Faculty Can Make Doctoral Training Better Last week I came across a LinkedIn discussion about how doctoral programs are often unnecessarily stressful. Many people commented about … Continue reading >Faculty Can Make Doctoral Training Better
Has Organizational Research Become Meaningless? Last week I decide to update the readings for my USF executive Doctor of Business Administration class on organizational climate … Continue reading >Has Organizational Research Become Meaningless?
Based on Theory Means Little I just finished reading a methods paper and throughout they kept using the phrase “based on theory”. This is a … Continue reading >Based on Theory Means Little
What Is the Definition of Attribution in Psychology? People have an innate need to understand the reasons that things happen. One of the three fundamental human needs according … Continue reading >What Is the Definition of Attribution in Psychology?
Organizational Culture Requires Direct Communication Not long ago I attended a leadership training session at Tampa General Hospital. What struck me most was a comment … Continue reading >Organizational Culture Requires Direct Communication
The Three Important Elements in Career Advising When I was in high school, students were prepared for many career directions. Every day I passed the school’s automotive … Continue reading >The Three Important Elements in Career Advising
Scientific Inference Is Never Settled While scientific studies can collect valuable information, the conclusions drawn from those studies are always open to alternative explanations. Scientific … Continue reading >Scientific Inference Is Never Settled
The Environment Perception Outcome Paradigm in Organizational Research The sciences are based on underlying assumptions that define acceptable approaches, methods and questions, referred to as paradigms. The organizational … Continue reading >The Environment Perception Outcome Paradigm in Organizational Research
Has Science Been Forgotten in Organizational Research? From an early age I have been studying and doing science. In college I discovered industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology and my … Continue reading >Has Science Been Forgotten in Organizational Research?
New Research on Understaffing in Nursing When people talk about understaffing in nursing, they usually focus on the number nurses on a unit or on the … Continue reading >New Research on Understaffing in Nursing
AI Is the Latest Talking Platypus I was talking about AI last week with Yochi Cohen-Charash and how it often disappointed. We decided to try an … Continue reading >AI Is the Latest Talking Platypus
How to Combat Coffee Badging with Transparency Last week I saw an article in the media about the new trend of coffee badging. In companies that order … Continue reading >How to Combat Coffee Badging with Transparency
What Is Psychological Safety in the Workplace? Much has been written lately about how university campuses have become places where students and faculty are reluctant to share … Continue reading >What Is Psychological Safety in the Workplace?
Most Popular Paul Spector Articles of 2024 One of my New Year rituals is looking back on the year’s activity for my blog. Website analytics are amazing. … Continue reading >Most Popular Paul Spector Articles of 2024
Creating a Psychologically Safe Climate in the Classroom One of my favorite professors in college was anthropologist Evelyn Kessler. What made her classes so enjoyable is that she … Continue reading >Creating a Psychologically Safe Climate in the Classroom
Universities Should Do Better at Preparing Students for Jobs A new report by the Association of Public & Land Grant Universities notes how universities today are under pressure to … Continue reading >Universities Should Do Better at Preparing Students for Jobs
I-O Psychology Is One of the Best Jobs U.S. News and World Report says I-O psychology is one of the best jobs in the U.S. economy. In the … Continue reading >I-O Psychology Is One of the Best Jobs
Activism Is a Deterrent to Good Science There has been growing concern about the integrity of science. Faith in science by the general public has been declining … Continue reading >Activism Is a Deterrent to Good Science
