HOUSTON – (March 18, 2020) – Working blacks who believe racism has a major impact on their lives are more likely to seek self-employment than those who feel less strongly about its effects, according to new research from Rice University.…
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Brian Welle named SIOP Fellow
Brian Welle, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Welle was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt named SIOP Fellow
Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Shoenfelt was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
John A. Weiner named SIOP Fellow
John A. Weiner has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Mr. Weiner was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Janine Waclawski named SIOP Fellow
Janine Waclawski, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Waclawski was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Shonna D. Waters named SIOP Fellow
Shonna D. Waters, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Waters was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
Susan Mohammed named SIOP Fellow
Susan Mohammed, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Mohammed was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Walter Reichman named SIOP Fellow
Walter Reichman, Ed.D has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Reichman was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Richard N. Landers named SIOP fellow
Richard N. Landers, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Landers was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
Scott M. Brooks named SIOP Fellow
Scott M. Brooks, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Brooks was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
SFU research uses simulation game to alter beliefs about poverty
In advancing research to tackle the problem of burgeoning global economic inequality, researchers at Simon Fraser University used a poverty simulation game called SPENT to foster greater understanding of what causes poverty and economic inequality. In research published in the…
John D. Kammeyer-Mueller named SIOP fellow
John D. Kammeyer-Mueller, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Kammeyer-Mueller was granted SIOP Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and…
Alexander Alonso named SIOP fellow
Alexander Alonso, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Alonso was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Alan L. Colquitt named SIOP Fellow
Alan L. Colquitt, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Colquitt was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
Catherine Daus named SIOP Fellow
Catherine Daus, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Daus was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Edie Goldberg named SIOP Fellow
Edie Goldberg, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Goldberg was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Jeffrey D. Facteau named SIOP Fellow
Jeffrey D. Facteau, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Facteau was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
Nathan A. Bowling named SIOP Fellow
Nathan A. Bowling, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Bowling was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
Nathan Ainspan named SIOP Fellow
Nathan Ainspan, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Ainspan was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Robin R. Cohen named SIOP Fellow
Robin R. Cohen, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Cohen was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
Sharon Glazer named SIOP Fellow
Sharon Glazer, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Glazer was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Kristin N. Saboe receives SIOP Distinguished Award
Kristin N. Saboe, PhD has been recognized with the Distinguished Early Career Contributions-Practice Award from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). The annual award is given to a SIOP member who has made significant contributions to the practice…
Paul R. Sackett recognized with SIOP’s prestigious Dunnette Prize
Paul R. Sackett, PhD has been recognized with the Dunnette Prize from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). The prestigious career achievement award honors work advancing the understanding the role of individual differences in human behavior and performance.…
SIOP recognizes Denise M. Rousseau for Lifetime Scientific Achievement
Denise M. Rousseau, PhD has been honored with the Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). The annual award is given in recognition of a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the science of industrial…
SIOP recognizes Ning Li for early career contributions
Ning Li, PhD has been recognized with the Distinguished Early Career Contributions-Science Award from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). The annual award is given to a SIOP member who has made significant contributions to the science of…
Poor physical health a barrier for job seekers with serious mental illness
People with serious mental illness perceive their physical health as a greater barrier to employment, Rutgers study says
John C. Scott recognized by SIOP for Lifetime Professional Achievement
John C. Scott, PhD has been honored with the Distinguished Professional Contributions Award from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). The award is given in recognition of a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the practice of industrial and…
Juliet R. Aiken receives SIOP Distinguished Award
Juliet R. Aiken, PhD has been recognized with the Distinguished Early Career Contributions-Practice Award from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). The annual award is given to a SIOP member who has made significant contributions to the practice…
Layoffs lead to more violent crime: study
Displaced workers experienced a 20% increase in criminal charges the year after being laid off
Why are workers getting smaller pieces of the pie?
