What Is a Practitioner-Scholar? About seven years ago I was fortunate to be invited to teach in the USF Muma College of Business executive … Continue reading >What Is a Practitioner-Scholar?
Working Hours and Employee Productivity I recently came across an article posted by NewsNation showing that 33 companies have recently learned what the Hawthorne researchers … Continue reading >Working Hours and Employee Productivity
Policies Cannot Change Culture People love to create policies. We have policies for what to do and policies for what to say. Creating a … Continue reading >Policies Cannot Change Culture
The Art of Stupid Questions As a woodworking hobbyist I read Wood magazine. In the latest issue, the editor Lucas Peters related an experience from … Continue reading >The Art of Stupid Questions
Reasonable Accommodation Is Not Enough The summer I graduated high school I worked in a contact lens factory called Obrig Laboratories. I recall decades later … Continue reading >Reasonable Accommodation Is Not Enough
Open Science Is No Panacea Like all human endeavors, science is flawed. There are biases, poor practices and downright fraud that undermine the integrity of … Continue reading >Open Science Is No Panacea
What Is Overemployed Remote Work? An article by Megan Carnegie in my favorite magazine Wired caught my eye this morning. Carnegie was discussing the phenomenon … Continue reading >What Is Overemployed Remote Work?
Personality Assessment for Employee Selection The use of pre-employment assessment is a $multi-billion industry. It is the most popular service that practitioners in my field … Continue reading >Personality Assessment for Employee Selection
Most Viewed Paul Spector Blogs of 2022 My first blog of 2023 is a look back at the most viewed Paul Spector Blogs of 2022. This retrospective … Continue reading >Most Viewed Paul Spector Blogs of 2022
Theory Is Misused in Organizational Science If you read the academic literature in the organizational sciences, you will see the phrase “informed by theory…” It is … Continue reading >Theory Is Misused in Organizational Science
Guide to an I-O Psychology Career Recently I received an e-mail from a high school junior interested in an I-O career. No one at her school … Continue reading >Guide to an I-O Psychology Career
Psychological Reactance Is the Enemy of Change As society advances socially and technologically, change is inevitable. Whether it is adoption of innovation in an organization or the … Continue reading >Psychological Reactance Is the Enemy of Change
What Is Presenteeism? Attendance at work is important. Each day there is work that must be done and functions that must be staffed. … Continue reading >What Is Presenteeism?
Kirkpatrick Four Levels for University Teaching There is a distinction between university teaching and employee training. Teaching is about providing students with general knowledge and skill. … Continue reading >Kirkpatrick Four Levels for University Teaching
Job Design for a Neurodiverse Workforce It is a tough job market out there. Companies are struggling to find and retain the talent they need, making … Continue reading >Job Design for a Neurodiverse Workforce
Reasonable Accommodations Are Not Just for Disabilities During my lifetime I have seen progress in eliminating discrimination in employment, not only in the U.S., but in many … Continue reading >Reasonable Accommodations Are Not Just for Disabilities
Assessment Centers to Choose Leaders Leadership isn’t easy. It takes a special set of talents for someone to be a good leader. Unfortunately, in many … Continue reading >Assessment Centers to Choose Leaders
Workplace Mental Health in Three Steps World Mental Health Day (October 10) is a good time to reflect on what organizations can do to promote mental … Continue reading >Workplace Mental Health in Three Steps