June 16, 2009

Tell Your Boss to Get Off the Web and Back to Work

On June 16, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Citizenship, Counter-Productive Work Behaior Publication: CyberPsychology & Behavior Article: On Cyberslacking: Workplace Status and Personal Internet Use at Work. Blogger: Lit Digger Does your boss check his personal email or read websites featuring non-work-related information (such as the news or online shopping) more often than you? It’s likely according to the findings of Garrett and Danziger (2008). By conducting a phone survey (n=1,024), these researchers found

Categories : *Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology Stress WellnessTags : stress wellness

The Researcher’s Advantage to Chilled-Out Survey Participants

On June 16, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Stress, Wellness Publication: Journal of Organizational and Occupational Psychology Article: Too stressed out to participate Examining the relation between stressors and survey response behavior. Blogger: LitDigger If you’re in the kind of work I’m in, your projects thrive off of survey response rates. Yes, that is only one element to a successful organizational study, BUT CLEARLY response rates are a big deal to research! You probably have read some articles on

Categories : *Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology Work-Life Balance

Work-Family Conflict: White vs Blue Collar

On June 16, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Work-Life Balance Publication: Journal of Organizational and Occupational Psychology Article: The roles of context and everyday experience in understanding work-non work relationships: A qualitative diary study of white- and blue-collar workers. Blogger: Rob Stilson This study focused on work-family conflict as observed in two organizations, one that encouraged work-family integration (Organization I) and one

Categories : *International Journal of Training and DevelopmentTags : leadership motivation training

How Leaders Can Improve Transfer of Training

On June 16, 2009May 17, 2021 By I-O AT WORK

Research finds that employees are more likely to benefit from training when they have good relationships with their supervisors.

Categories : *Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Process Decision MakingTags : decision making

The Best Things in Life are Free…Except Advice Apparently

On June 16, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Decision Making Publication: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Article: Do we listen to advice just because we paid for it? The impact of advice cost on its use. Blogger: Benjamin Granger Now, presumably, expensive advise is really good advice, right? I mean, if a consultant charges big bucks, then she

Categories : *Journal of Management Organizational Justice

Fair is Fair

On June 16, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Organizational Justice Publication: Journal of Management Article: Perceptions of discrimination: A multiple needs model perspective. Blogger: James Grand I know the saying goes “Life isn’t always fair – sometimes you’re the bug and sometimes you’re the windshield.” But in truth, things aren’t usually that black and white (or life and death,

Categories : *Journal of Business Communication Off The WallTags : Off The Wall

Investors…and press releases?

On June 16, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Hodge-Podge Publication: Journal of Business Communication Article: Are investors influenced by how earnings press releases are written? Blogger: Rob Stilson This article investigates whether investors are influenced by how an earnings press release is written. FYI: Earnings press releases are voluntary but still serve to inform investors on the current

Categories : *Journal of Applied PsychologyTags : leadership trust

How Leaders Can Foster Trusting Workplace Relationships

On June 16, 2009May 17, 2021 By I-O AT WORK

Research finds that leaders play an important role in helping their followers develop trusting workplace relationships.

Categories : *Human Performance Culture Job Attitudes Job PerformanceTags : culture job attitudes job performance

Taking a Hard Line on Employee Lateness Can Pay Off!

On June 16, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Culture, Job Attitudes, Job Performance Publication: Human Performance Article: Employee lateness behavior: the role of lateness climate and individuals lateness attitude. Blogger: Benjamin Granger Many organizations go to great lengths to curtail employee lateness (showing up tardy for work) and for good reason – it can cost organizations billions of dollars in productivity a year. In

Categories : *Academy of Management Emotional Intelligence WellnessTags : emotional intelligence wellness

Managing Grief in the Workplace

On June 16, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Emotional Intelligence, Wellness Publication: Academy of Management Article: Grief and the workplace. Blogger: Benjamin Granger To shed light on the issue of grief in the workplace, Mary Ann Hazen (2008) provided several suggestions for how managers and organizations can effectively respond to grieving employees. Several suggestions provided by Hazen (2008)