Market concentration in the form of ‘superstar’ firms has been lowering labor’s share of GDP in recent decades, a new study finds
Tax incentives for businesses could contribute to the decline of the middle class
A corporation announces it’s seeking bids from local governments to build a new warehouse or move its headquarters. Policymakers tend to swoop in with this mindset: Let’s entice that company with tax breaks to set up shop here. It’ll create…
Support communities key for military wives and partners facing employment and social challenges
Military spouses can struggle to find and maintain employment and face severe restrictions on their social lives because of their partners’ working patterns. New research from Lancaster University and the University of Manchester, published in the European Journal of Marketing…
Clower examining North Carolina community college labor market
Clower Examining North Carolina Community College Labor Market Terry Clower, Director, Center for Regional Analysis; Northern Virginia Chair; Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, received $27,128 from the John M. Belk Endowment for a project in which he will…
nTIDE February 2020 jobs report: Third month of job gains for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation & University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report — featuring PROMISE: Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income Project – a holistic approach to improving outcomes for young people with disabilities and their families
When older people feel excluded at work
Employees over 50 can feel excluded and demotivated in the workplace for various reasons. They feel particularly excluded when they believe that their cognitive abilities decrease with age, as psychologists from the University of Basel report in the journal ”…
When older people feel excluded at work
Employees over 50 can feel excluded and demotivated in the workplace for various reasons. They feel particularly excluded when they believe that their cognitive abilities decrease with age, as psychologists from the University of Basel report in the journal ”…
The persistence of pay inequality: The gender pay gap in an anonymous online labor market
Self-selection of online tasks leads to lower hourly pay for women
Fisherwomen contribute tonnes of fish, billions of dollars to global fisheries
Women’s fishing activities around the world amount to an estimated 3 million tonnes of marine fish and other seafood per year, contributing significantly to food and livelihood security in all regions of the world. However, these contributions often go unnoticed.…
Study: Temporary work visas could deter illegal immigration of Mexican migrants
A new study examined how increasing the number of visas available to potential migrants would affect unauthorized immigration from Mexico to the United States. Current U.S. policy bans people who are deported from receiving legal status for a period of…
The persistence of pay inequality: The gender pay gap in an anonymous online labor market
Self-selection of online tasks leads to lower hourly pay for women
Fisherwomen contribute tonnes of fish, billions of dollars to global fisheries
Women’s fishing activities around the world amount to an estimated 3 million tonnes of marine fish and other seafood per year, contributing significantly to food and livelihood security in all regions of the world. However, these contributions often go unnoticed.…
Study: Temporary work visas could deter illegal immigration of Mexican migrants
A new study examined how increasing the number of visas available to potential migrants would affect unauthorized immigration from Mexico to the United States. Current U.S. policy bans people who are deported from receiving legal status for a period of…
The fantastical Adelaide Fringe
A cultural cure for ‘brain drain’
The fantastical Adelaide Fringe
A cultural cure for ‘brain drain’
Telecommuting found to have little impact on corporate careers
Study finds that, for telecommuters, success depends on multiple factors in the work setting
Impact, risks, and cost of stress in the construction industry to be investigated
Work-related stress encountered by construction workers and the impact it has on performance, the risk of accidents, and costs to employers will be investigated thanks to a £25,000 research grant. The funds have been awarded to a team from the…
Telecommuting found to have little impact on corporate careers
Study finds that, for telecommuters, success depends on multiple factors in the work setting
Impact, risks, and cost of stress in the construction industry to be investigated
Work-related stress encountered by construction workers and the impact it has on performance, the risk of accidents, and costs to employers will be investigated thanks to a £25,000 research grant. The funds have been awarded to a team from the…
Class of 2019: 99% of Graduates Employed in Major or Chosen Field
According to a newly published report, 99 percent of recent Augustana University graduates seeking employment are employed in their major or chosen field.
Big ideas in performance management 2.0
Performance management for the VUCA world