Employee Health Archives - Professor Paul E. Spector

Employee Health – Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020

Modeling Workplace Safety

How much does leadership affect the safety of the workplace? For supervisors how important is modeling workplace safety? New research … Continue reading >Modeling Workplace Safety

Employee Health – Posted on December 30, 2019January 27, 2020

What Is Occupational Health Psychology

The workplace can be a dangerous place. Employees can be exposed to many threats to both their physical and psychological … Continue reading >What Is Occupational Health Psychology

Employee Health, Organizational Behavior – Posted on November 29, 2019January 27, 2020

When Helping Is Not Helping

We have all had instances when we tried to help someone, but our help wound up to be not really … Continue reading >When Helping Is Not Helping

Employee Health, Organizational Behavior – Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019

Psychological Safety Is Important

To thrive at work, people need to feel psychologically safe. That means not worrying about job demands being excessive, about … Continue reading >Psychological Safety Is Important

Employee Health – Posted on September 16, 2019February 1, 2020

Challenge Hindrance Stress

Many stress researchers divide stressful job conditions or stressors into those that challenge employees to do well versus those that … Continue reading >Challenge Hindrance Stress

Employee Health – Posted on August 27, 2019August 27, 2019

Don’t Take Workplace Incivility Home

Jane is a hospital nurse who takes pride in caring for patients. One day she was with an ill patient … Continue reading >Don’t Take Workplace Incivility Home

Employee Health – Posted on August 5, 2019August 5, 2019

Bureaucracy Can Be Stressful

A common complaint by employees is that their organizations are too bureaucratic. As an employee of a state university, it … Continue reading >Bureaucracy Can Be Stressful

Employee Health, Marketing – Posted on July 29, 2019July 29, 2019

Mistreatment by Customers

If you have ever held a customer service job, you know that mistreatment by customers can come with the territory. … Continue reading >Mistreatment by Customers

Employee Health – Posted on July 26, 2019July 26, 2019

Substance Abuse and the Workplace

On August 12, 2019 (11 – 12 pm, Grand Ballrooms 7-8) I will be giving a talk on substance abuse … Continue reading >Substance Abuse and the Workplace

Employee Health, Organizational Behavior – Posted on July 2, 2019July 11, 2019

Workplace Incivility Linked to Burnout

Nursing is a tough profession as nurses must deal with a variety of challenges including being the target of mistreatment, … Continue reading >Workplace Incivility Linked to Burnout