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The Power of Guilt

28/12/2014

Highly guilt-prone people are less likely to free-ride on others' expertise, and they will sacrifice financial gain out of concern about others' welfare...

Happy CEOs Make Bigger Profits

13/12/2014

Managers whose language displays an optimistic state of mind are more likely to have a positive influence on their firm's position in the market. ...

Office Jerks and their Uses

11/12/2014

People do not need to be jerks to have fresh ideas. However, such an attitude helps when you want to steamroll your ideas so that others will accept them...

Carrot or Stick, Which Works?

08/12/2014

A "first carrot, then stick" policy can drive cooperation toward a specific goal...

Reduce Stress? Check Your Email…. Less.

06/12/2014

Easing up on email checking can help reduce psychological stress....

Givin’ it Some Verbal. Office Abuse by Gender

19/11/2014

Among the studies that show significant differences, a majority conclude that men are more at risk (11 studies) than women (5 studies)....

Dublin by Freedigitalphotos.net and Artur84

Dub No Bike With My Head – Dublin Resists Bikes

12/11/2014

Participants thought traveling by bike was inconvenient, dangerous, and too hard to deal with in a wet climate...

When The TUC Abandoned Unions

19/09/2014

The power of labour to challenge capital is to be absorbed into the benefits system. Trade unions are no longer necessary....

How Germs Move and How to Stop ‘Em

12/09/2014

A simple intervention can greatly help to reduce exposure to viruses...

A picture of an inhaler, lungs, asthma, medicine

Baker’s Wheeze : Flour and Asthma

10/09/2014

Occupational Asthma: Where people are being exposed to harmful agents and who is most likely to be affected. Report...

Workplace Misery is a Good Thing

25/08/2014

Positive and negative dynamics affect the working environment....

job application by freedigital and phasinphoto

Dignity of Work Remains, Even When Unpaid

07/08/2014

Analysis shows that welfare-to-work schemes indeed increase the life satisfaction, happiness and feelings of life worth of the jobless....

Interruptions and Workflow

16/07/2014

Interruption can cause a noticeable decrement in the quality of work...

family by freedigital and imagerymajestic

Fatherhood and the Work/Life Balance

15/06/2014

There is no "one size fits all" image of how men view their role as fathers within the context of the workplace...

A picture of someone sweeping by Ryan McGuire

Women Avoid Applying for ‘Mens” Jobs

04/04/2014

TUM have discovered something that actually does deter women from applying for a job, even if they are qualified: the wording of the job ads....

Happy Workers are Harder Workers

24/03/2014

Happier workers use the time they have more effectively, increasing the pace at which they can work without sacrificing quality...

A picture of a woman typing by Vickto Hanacek

Male Culture Makes Mothers Leave Jobs

10/03/2014

Many women leave high-powered jobs because they are relegated to lesser roles and feel the need to suppress their identities as mothers...

A PICTURE OF A MIRROR BY fREEDIGITALPHOTOS.NET/PODPADa

Do Narcissists Make Better Bosses?

19/01/2014

The risk-taking and persuasiveness of narcissists may make them strong leaders in the midst of chaos....

Less Than Zero Hours?

10/08/2013

As the number of workers on 'zero-hours' contracts is estimated at over a million, new fees for employment tribunal claims put justice out of reach for many...

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