Tag: organizational psychology

Study suggests individuals cooperate according to their emotional state and their prior experiences

From the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid – Oficina de Información Científica press release via AlphaGalileo: A study by researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Universidad de Zaragoza… Read more »

Study suggests incentives, not penalties, drive productivity

From the Michigan State University press release: What motivates people to work harder: The promise of reward or the threat of penalty? A new study co-authored by a Michigan State… Read more »

Study assesses effectiveness of organizational training and development

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Each year in the United States about $135 billion is spent in training employees — but those billions do not always improve… Read more »

Study suggests having strong bond to an idea makes collaboration more challenging

From the Washington University in St. Louis press release via Newswise: Ideas are all around us — helping solve problems, develop new products, and make important decisions. Good ideas are… Read more »

Study looks at pre-credit crisis manic behaviour in the financial world

From the University of Leicester press release via EurekAlert!: Western economies displayed the same kind of manic behaviour as psychologically disturbed individuals in the run up to the 2008 credit… Read more »

Study looks at effect of freecycling on community spirit

From the UC Berkeley press release: Reinforcing that the best things in life are free, a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, shows that online freebie-exchange communities such as… Read more »

Study suggests built-in hierarchy leads to fewer group conflicts, higher productivity

From the University of Queensland press release: Despite our inclination to believe equality within a team or group is important, new research suggests that a built-in hierarchy leads to fewer… Read more »