Tag: organizational psychology

Toxic bosses are bad for your health and bad for your corporate reputation

From the British Psychological Society (BPS) media release: People who work for bosses who display psychopathic and narcissistic traits not only feel more depressed due to their bosses bullying behaviour… Read more »

High status job means you are less likely to respond to treatment for depression

From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) media release: An international study has found that having a high status job means that you are less likely to respond to standard… Read more »

Benefit of organizational misconduct: Others in group may work harder, study says

From the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School media release: Misconduct within an organization is generally seen as a predicament at best, a catastrophe at worst. But a new study by… Read more »

Study identifies specific work factors that predict sleep problems

From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine media release: A new study found that specific psychological and social work factors were associated with sleep problems both concurrently and two years… Read more »

Despite more women in science, we still perceive women to be incompatible with STEM fields, new study finds

From the Wellesley College media release: As the science community reels from ongoing revelations of sexual harassment and discrimination, a new study in Psychology of Women Quarterly, by Wellesley College researcher… Read more »

CEO personality traits play role in incentive pay, compensation

From the University of Texas at Dallas media release: Companies appear to structure compensation contracts and incentive pay based on a manager’s personality traits, and not just firm characteristics, according to… Read more »

Study suggests transformational leadership has positive effects on employee well-being

From the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: A transformational leadership style—valued for stimulating innovation and worker performance—is also associated with increased well-being among employees, reports… Read more »

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 personalized leadership key for keeping globally distributed teams on task

From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release via ScienceDaily: For companies with employees around the globe, the challenges of distance, diversity and technology may threaten team cohesiveness among… Read more »