Caregivers in the Workplace: How to Improve Their Well-Being
Caregivers are people who assume responsibility for helping another person with daily living activities. But many caregivers are also full-time employees. With the increase of caregivers in the...
View ArticleAging Workforce: Employees Who Are Healthy and in Control Stay Working
We have an aging workforce, and this presents a new set of challenges for I-O psychologists. For example, we need to learn more about what helps people decide between staying on the job or taking early...
View ArticleEmail Overload and the Harmful Effects of Telepressure
You sit down at your desk to start the workday and log in to your work email. “YOU’VE GOT (187 pieces of) MAIL!” You might just have email overload. Besides for being extremely annoying, you might feel...
View ArticleFathers in the Workplace: Can Men Really Do it All?
So much attention has been focused on the ability of women to balance family life with work life, but less attention has been given to how men manage the same obstacle. Men face increased societal...
View ArticleWork Overload and Job Demands Lead to Lower Professional Standards
If you work in a typical cubicle and skip washing your hands, it’s gross, and you might give your coworker a cold. When doctors and nurses don’t wash their hands, it could be deadly. How do job demands...
View ArticleWork-Family Conflict Changes How You Do Your Job
I’ll bet that if you have a job and also have a family, you probably have experienced work-family conflict. Work and family are both demanding and time-consuming, and there simply aren’t always enough...
View ArticleWork-Life Balance and Smartphones: Disaster in the Making?
Research shows that smartphone use disrupts the balance between work and home. A new study shows that supervisor and coworker expectations of smartphone use during non-work hours can harmfully affect...
View ArticleLeveraging Human Capital: Are Your Employees Getting Enough Sleep?
Who do you really want answering that important 3am phone call? Probably not your employee. New organizational theory proposes that constant connectedness or working irregular hours can lead to sleep...
View ArticleHow to Stop Distracting Technology in the Workplace
Modern technology allows us to do some pretty amazing things. One of these things includes playing an engaging game of chess with someone on the opposite side of the planet while sitting at your work...
View ArticleWorking From Home: Telework Can Keep Employees Happy
For some jobs, working from home is just not possible. This is especially true if you are an assembly line technician, postal worker, coal miner, or pirate. But in the new economy, many professions...
View ArticleWhat Science Tells Us About Telecommuting
Is telecommuting an effective work arrangement? A new review of the existing research makes informed conclusions about telecommuting implications for different work outcomes, including job...
View ArticleWhat Can We Learn from 10 Years of Virtual Team Research?
Long ago, employees working on a team had to show up at the same address every morning at 9am. They may have even had to drink from the same pot of coffee. My how quickly things have changed! With the...
View ArticleStress in the Workplace Can Affect Our Social Networks
When you’re stressed out, you may find yourself relying on your friends for support. However, stress may be affecting the type of friends you choose to have. And to take it one step further, the type...
View ArticleHow Organizational Citizenship Behavior Can Be Good for You
What happens if you do more than your job calls for? On one hand, you might be helping your organization achieve success. But what does it do for you? Will you feel exhausted by taking on more than you...
View ArticleHow to Increase the Proportion of Women in Higher-Level Management Positions
Although the number of women in management roles is increasing, women are still underrepresented in higher-level management positions. In order to address this issue, many organization are implementing...
View ArticleWhat Does Sleep Have to Do With Charismatic Leadership?
Do you want to be a charismatic leader? Do you want to inspire, motivate, engender commitment, and intellectually stimulate your followers? Do you want to lead them on a mission that is extraordinary...
View ArticleWhat Does Sleep Have to Do With Charismatic Leadership?
Do you want to be a charismatic leader? Do you want to inspire, motivate, engender commitment, and intellectually stimulate your followers? Do you want to lead them on a mission that is extraordinary...
View ArticleAging Workforce: Employees Who Are Healthy and in Control Stay Working
We have an aging workforce, and this presents a new set of challenges for I-O psychologists. For example, we need to learn more about what helps people decide between staying on the job or taking early...
View ArticleEmail Overload and the Harmful Effects of Telepressure
You sit down at your desk to start the workday and log in to your work email. “YOU’VE GOT (187 pieces of) MAIL!” You might just have email overload. Besides for being extremely annoying, you might feel...
View ArticleFathers in the Workplace: Can Men Really Do it All?
So much attention has been focused on the ability of women to balance family life with work life, but less attention has been given to how men manage the same obstacle. Men face increased societal...
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