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 group conflicts and higher productivity.…
From the SUNY Buffalo press release: Talk — if it’s the right kind — can increase creativity, leading students to create useful, new ideas that solve problems, a University at Buffalo professor has found by…
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 due to feeling isolated and…
From the Concordia University press release: Peer evaluation is a touchstone of many business school classes. But does the process of rating the work of one’s classmates really shape better business people? A new study…
From the Asociación RUVID press release via AlphaGalileo: Improving teamwork, the social support between workmates and co-ordination all improve the performance of the workforce in any company or institution, proving itself to be an efficient…
From the Stanford University press release via MedicalXpress: Think about the ideal student. He or she focuses on learning, not grades; improvement, not appearances; competency, not competition. This person wants to understand and grow, not…
From the Rotman School of Management press release: They have been stereotyped as a “model minority.” But when they don’t conform to common racial stereotypes, such as being non-dominant, even people of East Asian descent…
From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology press release via EurekAlert!: A study carried out by researchers from Spain, the Netherlands and Argentina suggests that in a work environment, sexual competition affects…
From the University of Illinois press release via HealthCanal: People with mild or moderate disabilities who are creative, intellectually curious and attentive to their feelings – those who score higher on the personality trait openness…
From the University of Melbourne press release via Physorg: Accounting manipulation occurs more often in firms that have a work culture that is centered on self-interest, according to a joint University of Melbourne and Tilburg…