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Monthly Archives: November 2018
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Time banditry: How to get away with wasting time at work – new research
Some people just appear to have the knack of doing very little or wasting time at work and getting away with it! When I was a police officer we had a sergeant who was nicknamed ‘Blister’ as he had a reliable tendency to turn up after the real work had been done. A new study looking at […]
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How our emotions influence work groups and organisations – new research
Many people in organisations think that emotions just get in the way of rational decision making and thinking. This may not be correct as a new study shows… Emotions as social information (EASI) theory Affective processes Emotional contagion Effective convergence Cognitive processes Behavioural processes Conclusions References A new study by researchers from the University […]
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Performance appraisals: The 4 factors that make managers good at them
Performance appraisals – some managers are good at performance appraisals and others…well less so. The question is what is that makes the difference? A new study (this research briefing was sent to members in 2017 – apply for membership) has just been published looking at how managers orient themselves towards performance appraisals to see if there […]
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Conspiracy theories: what the research says about why people believe them
Why people believe conspiracy theories: a review of the research Conspiracy theories are everywhere, particularly on social media. For examples the various conspiracy theories around 9/11 such as Explosives were planted in the twin towers by the government or government agencies before the attack and that the attack was known about and colluded with by […]
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