Idea posted: December 2015

Institutions: James Cook University College of Healthcare Sciences    Griffith University School of Applied Psychology    University of Waikato School of Psychology    Australian National University College of Business & Economics    Lingnan University Department of Applied Psychology    Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Sports Science and Physical Education    Hong Kong Shue Yan University   

A wide variety of studies have shown that organizational efforts to help employees achieve a sustainable work-life balance increase employee satisfaction, productivity, and engagement, and their commitment to the organization.…

Idea posted: November 2015

Institutions: London Business School    Harvard Business School    University of Michigan Ross School of Business    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

Best-self activation is the deliberate effort to think the best of yourself. You can do this in one of two ways: 1) reflecting on situations in your history that show…

Idea posted: August 2015

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management    Hong Kong Polytechnic University   

Workplace anxiety and stress causes work performance to suffer. Previous research shows that performance suffers because of what academics call ‘cognitive interference’: when employees are stressed, they cannot focus on…

Idea posted: March 2015

Institutions: Pennsylvania State University Smeal College of Business    Cornell University    Harvard Business School   

Why don’t many employees say something when they see something wrong in the workplace, or when they are unfairly attacked by their boss? Why do they sit silent in meetings…

Idea posted: March 2015

Institutions: University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

An employee’s work usually consists of two types of tasks or behaviours: in-role tasks, which are the tasks required by the job or position; and discretionary behaviours, which are undertaken…

Idea posted: February 2015

Institutions: Ohio State University Fisher College of Business    University of Georgia Terry College of Business    Missouri State University    Shanghai University of Finance and Economics   

Abusive behaviour from bosses, what researchers call ‘downward hostility’, has a negative psychological effect on employees, undermining job satisfaction and the commitment to the employee. Such hostility also causes psychological…

Idea posted: July 2014

Institutions: New York University School of Engineering   

Why are some people more open to change and others instinctively resistant to anything that significantly alters the status quo? The key is often in an individual’s basic attitude toward…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management    University of Texas McCombs School of Business    Stanford Graduate School of Business   

Research in the past suggested that specifically working at happiness (what can I do today to be happier?) is counterproductive since it focuses the person on what is making him…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: McMaster University DeGroote School of Business    Memorial University    California State University Fullerton College of Business and Economics    Queens University School of Business    University of Toronto Rotman School of Management   

In today’s information age, a key source of effectiveness in organizations is knowledge management, and more specifically knowledge sharing among employees. At the same time, one of the growing challenges…