From the BioMed Central press release: Desk-based workers would like to spend less time sitting down and more time walking or doing physical activity as part of their working day, research published in the open…
From the American Friends of Tel Aviv University press release: A new Tel Aviv University study finds that people often project their own experiences with stress onto their colleagues and employees, causing miscommunication and, often,…
From the University of East Anglia press release: Companies with high levels of staff satisfaction perform better financially, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). The study examined the effect of…
From the University of Leicester press release: Appraisal of employees often gets a bad press, but recent research suggests if it involves frequent feedback between the formal appraisal and good prior planning and communication of…
From the Frontiers press release: New research confirms that employees with empowering leaders are more proactive and, for the first time, shows that this effect occurs by increasing “role breadth self-efficacy” — defined as the…
From the Texas A&M University press release: Workplace incivility is taking over our organizations, professional relationships and everyday interactions. According to Dr. Jia Wang, associate professor of human resource development, understanding why incivility happens and…
From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville press release: Competition for non-monetary awards can have adverse effects on performance and may cause employees to “choke” under pressure, according to a new study by a University of Arkansas…
From the Penn State press release: While unethical behavior in organizations is often portrayed as flowing down from top management, or creeping up from low-level positions, a team of researchers suggest that middle management also can…
From the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences press release: In the U.S. today, the majority of professional stock market traders are young males and new evidence suggests biology strongly influences their trading behavior.…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: How should employers reward creative types for turning in fresh, inventive work: with a plaque or a party recognizing their achievement, or with cold, hard cash? According…