Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
When Do Leaders Blame the Victims of Workplace Rudeness?
Employees experiencing workplace rudeness may be judged unfairly by supervisors, especially if the employees are already out of favor.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Job Applicants Fake Personality Tests to Fit In
Research finds that job applicants fake personality assessments by trying to tailor their responses to match the organizational culture already in place.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How Organizations Can Encourage Employees to Seek Feedback
Employees with high self-efficacy may dismiss the benefits associated with seeking feedback. How can organizations encourage feedback seeking at work?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Practice Tests Can Improve Employee Selection
Practice employment tests can help increase the flow of qualified applicants while reducing costs, applicant frustration, and adverse impact.
Categories : Academy of Management Discoveries
How Good Listening Benefits Workplace Venting
Research shows that people can help workplace venters by helping them actually solve their problems, and not by offering mere emotional support.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How to Re-Energize Leaders through Self-Reflection
Researchers design and test an intervention that successfully provides leaders with more energy throughout the day, improving leaders’ engagement and influence on followers.
Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
Employees May Not Speak Up Because of the Bystander Effect
Researchers investigate why some employees may be less likely to speak up and offer important feedback to organizational leaders.
Organizational Leaders Face Unique Moral Dilemmas
What are the seven moral dilemmas faced by high-level leaders? How can organizations better position their leaders to face them?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Can Leaders Use Negative Emotions to Increase Performance?
Researchers find that leaders can use negative emotions to inspire their team to higher performance, however at a certain point it can start to backfire.
Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
When Does Intrinsic Motivation Lead to Worse Job Performance?
Employees who have intrinsic motivation on one task may experience reduced performance on other less interesting tasks.