Psychology of the Workplace
Dark personality traits, work alienation, and the urge to quit
A study of 392 Iraqi bank employees links dark personality traits to the urge to quit, finding that a feeling of disconnection from work helps explain the pull toward the exit.
Why women inventors hit a wall when their ideas break the mold
A study of 6.2 million patent applications finds the gender gap in patenting is concentrated in unconventional inventions, and traces it to examiner experience and assignment practices rather than reviewer bias.
Can generative AI unlock employee creativity? Only with the right psychology, study finds
A study of 580 workers at 116 Chinese B2B firms finds that AI-powered supply chains boost employee creativity, but only when workers also have strong motivation and resilience to handle the technology.
California’s $20 fast-food wage: mobile phone data reveals staffing cuts started before the law took effect
Mobile phone location data suggests California fast-food restaurants cut on-site staffing by about 8 percent after the $20 wage was announced, with reductions starting months before the law took effect.
New study blames authoritarian bosses for the quiet quitting trend
A survey of 363 Chinese SME employees links authoritarian leadership to quiet quitting through burnout, with pressure to work while sick amplifying the effect.
Three types of older jobseekers, three very different odds of getting hired
A study of more than 1,000 French jobseekers over 45 found three distinct types. The most employable group got the fewest interviews but the most job offers, thanks to a focused, selective search strategy.
A study asked what makes Gen Z employees adaptable. Here’s what it found
A study of 270 young workers finds that creativity and problem-solving predict workplace adaptability better than memory or attention, with the most useful skills shifting between start-ups and established firms.
Why some countries embraced remote work and others didn’t
A survey of 14,427 workers across 37 countries finds that cultural individualism explains 29 percent of the variation in remote work rates, more than industry mix, GDP, density, or lockdown severity combined.
The economics of getting noticed: what a Twitter experiment revealed about academic hiring
A field experiment on Twitter found that when prominent economists shared job candidates' papers, the work drew far more attention and candidates landed more campus visits, with women seeing a notable rise in job offers.
Two faces of the narcissistic boss: how a leader’s self-image shapes team initiative
A study of 100 teams finds that a leader's self-promoting narcissism tends to spark team initiative, while their defensive, rivalry-driven narcissism tends to suppress it, especially in teams that defer to authority.