Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Get Hired by Staying Positive
Researchers discover what sets people apart from others during the job application process. The secret appears to be the ability to stay in a good mood.
Categories : *Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Culture and Negotiation
Success in business negotiation is success in business. An invisible factor could be affecting how people react to your negotiation strategy. If you are negotiating across cultures, it’s possible you are missing an important dynamic: how your culture is perceived by the other negotiating party.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Raise Employee Engagement With Volunteering
More and more companies are implementing volunteer programs. So, what effect do company-sponsored volunteerism programs have on the employees who participate? Is a strong culture of volunteerism key to employee engagement? In this study, learn how a strong volunteer program is a win for the NGO, a win for the employee who volunteers, and a win for the company that sponsors volunteer programs.
Categories : *Perspectives on Psychological Science
Predictors of Academic Performance
Research examines the type of study skills that make college students successful.
Categories : Uncategorized
The Effects of Long-Term Unemployment
Researchers investigate the concept of employability and its utility for job seekers who have been unemployed for a lengthy period of time.
Categories : *Journal of Business and Psychology
Where to Put Demographic Questions on Surveys
Researchers find that study participants are more likely to answer demographic questions when the questions are placed in the beginning of the survey.
Categories : Uncategorized
Using Credit Scores For Employee Selection
Research considers the use of credit scores in a job selection setting.
Categories : Uncategorized
Credit and Blame in the Workplace
A new book based on research and consulting experience discusses the issue of credit and blame in the workplace.
Categories : *Child Development
Can Employees Become Smarter?
Researchers discuss a fixed versus fluid understanding of intelligence.
The Identity Crisis of I-O Psychologists
Industrial and Organizational Psychologists discuss how the field can continue to remain relevant and add value to organizations, despite the ongoing challenges that threaten its identity.