Organizational Behavior Archives

Overcome Barriers To Success

Reaching your goals and getting things done isn’t always easy. Some people are doers. They are reliable and can be … Continue reading >Overcome Barriers To Success

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

Bad Behavior Toward Customers

We have all experienced bad customer service. Sometimes the old adage “the customer is always right” is not followed by … Continue reading >Bad Behavior Toward Customers

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

Unintended Consequences of Technology

I love my tech, but sometimes it is too much of a good thing. As a graduate student and young … Continue reading >Unintended Consequences of Technology

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

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

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

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

People Work for Praise

Everyone knows that people will do things that bring monetary rewards–think commissions for salespeople. People will sometimes do amazing things, … Continue reading >People Work for Praise

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

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

Substance Abuse and the Workplace

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

Cyberloafing Helps Employees Cope

Cyberloafing (employees using electronic devices for nonwork activities while at work) has been considered a drain on productivity that managers … Continue reading >Cyberloafing Helps Employees Cope

Why Is Job Satisfaction Important?

Job satisfaction is the extent to which people like or dislike their jobs. People vary in how much they like … Continue reading >Why Is Job Satisfaction Important?

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

Are Overqualified Workers Unhappy?

A new study by Maryana Arvan, Shani Pindek, Stephanie Andel and Paul Spector explores the relationship between overqualification and job … Continue reading >Are Overqualified Workers Unhappy?

Why You Shouldn’t Be a Coercive Leader

Many leaders believe that you have to crack the whip to get employees to do their jobs. They believe that … Continue reading >Why You Shouldn’t Be a Coercive Leader