Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
Are Empowering Leaders or Directive Leaders More Effective?
Research shows that directive leaders lead to short term success, while empowering leaders are better in the long run.
Categories : *Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Successful Negotiation Strategies: The Team Versus the Individual
In the modern global marketplace most successful companies are multi-national. How does that affect negotiating style? A new study suggests that different tactics are more effective based on the culture of the negotiators.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Holding Leaders Accountable: When Does it Work?
Accountability can influence certain leaders to engage in more team-benefitting behavior. When and how does this work?
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Transformational Leadership Can Depend on the Followers
Research shows that the effectiveness of transformational leadership hinges on several key characteristics of the followers.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Personality Influences How Teams Respond to Conflict
Researchers consider how teams react to conflict in the workplace. The personality traits of openness to experience and emotional stability play important roles.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Emotional Intelligence: Is it Always Good?
New research demonstrates the positive effects of emotional intelligence, but only in jobs that have a high level of managerial work.
Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
Three Factors That Inspire Creativity at Work
Researchers discover the recipe to fostering creativity at work, and explain the roles of diversity of thought, leadership, and self-efficacy.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How to Overcome the Danger of Work Team Faultlines
Excerpt: Researchers explain how differences between team members can easily turn into faultlines. What steps can organizations take to prevent this from happening?
Categories : *Human Resource Management
The Importance of Emphasizing Team Cohesion
Researchers find that team cohesion is important for high performing work teams – possibly even more important than team intimacy.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology1 Comment
When Does Conflict Improve Team Performance?
Researchers demonstrate that conflict specifically related to the job can benefit performance when a psychological safety climate is in place.