Tag: workplace

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 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 suggests hiding true self at work can result in less job satisfaction, greater turnover

From the Rice University press release: Hiding your true social identity — race and ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation or a disability — at work can result in decreased… 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 »

Study suggests telecommuters don’t feel disconnected from their organizations

From the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee press release by Laura L. Hunt via Physorg: The assumption that employees who regularly telecommute will feel less attached to the organization they work for… Read more »