Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Why Extraverted Employees May Be More Successful
Researchers find that extraversion is associated with personality traits that can provide advantages for employees and organizations.
Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
Which Behaviors Cause Team Leaders to Emerge?
Researchers examine how leadership emerges within informal project teams. Which behaviors cause team members to be seen as team leaders?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Can Machine Learning Be Used to Make Better Hiring Decisions?
Researchers demonstrate that machine learning techniques may offer advantages compared to conventional selection and hiring methods.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How Organizations Can Encourage Employees to Seek Feedback

Employees with high self-efficacy may dismiss the benefits associated with seeking feedback. How can organizations encourage feedback seeking at work?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How to Re-Energize Leaders through Self-Reflection
Researchers design and test an intervention that successfully provides leaders with more energy throughout the day, improving leaders’ engagement and influence on followers.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Can Leaders Use Negative Emotions to Increase Performance?
Researchers find that leaders can use negative emotions to inspire their team to higher performance, however at a certain point it can start to backfire.
Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
When Does Intrinsic Motivation Lead to Worse Job Performance?
Employees who have intrinsic motivation on one task may experience reduced performance on other less interesting tasks.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Highly Intelligent Employees May Require Different Performance Goals
Employees with high intelligence may choke under the pressure of ambitious performance goals. How can organizations tailor their approach to better motivate these bright employees?
Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
Performance Pressure is a Double-Edged Sword for Employees
Why do some employees use performance pressure as a motivational tool to perform better, while others become stressed out and perform worse?
Categories : *Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
How Leaders and Organizations Can Cope With Understaffing
Understaffing presents distinct problems for employees and organizations. Researchers study how leaders and teams can succeed in the face of this problem.