Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Brief Exposure to Workplace Rudeness Can Hurt Job Performance
Researchers discover that early-morning exposure to workplace rudeness can hurt work performance throughout the day.
Categories : *Journal of Vocational Behavior
How to Improve the Experience of Part-Time Employees
Researchers compare part-time employees with relatively flexible daily schedules with those who have relatively rigid schedules. How does this impact job satisfaction and job performance?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Ethics
Implicit Assumptions and Organizational Context- A Recipe for Immoral Behavior?
Topic: Moral Behavior, Automatic Social Cognition
Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology
Article: Automatic ethics: The effects of implicit assumptions and contextual cues on moral behavior
Authors: Reynolds, S. J., Leavitt, K., & DeCelles, K. A.
Reviewed By: Bobby Bullock
Work Hard or Disengage in the Face of Job Insecurity?
Topic: Performance, Turnover
Publication: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (MAR 2010)
Article: A model for the effects of job insecurity on performance, turnover intention, and absenteeism
Authors: T. Staufenbiel and C.J. König
Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Alcohol and Absenteeism: it’s the binge drinkers that cost you
Topic: Absenteeism
Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (MAR 2010)
Article: Alcohol consumption and workplace absenteeism: The moderating effect of social support
Authors: S.B. Bacharach, P. Bamberger, and M. Biron
Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger
Categories : *Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Process Burnout
Perceived Prosocial Impact: The Burnout Antidote
Topic: Burnout Publication: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (2010) Article: Doing good buffers against feeling bad: Prosocial impact compensates for negative task and self-evaluations. Authors: A.M. Grant, and S. Sonnentag Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Employee burnout often manifests itself in the form of emotional exhaustion which has been found to
Categories : *Journal of Organizational Behavior Turnover
Emotional Labor & Turnover…Fake It ‘Til You Make It?
Topic: Turnover Publication: Journal of Organizational Behavior (NOV 2009) Article: A predictive study of emotional labor and turnover Authors: S.L. Chau, J.J. Dahling, P.E. Levy, J.M. Diefendorff Reviewed By: Katie Bachman Good customer service may be causing workers to consider leaving their organization. Putting on a smile through a difficult interaction
So Many Constraints…Just Let Me to be Conscientious!
Topic: Job Performance, Personality Publication: Journal of Organizational Behavior (NOV 2009) Article: A meta-analytic investigation into the moderating effects of situational strength on the conscientiousness-performance relationship Authors: R.D. Meyer, R.S. Dalal and S. Bonaccio Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Conscientiousness is a personality trait that predisposes employees to be well organized, attentive
Categories : Job Attitudes Organizational Performance
Organizational Politics: A Ubiquitous Evil
Topic: Organizational Performance, Job Attitudes Publication: Academy of Management Journal (DEC 2009) Article: The relationship between perceptions of organizational politics and employee attitudes, strain and behavior: A meta-analytic examination. Authors: C-H. Chang, C. C. Rosen, & P. E. Levy Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Organizational politics refer to activities that individuals
Categories : *Personnel Psychology Stress
Stressed at Work? Here’s a Drink on Me!
Topic: Stress Publication: Personnel Psychology (AUTUMN 2009) Article: Daily work stress and alcohol use: Testing the cross-level moderation effects of neuroticism and job involvement Authors: S. Liu, M. Wang, Y. Zhan, and J. Shi Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger Many employees (perhaps as many as 92.5 million in the U.S. alone)