Tag: HR

Study suggests having values aligned with those of employer can lead to promotion

From the Washington University in St. Louis press release via ScienceDaily: Employees looking to move up within their organization should get on board with the goals and values of their… Read more »

Study suggests employers often focused on hiring someone they would like to hang out with

From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Employers are often more focused on hiring someone they would like to hang out with than they are on finding the… Read more »

Study suggests taking personality into account may help in workforce planning

From the Concordia University press release via EurekAlert!: What if factory foremen treated their workers less like the machines they operate, and more like people, with personality strengths and differences?… Read more »

Study suggests social rejection can fuel imaginative thinking in individuals who already feel independent

From the Johns Hopkins press release via EurekAlert!: It’s not just in movies where nerds get their revenge. A study by a Johns Hopkins University business professor finds that social… Read more »

Study suggests social network screening makes organizations unattractive to applicants

From the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SIOP) press release by Alex Alusheff via ScienceDaily: Social networking websites offer a potentially large amount of personal information to organizations about… Read more »