*Journal of Applied Psychology

Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Job PerformanceTags : job performance1 Comment

Believe in yourself and someone just might drive a dump truck full of money to your house

On May 25, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Job Performance Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: How the Rich (and Happy) Get Richer (and Happier): Relationship of Core Self-Evaluations to Trajectories in Attaining Work Success. Blogger: Rob Stilson OK, the scope of this article is beyond this blog (or perhaps the blogger), but I will give you the highlights and

Categories : *Journal of Applied PsychologyTags : diversity fairness leadership

An Investigation of Racial Bias When Choosing Leaders

On May 25, 2009May 17, 2021 By I-O AT WORK

An experimental study finds that non-White people may be passed over for leadership positions due to biased expectations of what makes a good leader.

Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology MotivationTags : motivation

The Early Bird Gets the Worm, but the Confident Bird Gets Two

On May 25, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Motivation Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: Self-efficacy and resource allocation: Support for a nonmonotonic, discontinuous model. Blogger: Benjamin Granger Imagine a football game in which you have the inside scoop on the competing teams’ overall self-efficacy for performing well in the upcoming game. Team A is highly confident that they will perform well and

Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Work-Life Balance

Balancing Act

On May 21, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Work-Life Balance Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: How job demands affect partners’ experience of exhaustion: Integrating work-family conflict and crossover theory. Blogger: Larry Martinez Have you ever come home from a tough day at the office, ready to kick back and relax, only to find that your loved one also had

Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Work-Life Balance

Eh, Get A Life!

On May 21, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Work-Life Balance Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: Can a manager have a life and a career? International and multisource perspectives on work-life balance and career advancement potential Blogger: Katie Bachman Back in the days of jukeboxes and sock-hops, it was common knowledge that in order to be truly successful at work,

Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Strategic HRTags : strategic HR

What’s Your HR Policy Type?

On May 21, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Strategic HR Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: Human resource configurations: Investigating fit with the organizational context. Blogger: James Grand Some businesses go for broke and pamper their employees from day one, starting with the all-expenses paid recruitment weekend all the way through the Golden Years retirement package, in the hopes that

Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology TrainingTags : training

How to Make an Active Learning Intervention Effective

On May 13, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Training Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology Article: Active learning: Effects of core training design elements on self-regulatory processes, learning, and adaptability. Blogger: Benjamin Granger Current thinking about how employees should be trained has changed dramatically. Instead of trainees being passive recipients of information, organizations are now employing active learning elements into their training programs. In a recent JAP article, Bell and Kozlowski (2008) took a closer

Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology TeamsTags : human resource management human resources industrial-organizational psychology organizational development teams

Before You Give Me A Hand, Be Sure I Need It

On May 6, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Teams Publication: The Journal of Applied Psychology (2008) Article: Harmful help: the costs of backing-up behavior in teams. Blogger: Rob Stilson Warning! The findings of this study have the potential to blow your mind if you follow research on teams. OK, maybe not “The Matrix blow your mind,” but I

Categories : *Journal of Applied PsychologyTags : fairness job performance training

How Organizations Can Rate Employees Fairly

On May 6, 2009May 31, 2021 By I-O AT WORK

Rating employees can be tricky, especially when raters have different ideas of how to rate performance. New research shows how organizations can streamline ratings through a concept called frame of reference training.

Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Burnout TurnoverTags : burnout human resource management human resources industrial-organizational psychology organizational development turnover

Predicting Burnout

On May 6, 2009 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Burnout, Turnover Publication: The Journal of Applied Psychology (2008) Article: Early predictors of job burnout and engagement. Blogger: Larry Martinez Burnout refers to a sense of just being ‘over’ one’s job, as in, “I don’t want to do this anymore, I’m burned out.” This is a problem for organizations and