Summary of: Van Dick, R., Crawshaw, J. R., Karpf, S., Schuh, S. C., & Zhang, X. (2020). Identity, importance, and their roles in how corporate social responsibility affects workplace attitudes and behavior. Journal of Business and Psychology, 35, 159-169. Background & Theory This article explores how one’s perception of corporate social responsibility (CSR) may impact...
Summary of: Yadav, P., & Rai, A. (2020, January). The moderating role of emotional intelligence in the relation between organizational stress and workplace deviant behavior. International Conference on Computation, Automation and Knowledge Management, Amity University. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=9051492&casa_token=zSaylrAc3AoAAAAA:CTjEKSGuy6mw9pI7NAsyYouim81v3eE2rfXSLvkvWB4_lY0a6ZXkRDrXWCPeYE3fpDtxeBFB Background & Theory This article explored what role, if any, emotional intelligence can make in the relationship between organizational...
Summary of: Taylor, L. K. (2020). The developmental peacebuilding model (DPM) of children’s prosocial behaviors in settings of intergroup conflict. Child Development Perspectives, 14(3), 127-134. DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12377 Background & Theory This article explores how the Developmental Peacebuilding Model (DPM) might be of assistance in our understanding of how children can contribute to peacebuilding and what...
Summary of: Rodriguez-Sanchez, J-L., Gonzalez-Torres, T., Montero-Navarro, A., & Gallego-Losada, R. (2020). Investing time and resources for work-life balance: The effect on talent retention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(6), 1-14. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/6/1920 Background & Theory This article explains the importance of work-life balance and provides a look at recommended strategies that companies...
Summary of: Sandu, M. L., Rus, M., & Rus, C. V. (2020). Relationship between personality traits and individual response to conflict situations in adolescents. Technium Social Sciences Journal, 6, 131-141. https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/techssj6&id=133&men_tab=srchresults Background & Theory This article explores how personality and gender traits can contribute to conflict management styles (primarily compromise vs. confrontation). This study aims...
Summary of: Wobodo, C. C., Orianzi, R., & Oko-Jaja, B. (2020). Conflict and crisis management: A theoretical comparison. European Journal of Business and Management, 12(2), 16-22. Background & Theory This article explored how conflict and crisis both affect organizations and what the response by leadership and management needs to be in order to keep the...
Summary of: Wang, Y., Chen, K., Dou, K., & Liu, Y. (2021). Linking self-control to voluntary behaviors at workplace: The mediating role of job satisfaction. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.530297 Background & Theory This article evaluates the role of self-control and how it contributes to one’s behavior in the workplace. The initial hypothesis was...
Summary of: Poturak, M., Mekić, E., Hadžiahmetovic, N., & Budur, T. (2020). Effectiveness of transformational leadership among different cultures. International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies, 7(3), 119-129. DOI: 10.23918/ijsses.v7i3p119 Background & Theory This article explored how transformational leadership might be applied when implemented across cultures. Research Questions Poturak, Mekić, Hadžiahmetovic, & Budur, in...
Summary of: Kim, E., & Park, S. (2020). Transformational leadership, knowledge sharing, organizational climate and learning: An empirical study. Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, 41(6), 761-775. DOI: 10.1108/LODJ-12-2018-0455 Background & Theory This article explores the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior, and the mediating role of organizational learning and interpersonal trust in that...
Summary of: Kaur, N., & Arora, P. (2020). Acknowledging gender diversity and inclusion as key to organizational growth: A review and trends. Journal of Critical Reviews, 7(6), 125-131. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31838/jcr.07.06.25 Background & Theory This article evaluated the importance of gender diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and highlighted the ways that this benefits organizations, and...
