News tagged with engaged employees


Engaged employees are good, but don't count on commitment

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

The notion that highly engaged workers will continue to work tirelessly for organizations despite diminishing resources often isn't true, according to Clemson University psychology professor Thomas Britt.





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Employee engagement dependent upon conditions created by employer

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

In a new article in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, William H. Macey and Benjamin Schneider examine the meaning of employee engagement, which they view as leading to unusually effective employee behavior with s ...


'Colorblindness' hurts minority employees, but multiculturalism inspires their commitment

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new study by psychologists at the University of Georgia shows for the first time that whites' beliefs about diversity can hurt or help their minority peers.


Engaged employees deliver improved business performance

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research indicates that in the UK and US as many as 70% of employees may not be engaged at work. Therefore, it is not surprising that employee engagement has become something of a hot topic amongst business ...


Employees who are engaged in their work have happier home life

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Kansas State University study shows that invigorated and dedicated employees carry over their positive work experiences for a happier home life.


Motor vehicle crashes more common among young drivers who engage in self-harm behaviors

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drivers who engaged in self-harm were at increased risk of motor vehicle crashes, even after controlling for psychological distress and substance abuse, found a study of 18 871 Australian drivers published in CMAJ (Canadian Me ...


Extra care for outwardly healthy workers costs companies millions annually

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Someone healthy enough to work could still cost an employer more than $4,000 annually in unnecessary health care costs.


AT&T asks employees to lobby FCC on net neutrality

Technology / Internet

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- AT&T Inc. is encouraging employees to join its lobbying campaign against proposed federal rules that would restrict the ways broadband companies can manage traffic on their networks.


Don't ignore your emotions at work, professor says

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- “There’s no crying in baseball!” So said Jimmy Dugan, the manager portrayed by Tom Hanks in the movie “A League of Their Own.” Not so fast, says Vince Waldron, an Arizona State University professor of communication ...


Finnish technology workers warn of strike

Technology / Business

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Some 2,000 employees in Finland's technology sector will begin a strike in two weeks time if no agreement is reached in labor talks with company managers, union leaders said Wednesday.


Poor leadership poses a health risk at work

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Perceived poor managerial leadership increases not only the amount of sick leave taken at a workplace, but also the risk of sickness amongst employees later on in life. The longer a person has had a "poorer" manager, the ...



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