Category: Work

Study suggest millenials tend not to interact with brands on Facebook

From the Pennsylvania State University press release: Millennials rarely visit brand pages on Facebook even after they become their “fan.” That’s what research by Marcia DiStaso, an assistant professor of… Read more »

Study suggests focusing on staff can pay off for companies

From the University of Gothenburg press release via AlphaGalileo: How can businesses create competitive advantages that are sustainable in the long term? A new doctoral thesis from the University of… Read more »

Study links lack of job satisfaction to higher risk of lower back pain

From the University of Western Australia press release via HealthCanal: An international researcher based in Perth has found that workers who resign themselves to work in unsatisfactory jobs are more… Read more »

Study suggests authentic self-expression in relationships can increase well-being

From the British Psychological Society press release via AlphaGalileo: If you put on a front at work – don’t worry, it probably won’t do you any harm. But it is… Read more »

Study looks at customer reactions to mergers

From the Norwegian School of Economics press release via AlphaGalileo: Customers who have mergers pushed down their throats react with frustration, dissatisfaction and – finally – by changing suppliers. They… Read more »

Study examines effect of social environment on people with power

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: “If you want to test a man’s character, give him power,” said Abraham Lincoln. It’s a truism that power magnifies personality—but is… Read more »