*Human Performance

Taking a Hard Line on Employee Lateness Can Pay Off!

On June 16, 2009 By I/O AT WORK

Topic: Culture, Job Attitudes, Job Performance Publication: Human Performance Article: Employee lateness behavior: the role of lateness climate and individuals lateness attitude. Blogger: Benjamin Granger Many organizations go to great lengths to curtail employee lateness (showing up tardy for work) and for good reason – it can cost organizations billions of dollars in productivity a year. In

Categories : *Human Performance Measurement Research Methodology Statistics

Is interrater correlation really a proper measurement of reliability?

On June 1, 2009 By I/O AT WORK

Topic: Measurement, Research Methodology, Statistics Publication: Human Performance Article: Exploring the relationship between interrater correlations and validity of peer ratings Blogger: Rob Stilson Interrater reliability (still with me?, Ok good) is often used as the main reliability estimate for the correction of validity coefficients when the criterion is job performance. Issues arise with this practice when one considers that the errors present between raters may not

Categories : *Human Performance Citizenship Behavior Job PerformanceTags : citizenship behavior job performance

Where leaving it to Beaver meets the bottom line

On June 1, 2009 By I/O AT WORK

Topic: Citizenship Behavior, Job Performance Publication: Human Performance Article: Test of Motowidlo et al.’s (1997) theory of individual differences in task and contextual performance. Blogger: James Grand A helpful hand here or a thoughtful “hi-how-are-ya” might be more valuable than we think. Psychologists are starting to realize that such dispositional characteristics can be meaningful predictors of on-the-job performance. Nearly 10 years ago, Motowidlo, Borman and Schmit proposed that performance at work was

Categories : *Human PerformanceTags : job performance leadership personality

Does Narcissism Lead to Ineffective Leadership? Depends on the Rater

On June 1, 2009May 2, 2019 By I/O AT WORK

Researchers investigate whether workplace narcissism is as bad as it seems. Can it even lead to poor performance?

Categories : *Human Performance Assessment InterviewingTags : assessment human resource management human resources industrial-organizational psychology interviewing organizational development organizational performance

Interviewing: When to hold ’em…When to fold ’em

On May 5, 2009 By I/O AT WORK

Topic: Assesment, Interviewing Publication: Human Performance (2008) Article: Transparency in structured interviews: consequences for construct and criterion-related validity Authors: U. C. Klehe, C. J. König, G. M. Richter, M. Kleinmann, & K. G. Melchers Reviewed by: Benjamin Granger While holding your cards close to the vest may be key for your next game of