The definition of leadership in organizational psychology has evolved over the years partly because of ongoing research and increasing complexity of operations in the modern business environment. Through time, a constantly changing business setting has compelled organizations to adopt more progressive leadership philosophies in order to keep up with competition and remain relevant to respective […]
Scholarship has suggested that environmental factors and genetics have a role to play in personality development. Thus, environmental conditions and inherited genetic traits shape an individual’s personality. Although the environment has been demonstrated to affect personality traits, it has been suggested that heredity factors are more influential in shaping the disposition of the environment.
Scenario The Vice President of operations recently promoted you to branch manager and moved you to a new branch office where the morale among employees is low and performance is poor. Of the five employees, Amani has the most tenure with six years. Amani seems to have the lowest morale and is not motivated to
Research has demonstrated that humans are susceptible to bias and are generally overconfident in their opinions, impressions, and judgments. Two common biases that plague decision-making are anchoring and overconfidence biases. Overconfidence bias is characterized by a tendency to be over-optimistic about one’s abilities while anchoring bias refers to reliance on initial pieces of information to
Traditionally, violence risk assessment tools are applied to evaluate if individuals are likely to participate in dangerous behavior in the near future. The validity of such assessment tools relies on historical and current risk factors, along with personality traits of an individual. Nevertheless, common assessment tools do no account for cultural factors. In their article
Sealed Air had a long tradition of placing focus on marketing rather than manufacturing because there were relatively fewer competitors. Nevertheless, in the 1980s, the company could no longer sustain profitability with its market-oriented strategy. The number of competitors in the market finally increased, and patents became important in business success. Sealed Air retaliated by
Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the most innovative and captivating technologies under development in the 21st century. Its potential is largely attached to the many possibilities it offers in varied industries. Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that can be similar to or completely different from the real world. The aim of VR
Robbin’s organizational model portrays the organization as a product of three components namely complexity, formalization, and centralization (Pertusa-Ortega, Zaragoza-Sáez, & Claver-Cortés, 2010). Complexity is the degree to which the organization differentiates its operations. Most organizations differentiate operations horizontally, vertically, or spatially. Formalization refers to the level of job specialization. The magnitude of formalization varies with
The issue of Gender and sexuality is a sensitive and controversial topic that spurs different ideas and reactions from society. Gender is often defined by human biology, an aspect that the current age or modern era debates about. There is a wide array of views and attitudes towards the evolving notions of gender and sexuality
Many people agree that podcasting is the right tool for freeing listeners from the shackles of schedules and monotony that are normally the order of the day. They also agree that it is a perfect way of reaching out to an audience that often misses out on quality broadcasts, either on the radio or on