Categories : *Journal of Management
How to Motivate Millenials at Work
Researchers find generational differences between the factors that motivate employees. What can organizations do to make sure everyone stays motivated?
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
The Advantage of Having Older Employees
Researchers find that older employees may be more motivated and committed compared to younger employees.
Categories : *Journal of Organizational Behavior
Employees and Management Can Meet Halfway to Redesign Jobs
Researchers discuss a certain kind of idiosyncratic deal that employees make with their employers, in this case to redesign certain job elements. What are the outcomes for employees?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Why Do Employees Perform Organizational Citizenship Behavior?
Researchers investigate why some employees are motivated to go the extra mile and engage in organizational citizenship behavior.
Categories : *Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology
Work Hard or Disengage in the Face of Job Insecurity?
Researchers investigate whether feelings of job insecurity will influence employees to work better or to disengage from their roles.
Categories : *Personality and Individual Differences
Understanding Employee Motivation: Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic
Researchers investigate the differences between employees with an intrinsic motivation versus those with an extrinsic motivation. What are the implications for goal achievement and job performance?
Categories : *Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Process
Do Optimistic Predictions Lead to Quicker Completion Times?
Researchers investigate whether underestimating time commitments can actually make people complete their tasks faster.
Categories : *Human Resource Management
Knowledge is Power: What Makes Employees Share It?
Research demonstrates that autonomy at work can influence employees to share more information, which can lead to organizational benefits.
Categories : *Personality and Individual Differences
How Different Personality Types Respond to Goals
Researchers find that personality may affect how employees pursue goals, especially in the face of positive or negative feedback.
Categories : *Academy of Management Employee Satisfaction Motivation Turnover
Beware the Turnover Bug: It’s Contagious!
Topic: Employee Satisfaction, Motivation, Turnover Publication: Academy of Management Journal (JUN 2009) Article: Turnover contagion: How coworkers’ job embeddedness and job search behaviors influence quitting. Author: W. Felps, T.R. Mitchell, D.R. Hekman, T.W. Lee, B.C. Holtman, W.S. Harman Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger There is a HUGE body of research literature on the predictors and causes of employee turnover (better grab two cups of coffee before reading all of these articles!). Most of the research has investigated either individual-level explanations (e.g., low job satisfaction) or economic