Article Review
Area: Organizational Psychology
Source
Jam, F. F., Sheikh, A. R., Iqbal, H., Zaidi, B. H., Anis, Y., & Muzaffar, M. (2011). Combined effects of perception of politics and political skill on employee job outcomes. African Journal of Business Management, 5(23), 9896-9904. Retrieved from http://academicjournals.org/article/article1380363658_Jam%20et%20al.pdf
Introduction
This review will critically assess the aforementioned paper with regard to subject introduction, intellectual plot, methodology, discussion and outcomes. Further, the article will be summarized followed by an analysis of its structure.
This paper attempted to examine the link of POP (perception of politics) with job… Continue Reading...
dynamic network charts that can be used to inform best practices in organizational psychology, or in any other context that reveals the power of social networks.
Professional Roles
The Westaby, Pfaff & Redding (2014) article highlights the differentiation between various professional roles in the field of psychology. Applying equally as well to sociologists and psychologists, the information on dynamic network theory is pertinent to a number of different professionals in other social sciences with particular relevance to fields like marketing and economics. The contagion of emotion in social networks is also of interest to cognitive scientists interested in exploring the application of… Continue Reading...
has worked in the past.
Unfortunately, change resistance is a part of organizational psychology on a nearly universal basis. It is essential to take steps to counteract the inevitable pushback that occurs when a change is proposed. When processes are being subject to change, the threat may be greater, as cherished standardized operating procedures by organizational actors are being threatened. “Resistance can have many different appearances, varying from foot-dragging, withdrawal, material sabotage and whistleblowing,” to simply ignoring the change (Pieterse, Caniëls, & Homan, 2012, p. 800). On the other hand, the idea that change is always irrational may not be fair. Getting… Continue Reading...
(2015). Towards a multilevel approach of employee well-being. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 24(6): 839-843.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2015.1071423
Annotation: Employee wellbeing is strongly associated with collaboration in the workplace and the collective commitment to reaching organizational goals, according to prior literature. Bakker (2015) builds on prior literature in the areas of personality diversity and organizational objectives. This article first outlines various theories of organizational psychology including job demands-resources theory, which shows how top-level management decisions can mitigate the detrimental effects of personality diversity on organizational commitment. At the same time, employee commitment can positively enhance team cohesion and the ability for teams… Continue Reading...
