Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
When Do Leaders Blame the Victims of Workplace Rudeness?
Employees experiencing workplace rudeness may be judged unfairly by supervisors, especially if the employees are already out of favor.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Moral Objection: What Happens When You Stand up to Wrongdoing?
New research helps us sort out the consequences to standing up to unethical behavior. How can we make it easier for everyone to do the right thing?
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 : *Journal of Applied Psychology
The Danger of Workplace Ostracism and How to Stop It
Researchers discover the role of upward mobility in explaining how employees react to workplace ostracism. How can organizations use this information?
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 : Ethics Wellness Workplace Deviance
Ethics in the Workplace: Anxious Employees May Cause Trouble
Employees are faced with anxiety producing events every day: securing new clients, important meetings with bosses, interacting with difficult coworkers. Yet, these events can lead to more than just uncomfortable feelings, they may also affect ethics in the workplace. Recent research shows that anxious employees may be more likely to engage in unethical behavior than employees in a relaxed state.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Unethical Employees May Have Been Socially-Ostracized at Work
Researchers show how socially ostracized employees may be more likely to engage in unethical workplace behavior. What can organizations do about this?
Categories : Leadership Organizational Management Workplace Deviance
Passive Leadership May Encourage Workplace Incivility and Employee Withdrawal
Research suggests that harmful work outcomes occur when leaders react passively to uncivil workplace behavior.
Categories : Assessment Workplace Deviance
Pre-Employment Testing Done Right: Does it Really Reduce Cheating?
Bob is a job applicant taking on online intelligence test as part of his pre-employment screening. Some of the questions are pretty hard, but he can simply Google the answers and get them right. Does he cheat? New research shows how organizations can help design these types of tests to make sure that cheating is less likely to occur.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
How Unethical Customers Cost Organizations Twice
Researchers demonstrate how employees who witness unethical behavior can be driven to emotional exhaustion and reduced performance.