Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
How to Better Motivate Employees? Try Categorizing Rewards and Incentives
Researchers show that dividing rewards into different categories may lead to an increase in employee motivation.
Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
How Gender and Personality Contribute to Salary
Does it pay to be disagreeable? A series of four studies show that both women and agreeable men suffer an income penalty unrelated to their job performance or other personality factors.
Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Cognitive Ability Predicts Job Performance and Creativity
Researchers conduct a meta-analysis to demonstrate that intelligence plays a role in predicting job performance across various jobs.
Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Praise For Effort, Not Ability
Research demonstrates that children perform better when praised for their effort instead of their intelligence. What are the implications for the workplace?
Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Decision Making Can Lead to Employee Burnout
Research finds that too much decision making can lead to employee burnout at work.
Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Selecting Employees With Grit and Perseverance
Researchers discuss the personality trait of grit and demonstrate how it may play an important role in employee selection.
Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
How To Design a Diversity Program That Is Inclusive For All
Researchers discuss diversity and multiculturalism in organizations.
I’ll Have What She’s Having … An Explanation for Inaccurate Group Decisions
Topic: Decision Making
Publication: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Article: Knowing others’ preferences degrades the quality of group decisions (MAY 2010)
Author: A. Mojzisch, S. Schulz-Hardt
Reviewed by: Sarah Teague