P.M. Leonardi, M.H. Jackson, A. Diwan Reviewed By: Katie Bachman What makes for an expert? In many workplaces, the idealization of an expert employee is
Topic: Citizenship Behavior Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (JUL 2009) Article: Good soldiers and good actors: Prosocial and impression management motives as interactive predictors of affiliative citizenship behaviors Authors: A. M. Grant, D. M. Mayer Reviewed By: Sarah Teague In recent years, organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) have received considerable attention
Topic: Off the Wall Publication: Journal of Organizational Behavior (JAN 2010) Article: Publishing today is more difficult than ever Authors: N. Ashkanasy Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger As editor-in-chief of the Journal of Organizational Behavior (JOB), Neal Ashkanasy opens the first issue of 2010 with a commentary on how dramatically publishing
