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What to do about the Failure-Focused Employee

On June 18, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Job Performance, Motivation Publication: Human Performance Article: Failure avoidance motivation in a goal-setting situation. Author: S.R. Heimerdinger, V.B. Hinsz Featured by: Benjamin Granger Although it is known that employees who set specific and difficult goals tend to outperform those who set broad and relatively easy goals, different employees have differing motivational mindsets when they set their goals. Some employees are motivated to

Categories : *Human Resource Management Change Management Job AttitudesTags : change management job attitudes

Bringing Back the Cynics!

On June 18, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Change Management, Job Attitudes Publication: Human Resource Management Article: Organizational change cynicism: the role of employee involvement. Author: M. Brown, C. Cregan Featured by: Benjamin Granger Organizational cynicism involves a negative attitude on the part of an employee toward his/her organization. It’s the belief or feeling that one’s organization has sacrificed the basic principles of honesty and fairness to further the self-interest

Categories : UncategorizedTags : Uncategorized

It’s what’s on the outside that counts – but only initially.

On June 18, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Assessment, Personality Publication: International Journal of Selection and Assessment Article: Ability and personality predictors of salary, perceived job success, and perceived career success in the initial career stage. Author: J.C. Rode, M.L. Arthaud-Day, C.H. Mooney, J.P. Near, T.T. Baldwin Featured by: LitDigger Hey there, newbie. First day on the job? If I asked you if

Categories : *Organizational Behavior & Human Decision ProcessTags : ethics leadership

Ethical Leadership Flows to Lower Level Employees

On June 18, 2009May 2, 2019 By I-O AT WORK

Ethical leaders can inspire additional ethical behavior in the people they manage, which cascades down to lower levels of an organization.

Categories : *Academy of ManagementTags : assessment selection

Improving Situational Judgment Tests with One Simple Step

On June 17, 2009May 22, 2019 By I-O AT WORK

Situational judgment tests can be prone to faking, but this can be mitigated by asking applicants to elaborate answers.

Categories : *International Journal of Selection and Assessment Assessment SelectionTags : assessment selection

Situational Judgment Tests and the Impact of Elaboration

On June 17, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Assessment, Selection Publication: International Journal of Selection and Assessment Article: Impact of elaboration on responding to situational judgment test items. Author: F. Lievens, H. Peeters Featured by: Benjamin Granger Several questions can and should be asked of the tools organizations use for employee selection. For example, does the specific tool create adverse impact? Does it really

Categories : *British Journal of Management Strategic HRTags : strategic HR

Toward an Understanding of the Influences on HR Policies of Multinational Firms

On June 17, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Strategic HR Publication: British Journal of Management Article: Similarity, isomorphism or duality? Recent survey evidence on human resource management policies of multinational corporations. Author: C. Brewster, G. Wood, M. Brookes Featured by: Benjamin Granger Since multinational organizations are becoming more and more common, numerous researchers have set out to understand how multinational corporations set up organization-wide policies.

Categories : *Academy of ManagementTags : job attitudes organizational commitment

Employee Support Programs Can Improve Organizational Commitment

On June 17, 2009October 15, 2019 By I-O AT WORK

Researchers show that organizational support programs allow employees to give to each other, which fosters increased feelings of organizational commitment.

Categories : *Computers in Human Behavior Measurement Statistics

Internet-based Data Collection: Just Do It Already!

On June 17, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Measurement, Statistics Publication: Computers in Human Behavior Article: From paper to pixels: A comparison of paper and computer formats in psychological assessment. Author: M.J. Naus, L.M. Phillipp, M.Samsi Featured by: Benjamin Granger Although many organizations have jumped onto the internet-data collection bandwagon, several issues still need to be addressed. For example, are paper-pencil and internet-based

Categories : UncategorizedTags : Uncategorized

Who Makes the Most out of Mentoring?

On June 17, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Mentoring, Personality Publication: Journal of Vocational BehaviorArticle: The role of personality in relationship closeness,developer assistance, and career success. Blogger: Benjamin Granger Not surprisingly, employees who develop strong ties with their mentors tend to gain more job knowledge, have greater access to important information, and gain more overall career assistance. Sounds simple right? Unfortunately, it’s not!