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Literature Searches
In recent years our research group has paid close attention to various topical areas that are related to the fundamental principles of social and industrial/organizational psychology, particularly those that deal with interactions between individuals.
List of various topical areas, related to fundamental principles of psychology that our research team is studying currently:
Workplace Privacy
Concerning the need or the lack of privacy that workers experience in their work setting and the subsequent impact.
Computer Monitoring
Focused on the studies done on electronic performance monitoring (EPM), also the health effects of monitoring on managers and workers.
Diversity
Workforce compositions, examines issues of human rights and changes in worker make-up and their effects. Diversity training and its effectiveness have also been investigated.
Supervisory Feedback
Examines the outcomes of different forms of feedback. Includes research on types of feedback (e.g. normative, temporal, valence, comparative) and the most effective ways to give feedback in the workplace.
Balanced Scorecard
A performance measurement and performance management system developed by Robert Kaplan and David Norton that allows organizations to clarify their vision and strategy and translate them into action.
Change Management
An organized, systematic application of the knowledge, tools, and resources of change that provides organizations with a key process to achieve their business strategy
Project Management
The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to a broad range of activities to meet the requirements of a particular project
List of Past Literature Searches:
Privacy Legislation
Legal aspects of workplace privacy along with its history and development. |
Justice in Workplace
Fairness perception in organizational settings. |
Computer Monitoring
Focused on the studies done on electronic performance monitoring (EPM), also the health effects of monitoring on managers and workers. |
Empowerment
Workers' participation in an organization and their opportunity for control. |
Social facilitation
Impact of others' presence on individual performances.
Control
Perceived level of choice and issues related to work motivation. The burnout rate within organizations and the level of stress associated with the amount of control have been examined as well.
Supervisory Presence
Concerns with the physical or remote presence of supervisors as a factor for one's performance and stress in workplace.
Internet Addiction
A closer look at the newest addiction of the 21st century, regarding issues of dependency in workers and students.
Achievement and Performance Goals
Examines the intrinsic/extrinsic elements behind individuals' drive in a workplace.
Communication
Investigating the effectiveness of different types of communicating mediums, for example e-mail, telephone, instant messengers, and teleconferencing. |
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Useful Websites For Lit Searches:
- Bnet-
The business thought
leadership directory
- PsychInfo-
Your Source for Psychological Abstracts
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