Being paranoid about office politics can make you a target: research
People who worry about workplace rejection or sabotage can end up bringing it upon themselves, according to University of British Columbia research.
People who worry about workplace rejection or sabotage can end up bringing it upon themselves, according to University of British Columbia research.
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Friends out for a drink have hatched many a bright idea, but these insights (or what feel like insights at the time) don't usually end up published in academic journals. For researchers Jackie Silverman and Alixandra Barasch, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2024
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Legislative changes that were introduced in response to corporate scandals in the 1980s and 1990s, and the many others since, have especially motivated larger companies to create ethics and compliance officer positions. These ...
Social Sciences
May 18, 2017
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Consider this scenario: A vaccine for the novel coronavirus has been developed that is 91.27% effective. If public health officials present this information using the specific number, people are likely to think the vaccine ...
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2020
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Casual flirting with colleagues at work is relatively harmless and can even be beneficial, new research from Washington State University shows.
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Dec 16, 2019
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When employees lack power at work, they can feel vulnerable and paranoid. In turn, that paranoia can cause people to lash out against colleagues or family members and even seek to undermine their organization's success, according ...
Social Sciences
Jun 2, 2021
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Using a smartphone to cram in more work at night results in less work the next day, indicates new research co-authored by a Michigan State University business scholar.
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2014
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Women CEOs in America are paid less, have shorter tenures and their companies are punished in the stock market, even when their firms are just as profitable as those run by men, according to new research from Florida State ...
Economics & Business
Jul 17, 2018
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When male workers believe their gender status is threatened, they are more likely than their female counterparts to engage in deviant behavior such as lying, cheating or stealing in the workplace, new research suggests.
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2022
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Structure organizes human activities and help us understand the world with less effort, but it can be the killer of creativity, concludes a study from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2017
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