Category: Work

Study looks at how supervisor training can curb employee substance use

From the SUNY Buffalo press release: To curb employees’ on-the-job substance use and intoxication, bosses need to do more than just be around their employees all day, according to a… Read more »

Study suggests fear of losing job can cause dissatisfaction and lack of commitment

From the Asociación RUVID press release via AlphaGalileo: Universitat de València’s lecturers Amparo Caballer and José María Peiró, both from Facultat de Psicologia, reveals that job uncertainty is directly and… Read more »

Study suggests supervisor support can reduce absenteeism in some jobs

From the American Psychological Association press release: A supportive supervisor can keep employees in certain hazardous jobs from being absent even when co-workers think it’s all right to miss work,… Read more »

Study suggests bias in decision-making can lead to poor choices and possibly depression

From the University College London press release: When faced with making a complicated decision, our automatic instinct to avoid misfortune can result in missing out on rewards, and could even… Read more »

Study suggests perceptions of size of social network may affect employment prospects for those facing job loss

From the University of Michigan press release by Bernie DeGroat: When faced with job loss, people who consider themselves poor may limit employment prospects by believing they have a smaller… Read more »

Study suggests support for female leadership dependent on society’s cultural practices and how strictly it sticks to them

From the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management press release: Countries that more strictly uphold their cultural norms are less likely to promote women as leaders – unless those… Read more »

Study suggests sleep loss due to daylight savings lowers employee productivity

From the Pennsylvania State University press release: The annual shift to daylight saving time and its accompanying loss of sleep cause employees to spend more time than normal surfing the… Read more »