Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How Organizations Can Discourage Employees’ Bad Behavior
Researchers discover how organizations can protect their reputations by using interventions to curb off-duty bad behavior by employees.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Why Successful Recruiters Need Fairness
Researchers find that job applicants are more likely to accept job offers when the recruiter and the recruitment process seem to be fair.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Employment Discrimination Blocks Pathways Into Organizations
Research shows that employment discrimination may be rooted in early obstacles that block pathways into an organization or role.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Stereotypes and Employment Discrimination Against Cancer Survivors
Research finds possible employment discrimination and harmful stereotyping against cancer survivors who choose to disclose their diagnosis.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Ethnic and Gender Discrimination When Reviewing Job Resumes
Researchers explore the effects of gender and ethnic discrimination during the employee selection process and explain how organizations can increase fairness.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Emotional Intelligence Leads to Good Moods and Workplace Creativity
Research shows that emotional intelligence plays an important role in influencing good moods, which can facilitating creativity in the workplace.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Which Type of Personality Leads to Workplace Safety?
Researchers find that certain employees are more likely to behave in a safe manner, but fostering a safety climate is the best way to prevent accidents.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
What Do Situational Judgment Tests Really Measure?
Situational judgment tests are popular in the employee selection process. New research shows they may not be working quite as intended.
Categories : *Human Resource Management
Intelligence Testing in Selection: New Developments
Researchers discuss intelligence testing for job applicants in light of modern theories of intelligence. What can organizations learn about predicting job performance?
Categories : *Journal of Business and Psychology
The Role of Storytelling in Effective Structured Job Interviews
Structured job interviews often include behavioral questions, where the applicant is supposed to talk about a time when he demonstrated a particular skill or ability. Storytelling is an important aspect of being able to answer these types of questions successfully. A new study explores the important role of storytelling in interviews and shows how to increase your likelihood of getting hired.