Tag: organizational psychology

Study reveals extent of social connections in shaping boardroom appointments

From the University of Bristol press release via Physorg: Early findings from a University of Bristol study that investigated school, college and club connections in the boardrooms of the UK’s… Read more »

Study suggests sleep deprivation can influence professional behaviour

From the University of Arizona press release by Lia Samson via Physorg: Early 2011 saw a spate of reports in the media about air traffic controllers sleeping on the job… Read more »

Study links managerial role with more automatic decision-making

From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Managers and non-managers show distinctly different brain activation patterns when making decisions, according to research published Aug. 22 in the… Read more »

Study looks at reasons for overconfidence

From the UC Berkeley press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have long known that people are very frequently overconfident – that they tend to believe they are more physically talented, socially… Read more »

Study suggests sense of belonging may be more motivating in the workplace than money

From the University of Iowa press release via Newswise: A sense of belonging and attachment to a group of co-workers is a better motivator for some employees than money, according… 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 »

Study looks at complexity of staff motivation and its effects

From the Kingston University London press release via AlphaGalileo: High levels of staff engagement could actually be damaging for organisations if overly simplistic staff surveys mask the type of engagement… Read more »