Barsade is the co-author of a new paper titled, "Why Does Affect Matter in Organizations?" ("Affect" is another word for "emotion" in organizational behavior studies.) The answer: Employees' moods, emotions, and overall dispositions have an impact on job performance, decision making, creativity, turnover, teamwork, negotiations and leadership.
The Chief Marketing Officer is a relatively new position that didn't exist 10 years ago. Large and small companies can use new media to engage in mass micromarketing.
Substance abuse is a problem in every industry in America, and in any size, location and makeup of workplace, but its effects are disproportionately felt in small businesses.
The national study of 411 full-time employees with medical benefits found that employees are keenly aware that stress negatively affects them in the workplace, with 94 percent of respondents reporting that their stress level affects job performance.
The long-term performance of a company's stock may be the ultimate test of a CEO's talents. But that's not the only measurement used by boards of directors to gauge how well the boss is doing.
The document list the basic rights for employees on military leave.
Employers and government officials alike have faced increasing pressure to ban smoking at work.
Basically, an employer is one who controls and directs the performance of work, especially the details and means by which the work is done.
What steps need to be taken when setting up an HR department? Human resources professional Nina Drake, SPHR, Deputy Director, Human Resources, for the City of
The following are among the factors employers should consider in using a skills or ability test or a psychological test as a tool in making employment decisions
Each year thousands of employers are sued by employees for wrongful discharge.
Transforming a traditional salary structure into a broadbanding system is a well-documented trend in the field of compensation.
When you attempt to check references supplied by a potential employee, you may find that many people and institutions will ask for a release before providing in
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A lot has happened over the past year—the horrific events of September 11th, the human and financial loss that resulted, a slowing economy and resulting layoffs
Workplace diversity is a process of developing a workplace environment that works for all employees and allows for all employees to contribute to their maximum ability.
Business people are finding creative ways to design and modify alternatives to downsizings because reductions in force are costly, devastating to the employees impacted, and generate public ill will. If there are other options, wise employers explore them.
Assisting Layoff Survivors Most employers do a good job of providing a safety net to laid-off employees through outplacement, counseling, severance pay, and extension of benefits, notes William M. Mercer, Inc. However, employers often fail to see the tremendous psychological effects staff reductions have on the surviving employees.
Checklist: Harassment Investigation Guide. A guide to harassment investigation
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bans employment practices that foster national origin discrimination. Because of the various state and local laws, it is very important that managers and supervisors consult these laws to determine what additional national origin requirements are imposed.
Salaried employees performing computer-related tasks may be exempt from the overtime requirements.
Employees who are currently using illegal drugs are not protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), although the law does provide alcoholics and rec
Employee leasing is a term that can mean different things in different circumstances; however, it generally refers to a situation where a company "employs'' the
Business necessity.
Yes.
The transfer of the personnel file of an employee must be effectuated upon the written request of the employee.
A willful violation of any provision of the Merit System Act, including discrimination on the basis of religion, is deemed a misdemeanor (Sec. 36-26-47).
An employee has the right to access only the employee's official personnel file (R2-5-105(G), as amended effective May 4, 2003).
This is a summary of Access to Personnel Files Laws in Arkansas.
This is a summary of Child Labor Laws in Arkansas.