Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How to Rate Employees When Job Performance is Dynamic
The job performance of employees can change quite rapidly. How can managers take this into account when producing performance ratings?
Categories : *Academy of Management
What Causes the Dissolution of Strategic Alliances?
Researchers explore some of the factors that lead alliances between companies to break up.
Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Why Teams Should Use Brainwriting Instead of Brainstorming
Researchers find that teams using a process called brainwriting, instead of traditional brainstorming, produce better ideas.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How Letters of Recommendation Can Hurt Female Job Candidates
Researchers discover that “helping” terms typically used to praise females in letters of recommendation may actually be making them appear less qualified.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
The Effectiveness of Error Management Training
Researchers investigate an employee learning technique called error management training. Does it work equally for all members of the workforce?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
When Mental Detachment from Work Is a Must
Researchers demonstrate that employees benefit from the ability to mentally remove themselves from work while off the clock. Their organizations benefit too.
Categories : Journal of Vocational Behavior
Feedback Is the Driver of Successful Employee Mentoring
Researchers demonstrate how employee mentoring can lead to an increase in productivity. Frequent feedback plays an important role.
Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Expressing Gratitude Is Important for Team Functioning
Researchers find that being the recipient of gratitude can lead to an increase in self-worth, which may ultimately improve team cohesion.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
The Importance of Locus of Control in the Workplace
Researchers explain the concept of work locus of control and demonstrate its relationship with workplace effectiveness.
Categories : *Journal of Organizational Behavior
Employees and Management Can Meet Halfway to Redesign Jobs
Researchers discuss a certain kind of idiosyncratic deal that employees make with their employers, in this case to redesign certain job elements. What are the outcomes for employees?