THE ORGANIZATIONAL REVENGE SCALE
The Development and Initial Validation of the Organizational Revenge Scale
Adaptability in the Workplace: Development of a Taxonomy of Adaptive Performance
This research was funded by the U. S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Contract #DASW01-97-C-0041. All statements expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinions or policies of the U.S. Army Research Institute or the Department of the Army. The authors wish
More Companies Recruit Bilingual Employees
Employers and staffing agencies get creative to find capable bilingual workers.
Where Did Everybody Go?
Here are some ways to avoid ‘quick quits’ and strengthen retention efforts.
10 Ways to Improve Employee Communication
More than nine in 10 managers rate themselves as good or excellent communicators, but only seven in 10 employees agree with them.
Just Management
Stray Comments Don’t Always Prove Age Bias Ms. Martin was a long-term, highly-valued employee of Lockheed Missiles & Space Company. In 1991, she was laid off as result of a stack ranking based on performance and seniority. She sued for age discrimination.
When is it age discrimination?
When can we ask applicants for their dates of birth? Many employers feel that asking for the Date of Birth for a Criminal check is a violation of EEOC. Can you help me justify my need to check employees out before hiring and screen their background which requires disclosure of Drivers License and Date of
Human Resource Management Courseware
This core course in Human Resource Management is structured in 14 sessions, each containing: * Core text reading * Home assignments * Subset assignment * Supportive reading In addition, two sessions are dedicated to reviewing the effectiveness of the courseware.
What are employee rights to benefits?
My employer states they do not have to pay benefits (holidays, sick leave etc.) because they consider me to be “part-time” even though I work 32 hours a week and have for two years. What is the definition of part-time vs. full-time? Is there such a thing as a regular, permanent part-time employee that is
Various questions and answers about the work (Part 2)
Can company require reimbursement for training if I quit? I work for a company in Texas. Before they will agree to send me to a training seminar, they want me to sign an agreement that I will reimburse the company for the cost of the training should I leave the company. Is this legal?
Various questions and answers about the work (Part 1)
Do we have to pay hourly employees a daily minimum? 08-01-00 I have heard that there is a law that employers have to pay a minimum of hours worked for part time employees who work on the clock. e.i. An employee comes in to work on an unschedualed day (because he/she is asked too) and
The Law of Sexual Harassment: Everything You Know is Wrong
If you’ve been listening to me and other experts talk about sexual harassment the last 15 years, you must be pretty scared by now. Don’t tell racy jokes, be careful about hugging people and never use foul language around women. Well, everything we knew was wrong. That was the startling conclusion I came to after
Get Dates at Work and Don’t Get Sued
Antioch College is in the news because of its new “ask first” policy designed to prevent sexual harassment and date rape. Under the policy, a student must ask first before initiating any intimate contact. For example, a young man should ask a young woman, “Can I kiss you?” before kissing. If she says yes or
Job Mega-Sites May Complicate a Search
These are actual quotes from various employment sites and software products. They sound great, don’t they? No more lists of bookmarks for you to maintain, no more time-consuming visits to different employment and career sites online, and no more worries about whether or not you’ve found every job listing that appeals to you. One site
There’s a Light at the End Of the Jobless Tunnel
When you’ve been jobless for any length of time, the light at the end of the tunnel could be a freight train coming the other way. That’s often the mindset of someone who’s endured weeks of the gut-wrenching, paralyzing condition called unemployment.
Achieving Success Outside of the Pack
“Let’s be perfectly clear: I’m talent, not management.” Who said this? Bette Midler? J.D. Salinger? Michael Jordan or Johnnie Cochran? Maybe it was your family accountant or the pastry chef at that French four-star down the street. It might have been uttered by any of countless other performers, singles players, do-it-yourselfers and soloists — professionals
Why You Should Update Your Management Style
It’s not your father’s management job. That’s the first and most important thing to know, whether you’re a new boss, a veteran boss, the boss’s boss or a boss to be. Yes, Dad may have trudged eight miles in the snow to get to work, but when he got there, he could depend on seeing
Interview Small Talk Makes a Big Impression
“Oh, I notice you went to Whittier College. So did I.” “You were at Disney for two years? I worked for Disney, too.” “Toastmasters? I’m in Toastmasters, too.” All of the above are opening gambits that I’ve used while interviewing candidates. They often were greeted with an “uh huh” while the interviewee waited for a
How Free-Agent Tactics Boost Your Job Security
As an independent consultant, I’m astounded when people say, “I’d love to do what you do, but I’d miss the security of a paycheck every two weeks.” What’s astounding isn’t that some professionals want to enjoy the benefits of free agency without taking any risks. There’s always a segment of the population wanting to get
A Free-Agent Outlook Can Hurt Your Career
In his book “Free Agent Nation” (Warner Books, 2001), Daniel H. Pink focused on the more than 30 million Americans who, for a variety of reasons, have abandoned traditional employment and the idea of a job that lasts a lifetime. The free-agency movement promotes the notion that — because the loyalty contract between employers and