Tag: organizational psychology

Study uncovers benefits of mindfulness for work teams

From the University of British Columbia press release: Challenges and differences in opinion are inevitable when working in a team. But new research from the UBC Sauder School of Business… Read more »

Study suggests telling job seekers how many other people have applied could boost diversity of applications

From the Tufts University press release: Telling job applicants how many people applied for a job on LinkedIn – regardless of whether the number of applicants was high or low… Read more »

Study suggests practical work-related tasks may reduce burnout in new employees

From the American Friends of Tel Aviv University press release: Managers hoping to avoid employee burnout and early turnover try to provide new employees with gentle assistance during their “easing… Read more »

Research explores workers’ response to abusive supervision

From the University of Texas at Dallas press release: A recent Naveen Jindal School of Management study examined the damaging impact abusive supervision has in the workplace including the ways… Read more »

New insights into how employees manage stressful situations at work

From the University of East Anglia press release: Researchers have developed a new tool which could benefit organisations and their staff by assessing employees’ beliefs about how they manage challenging… Read more »

Study suggests employees who work in open-plan offices feel worse and are more dissatisfied with their work

From the Karlstad University press release: It is becoming increasingly common for employees to share the workplace with their colleagues in large open-plan office areas. In this way, companies and… Read more »

Study suggests bosses who ‘phone snub’ their employees risk losing trust, engagement

From the Baylor University press release: Supervisors who cannot tear themselves away from their smartphones while meeting with employees risk losing their employees’ trust and, ultimately, their engagement, according to… Read more »