Most of the time, we assume that early morning individuals are perceived more positively than their late-rising counterparts due to being evaluated as more productive and responsible. A new study in the Journal of Applied Psychology specifically examines how employees’ start times relate to the perception of their work ethics and subsequent supervisor performance ratings.
In the evolving workforce of the 21st century, how important are star performers? What can organizations do to better manage and retain these top employees?
Is having higher status always the best thing for greater performance outcomes? A new study examines how status loss affects the performance of both high and low status employees.
Many employees are being sent on international assignments these days. A new study shows that initial motivation and psychological empowerment are crucial to success, but they interact with different kinds of stressors to affect performance.
Could job performance determine whether or not an employee is victimized? Because future work performance may be impaired by such treatment, there is both an individual and organizational imperative to deal with this issue.
Research demonstrates that the effects of employee needs for achievement, affiliation, and power can all affect team performance.
A new research study suggests that bad weather may actually be good for workplace productivity, improving employee speed, accuracy and focus on task. The reason? There’s less distraction outside than there is on bright sunny days.
Researchers explore the best way for employees to respond to abusive supervision in the workplace, and explain why employee personality matters.
A new study examines the role jealousy plays in workplace victimization, as well as factors that could help organizations avoid this sort of bullying altogether.
Do you want to excel at what you do, instead of just going through the motions? A new study on thriving at work finds that employees who are more hopeful, efficacious, resilient, optimistic, and have supportive supervisors are more likely to succeed, which in turn is related to greater self-development and work performance.
