Tag: performance

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 that 9 hours of sleep a day may not optimise academic performance in high schoolers

From the BYU press release: Whether or not you know any high school students that actually get nine hours of sleep each night, that’s what federal guidelines currently prescribe. A… Read more »

Study suggests contributing towards employee wellbeing may be more effective than just keeping them satisfied

From the BI Norwegian Business School press release via AlphaGalileo: Employers will benefit more from contributing towards the well-being of the employees rather than keeping the employees as satisfied as… Read more »

Study challenges link between worker happiness and productivity

From the SAGE Publications press release via EurekAlert: Managers encouraging employees to be more proactive and flexible do make gains in performance and productivity. But this is at the expense… Read more »

Study suggests thriving is more beneficial to performance than contentment

From the University of Michigan press release: While it may come as little surprise that happy employees are more productive, a high-performing workforce needs more than just a feeling of… Read more »

Study looks at impact of boss’ management style on worker well-being

From the Springer press release via EurekAlert!: If you are unhappy at work, it could be partly due to your boss’ management style, according to a new study by Dr…. Read more »

New research suggests it may be possible to learn high-performance tasks with little or no conscious effort

From the National Science Foundation press release: New research published today in the journal Science suggests it may be possible to use brain technology to learn to play a piano,… Read more »

Research suggests significant gains in cognitive functions tend to involve trade-offs elsewhere

From the University of Warwick press release: Human minds have hit an evolutionary “sweet spot” and – unlike computers – cannot continually get smarter without trade-offs elsewhere, according to research… Read more »

Study suggests learning from reinforcement can actually impair decisionmaking process

From the Hebrew University of Jerusalem via EurekAlert!: Basketball fans everywhere recognize the following scenario: Their favorite player scores a three-point shot. A short time later he regains control of… Read more »