Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Danger for High Performing Employees
New research explores how high performers are perceived by their peers and how those perceptions influence their behavior.
Categories : *Journal of Management
The Consequences of Abusive Supervision
Research demonstrates that employees may act out destructively in response to abusive supervision.
Categories : *Journal of Management
Show Me the Money: The Influence of Money on Workplace Behavior
New research weighs in on this topic and shows that professional athletes may act differently when money is on the line.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How Can Companies Protect Their Reputations by Discouraging Employees’ Bad Behavior?
A company’s reputation is a valuable resource that can be tainted by employees’ poor or criminal behavior outside the workplace, called off-duty deviance.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Why is Workplace Ostracism so Dangerous?
Besides for the potential of workplace ostracism to make a person feel terrible, new research shows that it also may affect an organization’s bottom line.
Categories : *Journal of Business and Psychology
The Pros and Cons of Being a Jerk at Work
There are many examples of successful jerks in the businesses world. Could there be some hidden benefit of this unsavory personality?
Categories : Conflict Counter-Productive Work Behavior Fairness Organizational Justice Workplace Deviance
How Mindfulness Can Cool Employees with a Hot Temper
Although personal or professional slights are common, sometimes feeling wronged can lead people to retaliate in ways that are harmful to other employees or the organization.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology1 Comment
Workplace Incivility: Why Nice Employees Finish First!
Research identifies distinct benefits to employees who behave well at work. What does this mean for organizations that want to maximize productivity?
Categories : Counter-Productive Work Behavior Ethics Leadership Personality
The Hidden Danger of Narcissistic Leaders
In recent memory, we’ve seen seemingly well-intentioned CEOs engage in unethical behavior that eventually leads to organizational ruin. Why do they do it? Don’t these executives stand to lose the most from organizational failure? After all, their lives and reputations are most intertwined with the company. Fortunately, a groundbreaking theory is beginning to make sense of this baffling situation.
Unethical Employees May Have Been Socially-Ostracized at Work
Unethical employees can be a major problem at work, but not good old co-worker Steve; He’s usually a pretty decent guy. However, today Steve is faced with a moral dilemma: Should he steal Amy’s tasty turkey sandwich that is sitting unattended in the fridge? New research shows that because Steve was just excluded from an interesting lunch-time discussion, it might make him more likely to commit the crime. But why?