Organizational Behavior Archives

Virtual Meetings Are Killing Productivity

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, virtual meetings via Teams or Zoom were not common. As a professor and … Continue reading >Virtual Meetings Are Killing Productivity

We have all heard the hype that the new AI content generators are going to put artists and writers out … Continue reading >AI Content Generators Will Not Replace People

A few months ago I was invited to write a commentary on a paper about cyberloafing. Vivien Lim and Thompson … Continue reading >Is Cyberloafing Good or Bad?

A century ago Louis Leon Thurstone taught us that “attitudes can be measured” and Robert Hoppock showed us how we … Continue reading >How Job Satisfaction Is Measured

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

Many companies take employee motivation for granted. They assume that since they are paying market wages and provide health insurance, … Continue reading >How To Maximize Employee Motivation

I finally figured out quiet quitting and now the media is buzzing about quiet firing. Both are catchy terms that … Continue reading >What Is Quiet Firing?

The first time I saw the term in a news article, I was intrigued and wondered, what is quiet quitting? … Continue reading >What Is Quiet Quitting?

Helen Green was a bank employee who experienced an emotional breakdown requiring hospitalization after extended bullying at work. The company … Continue reading >Workplace Bullying Is a Problem for Organizations

What is workplace ostracism? No matter the setting, we all want to belong. After all, self-determination theory tells us that … Continue reading >What Is Workplace Ostracism?

It is hard to think of a job that deals with more trauma than a paramedic. These first responders are … Continue reading >The Stress of Being a Paramedic

If there’s one thing I’ve learned being an advisor to doctoral students and a manager of a team in an … Continue reading >Delegation Is the Key to Leadership Success

Two years ago and again last week I blogged about research I’ve done with Cheryl Gray about her new concept … Continue reading >Unhelpful Help Is Detrimental Social Support

Recent research has begun to unpack how attempts by leaders to support followers is not always successful. We recently published … Continue reading >Leaders Should Provide Helpful Support

Job satisfaction has a long history of interest by both academics and practitioners going back to the 1930s when Robert … Continue reading >My Personal Job Satisfaction Journey

Last week I gave a talk at Cankaya University about our work on the connection between counterproductive work behavior (CWB) … Continue reading >Self-Correcting the Relationship between CWB and OCB

There is a lot of talk about employee engagement and why it is vital for organizational success. Executives strive to … Continue reading >What Is Employee Engagement?

If you are currently employed, what do you think about your job? Do you like it? Would you like to … Continue reading >What Is Employee Job Satisfaction?