Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
When Does Drinking Lead to Employee Absenteeism?
Researchers explore the topic of employee drinking and absenteeism. They find that heavy drinking episodes have the largest effect on attendance at work.
Categories : *Journal of Business and Psychology
Cultural Minorities are More Committed to their Organizations
Researchers find that cultural minorities are more committed to their organizations than majority group members. Why does this happen?
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Why Group-Level Job Satisfaction Matters
Researchers find that measuring employees at the group or team level leads to stronger relationships between job satisfaction and job performance.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Measuring Emotions With Word Completion Tests
Researchers design a new test that measures employees’ level of positive or negative emotions. What workplace outcomes are related to these emotions?
Categories : Uncategorized
What You Need to Know About Using Video Games for Training
A researcher reviewed many past studies to determine best practices for delivering employee training in the form of computer games.
Making the Most Out of Multiple-Choice Testing
Researchers find that multiple-choice tests work better when test-takers must identify two correct answers, instead of just a single correct answer.
Categories : *Harvard Business Review
When Should Businesses Consider Making a Bold Retreat?
If your company specializes in – and relies on – a technology that is now being threatened by a new technology, do you respond by trying to change your existing technology, or do you fight the new technology by improving what you have? Or, do you explore a third, and
Categories : Uncategorized
Does Customizing Animated Trainers Help With Training?
Online training often uses “virtual tutors” to convey information. Does customization of these animated teachers allow for people to get more out of training?
Categories : *Academy of Management
How to Increase Use of Evidence-Based Management
This is a call to bridge the gap between science and practice in the field of industrial-organizational psychology.
Categories : *Applied Psychology: An International Review
Positive Feedback Helps Prevent Negative Outcomes
Researchers investigate the outcomes of using positive and negative feedback in the workplace.