Tag: organizational psychology

Study suggests sleep loss due to daylight savings lowers employee productivity

From the Pennsylvania State University press release: The annual shift to daylight saving time and its accompanying loss of sleep cause employees to spend more time than normal surfing the… Read more »

Study suggests collaboration is not always productive in decision-making

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: From the corporate boardroom to the kitchen table, important decisions are often made in collaboration. But are two—or three or five—heads better… Read more »

Study suggests soft leadership skills can improve financial performance

From the BI Norwegian Business School press release via AlphaGalileo: Leaders who support their staff have happier employees and a better bottom line, according to a new study from BI… Read more »

Study suggests job insecurity causes work-life dissatisfaction and affects job performance

From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology press release via EurekAlert!: A study in Spain shows that insecurity at work is directly and negatively linked to satisfaction… Read more »

Study suggests perception, work-life balance are key factors in workplace safety

From the University of Georgia press release: Six thousand workers die on the job in the U.S. each year, and millions more are injured. According to a recent University of… Read more »

Study suggests a supportive workplace environment can reduce somatic stress symptoms

From the University of Haifa press release: A worker experiencing the stress of intense workdays might develop somatic symptoms, such as stomach ache or headache, which will eventually lead to… Read more »

Study suggests that in a scandal, corporations tend to use others’ misbehaviour to justify their own

From the Rice University press release: Among corporations involved in the 2006 stock-option backdating scandal, those implicated earlier were more likely to dismiss their top executives than those that surfaced… Read more »

Study examines effect of testosterone on group decisionmaking

From the Wellcome Trust press release: Testosterone makes us overvalue our own opinions at the expense of cooperation, research from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL (University College… Read more »

Study suggests multitasking can affect perceptions of work

From the UT Austin press release: In an age in which “multitasking” is often cited as a core competency for employees, organizational communication researchers at The University of Texas at… Read more »