April 2010

Should Organizations Implement LGBT-Supportive Policies?

On April 30, 2010 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Diversity
Publication: Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice (MAR 2010)
Article: The Social and Economic Imperative of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered
Supportive Organizational Policies
Authors: M.B. King & J.M. Cortina
Selected commentary authors: Zickar, M.J. and Locke, E.
Reviewed By: Samantha Paustian-Underdahl

Categories : *Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Process Creativity TeamsTags : creativity human resource management human resources industrial-organizational psychology organizational development teams

Hands-on practice increases creativity in teams

On April 28, 2010 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Creativity, Teams
Publication: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (MAR 2010)
Article: First, get your feet wet: The effects of learning from direct and indirect experience on team creativity
Authors: F. Gino, L. Argote, E. Miron-Spektor, G. Todorova
Reviewed By: Jared Ferrell

Categories : Week in Review

Week in Review

On April 26, 2010 By I-O AT WORK

Check out what happened on the site last week with the I/O AT WORK, Week in Review!!

Categories : Culture Self Efficacy Work EnvironmentTags : culture human resource management human resources industrial-organizational psychology organizational development self efficacy work environment

Culture Matters When it comes to Stressors and Strains

On April 26, 2010 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Culture, Self Efficacy, Work Environment
Publication: Applied Psychology: An International Review (JAN 2010)
Article: A cross-national examination of self-efficacy as a moderator of autonomy/job strain relationships
Authors: M.M. Nauta, C. Liu, and C. Li
Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger

Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Ethics Workplace DevianceTags : ethics human resource management human resources industrial-organizational psychology organizational development workplace deviance

It’s Easier to Deceive via e-Mail

On April 23, 2010 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Workplace Deviance, Ethics Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (MAR 2010) Article: The finer points of lying online: E-mail versus pen and paper Authors: C.E. Naquin, T.R. Kurtzberg, and L.Y. Belkin Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger While lying and deception may come easily to some (certain politicians come to mind…), research suggests that generally, people find

Categories : *Journal of Applied PsychologyTags : behavior human resource management human resources industrial-organizational psychology organizational development workplace deviance

Alcohol and Absenteeism: it’s the binge drinkers that cost you

On April 22, 2010 By I-O AT WORK

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 : *Journal of Business and PsychologyTags : culture job attitudes

Cultural Minorities are More Committed to their Organizations

On April 21, 2010May 7, 2021 By I-O AT WORK

Researchers find that cultural minorities are more committed to their
organizations than majority group members. Why does this happen?

Categories : *Personnel Psychology Employee Satisfaction Job Performance TeamsTags : citizenship behavior employee satisfaction human resource management human resources industrial-organizational psychology job performance job satisfaction organizational development organizational performance teams

Why Work Group Satisfaction Matters

On April 20, 2010 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Employee Satisfaction, Job Performance, Teams Publication: Personnel Psychology (SPRING 2010) Article: Satisfaction, citizenship behaviors, and performance in work units: A meta-analysis of collective construct relations Authors: D.S. Whitman, D.L. van Rooy, and C. Viswesvaran Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger The happy worker is the productive worker, right? Not necessarily. Indeed,

Categories : *Personnel Psychology Job Performance Measurement PersonalityTags : human resource management human resources industrial-organizational psychology job performance organizational development personality

Predicting Job Performance with Implicit Words Games?

On April 19, 2010 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Personality, Measurement, Job Performance
Publication: Personnel Psychology (SPRING 2010)
Article: We (sometimes) know not how we feel: Predicting job performance with an implicit measure of trait affectivity
Authors: R.E. Johnson, A.L. Tolentino, O.B., Rodopman, and E. Cho
Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger

Categories : TrainingTags : human resource management human resources industrial-organizational psychology organizational development organizational performance training

Computer-Based Training Games: What You Need to Know!

On April 16, 2010 By I-O AT WORK

Topic: Training
SIOP Presentation: A meta-analytic examination of the instructional effectiveness of computer-based simulation games
Presenters: T. Sitzmann
Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger