Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Flow at Work: When Will Employees Be in the Zone?
Researchers study the psychological concept called “flow” and discover implications for employees and organizations.
Categories : *Social Science Computer Review
Social Media at Work: Implications for Productivity
Researchers survey employees to determine the benefits and risks involved with social media usage at work.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Are You Managing and Keeping Your Star Performers?
In the evolving workforce of the 21st century, how important are star performers? What can organizations do to better manage and retain these top employees?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Can Leaders Handle Challenge? The Role of Self-Efficacy
Only some leaders rise to meet challenges. What helps determine whether leaders sink or swim? Research provides some answers.
Categories : *Journal of Vocational Behavior
The Importance of Work Engagement for Person-Job Fit
Researchers discover ways that highly engaged employees enhance their person-job fit. How do they do it?
Are You Promoting Work Engagement or Workaholism?
Research discusses the differences between work engagement and workaholism, and determines the best way to encourage healthy employee productivity.
Categories : *Journal of Vocational Behavior
How Values Guide New Employees When Entering the Workforce
Life after college can be intimidating. Finding work is often hard, and finding work that lives up to your hopes and dreams is even harder. A new study sheds light on which career values are most important to identify and use as guides when entering the workforce.
Categories : *Human Relations
Employee Engagement Can Lead to a Balanced Life
Researchers investigate work-family facilitation. They demonstrate how work engagement helps employees balance their home and work responsibilities so that these two demands become mutually beneficial.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Organizational Justice Can Encourage Speaking Up at Work
Research shows the importance of perceptions of justice in encouraging employees to speak up and offer positive suggestions.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Why it is Important for Employees to Fit the Organizational Culture
Researchers demonstrate that employee perform better and are less likely to turnover when they fit in with the existing organizational culture.