Category: *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

How to Better Motivate Employees? Try Categorizing Rewards and Incentives

On December 4, 2013October 15, 2019 By I-O AT WORK

Researchers show that dividing rewards into different categories may lead to an increase in employee motivation.

Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyTags : compensation fairness gender personality

How Gender and Personality Contribute to Salary

On October 25, 2013June 4, 2021 By I-O AT WORK

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 PsychologyTags : creativity job performance selection

Cognitive Ability Predicts Job Performance and Creativity

On December 7, 2012July 9, 2021 By I-O AT WORK

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 DevelopmentTags : development

To Praise or Not to Praise (IO Psychology)

On February 17, 2012 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Development Publication: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1998) Article: Praise for Intelligence Can Undermine Children’s Motivation and Performance Authors: C. M. Mueller & C. S. Dweck Reviewed By: Scott Charles Sitrin, M.A. Imagine that you are the head of a department and have nine employees that report to

Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology BurnoutTags : burnout

Does Your Brain Get Tired? (IO Psychology)

On January 11, 2012 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Burnout Publication: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (MAY 2008) Article: Making Choices Impairs Subsequent Self-Control: A Limited-Resource Account of Decision Making, Self-Regulation, and Active Initiative Authors: Kathleen D. Vohs, Roy F. Baumeister, Brandon J. Schmeichel, Jean M. Twenge, Noelle M. Nelson, and Dianne M. Tice Reviewed By: Scott

Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Human Resources Rewards SelectionTags : Rewards selection

The Predictive Power of Grit: How to Select Successful People

On October 19, 2011 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Selection, Human Resources Publication: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2007) Article: Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals Authors: Angela L. Duckworth, Christopher Peterson, Michael D. Matthews, and Dennis R. Kelly Reviewed By: Scott Charles Sitrin Imagine that you are the head of Human Resources, and are tasked

Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology DiversityTags : discrimination diversity fairness human resources industrial-organizational psychology

Are Whites’ Perceptions of Exclusion Driving Their Negative Reaction to Diversity Initiatives?

On July 27, 2011 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Diversity
Publication: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (MAY 2011)
Article: “What About Me? Perceptions of Exclusion and Whites’ Reactions toMulticulturalism
Authors: Victoria C. Plaut, Flannery G. Garnett, Laura E. Buffardi, Jeffrey Sanchez-
Burks
Reviewed by: Mary Alice Crowe-Taylor

Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Decision MakingTags : decision making human resource management human resources industrial-organizational psychology organizational development organizational performance teams

I’ll Have What She’s Having … An Explanation for Inaccurate Group Decisions

On September 24, 2010 By I-O AT WORK

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