Abstract: Joining a new employer is an exciting but also challenging experience. To learn more about new employees’ transition into a new work environment, we interviewed newcomers in a medium-sized German IT ...
Abstract: This study examined whether gamification of a computer-based cognitive ability test can positively influence applicant reactions. The gamification used a job-related storyline, avatars, and ...
Abstract: This study uncovers how workers of the gig economy adjusted to the COVID-19 pandemic and exhibited capacity for resilience. Following the grounded theory approach, it analyzes more than 400 Upwork and ...
Abstract: Job applicants may fake in interviews for numerous reasons. One of these reasons could be that applicants may see greater opportunity and motivation to fake when interviewers have lower job-relevant ...
Abstract: Digitalization enables continuous monitoring of not only work processes but also employees’ cognitive, emotional, and behavioral activities. This study investigated how different types of electronic ...
Abstract: Strategies to increase socioeconomic status (SES) diversity within organizations have been given little attention. Research suggests that subtle characteristics of recruitment materials influence ...
Abstract: Emotional exhaustion is known to negatively impact employees’ physical and mental health. Although personal psychological resources have been considered as critical alleviating factors, little is known ...
Abstract: With an increasing use of work-related technologies after hours and mobile working, boundaries between work and personal life domains blur more and more, impairing recovery. Qualitative studies have shown ...
Abstract: Mobile devices are believed to require a greater amount of working memory to use than traditional computers. This increase in cognitive load is believed to result in lower scores when cognitive assessments are completed on mobile devices. This ...
Abstract: In self-reports, employees frequently use self-selected social comparisons to assess workplace stressors and resources, but these comparisons vary within and between individuals. This study investigates how standardizing social comparison ...
Abstract: The present study extends research on marijuana social acceptance and employment suitability in the United States by examining how hiring managers view substance use-related content in social networking ...
Abstract: Error management training (EMT) combines low structure training with error-encouraging prompts to improve training transfer (Frese et al., 1991), but error encouragement may be problematic for learners with limited attentional resources such as ...
Abstract: The current study probes the relation between learning and employability. First, we investigated the relationship between younger workers’ work-domain learning goal orientation and perceived employability and its development over time. This ...
Abstract: In the first meta-analysis of the PERMA well-being framework (i.e., positive emotions, engagement, positive relationships, meaning, accomplishment), we cumulated 692 effect sizes (k ...
Abstract: This research investigates the relationship between employee job autonomy, experienced pride, and competence regarding resources to the enactment of change-oriented OCB (OCB-CH) in organizational settings. ...
Abstract: We explore whether justice-related trainer behaviors can contribute to positive training outcomes, with just behaviors defined according to the organizational justice literature. We also explore possible psychological mechanisms that may explain ...