Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Goal-Oriented Leadership May Not Work for All Employees
Goal-oriented leadership has a clear upside, but may not work as well for employees who have lower levels of emotional stability.
Categories : Job Design Performance Teams
Maximizing the Benefits of Autonomy in Teams
Topic: Job Design, Teams, Performance
Publication: Journal of Organizational Behavior
Article: The impact of autonomy and task uncertainty on team performance: A longitudinal field study (FEB 2010)
Author: J. L. Cordery, D. Morrison, B. M. Wright, & T. D. Wall
Reviewed by: Sarah Teague
Categories : Assessment Staffing
Managing Assessors’ Workloads in Assessment Centers
Topic: Assessment, Staffing
Publication: International Journal of Selection and Assessment (SEP)
Article: Do assessor have too much on their plates? The effects of simultaneously rating multiple assessment center candidates on rating quality
Authors: K.G. Melchers, M. Kleinmann, and M.A. Prinz
Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How Important are First Impressions on Job Interviews?
Researchers find that applicants on job interviews are often judged by first impressions and the rapport they initially establish.
Categories : *Human Resource Management Training
How Might Trainers Be Contributing to the Transfer Problem?
Topic: Training
Publication: Human Resource Management (JUL/AUG)
Article: A missing link in the transfer problem? Examining how trainers learn about training transfer
Authors: H.M. Hutchins, L.A. Burke, and A.M. Berthelsen
Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger
Categories : *Journal of Organizational Behavior2 Comments
When Does Transformational Leadership Lead to Innovative Behavior?
Researchers investigate how different leadership approaches may influence innovation. They discover the interesting role of psychological empowerment.
If You Want to Prevent Exhaustion … Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
Topic: Stress, Burnout, Performance, Fairness, Compensation
Publication: Journal of Organizational Behavior
Article: Emotional exhaustion and job performance: The moderating role of distributive justice and positive affect (AUG 2010)
Author: O. Janssen, C. K. Lam, & X. Huang
Reviewed by: Sarah Teague
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Do Narcissistic People Make Effective Leaders?
There appears to be similarity between characteristics of narcissists and effective leaders. But could there actually be a difference between the two?
When Helping Hurts: The Dark Side of Organizational Citizenship Behaviors
Topic: Citizenship Behavior, Work-Life Balance
Publication: Journal of Organizational Behavior (AUG 2010)
Article: Citizenship under pressure: What’s a good soldier to do?
Author: M. C. Bolino, W. H. Turnley, J. B. Gilstrap, & M. M. Sauzo
Reviewed by: Sarah Teague
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How to Land a Job After an Internship
Researchers investigate how impression management strategies can make it more likely for interns to receive job offers.