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Leveraging the Power of Sports for Improving Peace at the Workplace: Lessons from Cyprus

Leveraging the Power of Sports for Improving Peace at the Workplace: Lessons from Cyprus

Published: August 19, 2021 | Last Updated: July 27, 2023by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: Driessen, T. (2021). Sport for peace: Exploring the contribution of sport to cohabitation in a divided society (Dissertation). http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-445386 Background & Theory Intergroup contact can occur in many shapes and forms, one form being sports. Sport-for-peace programs rely on sport and contact in order to contribute to intergroup reconciliation efforts and peaceful society....

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Research Examines How to Give an Effective Intergroup Apology

Research Examines How to Give an Effective Intergroup Apology

Published: August 17, 2021 | Last Updated: July 14, 2022by Noah Shaw

Summary of: Nunney, S. J., & Manstead, A. S. R. (2021). Improving the effectiveness of intergroup apologies: The role of apology content and moral emotions. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. Advance online publication. Background & Theory: Past research has indicated that while apologies can be useful for interpersonal forgiveness, people are more skeptical...

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Research Examines How Role Conflict Impacts Job Satisfaction Among Nurses

Research Examines How Role Conflict Impacts Job Satisfaction Among Nurses

Published: August 10, 2021 | Last Updated: April 23, 2024by Noah Shaw

Summary of: Naseer, T., Ahmad, F., Bano, A, Kausar, N., Mahmood, S., & Ali, F. (2021). Impact of role conflict and workload on job satisfaction: Moderating role of perceived organizational support. Psychology and Education, 58(5), 4656-4677. Background & Theory: Workplace conflict is a common occurrence across many industries that can impact employees in various ways....

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Research Details the Ironic Effects of Intergroup Contact

Research Details the Ironic Effects of Intergroup Contact

Published: July 29, 2021 | Last Updated: April 29, 2024by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: Reimer, N. K., & Sengupta, N. K. (2021). Meta-analysis of the ‘ironic’ effects of intergroup contact. https://osf.io/vrsqe Background & Theory Intergroup contact theory is one of the most salient and popular theories in the field of conflict resolution. As societies are becoming more diverse, there are more opportunities for members of different groups...

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Research Investigates the Credibility of the ‘Monday Blues’ in Employee Workweeks

Research Investigates the Credibility of the ‘Monday Blues’ in Employee Workweeks

Published: July 27, 2021 | Last Updated: July 14, 2022by Noah Shaw

Summary of: Pindek, S., Zhou, Z. E., Kessler, S. R., Krajcevska, A., & Spector, P. E. (2021). Workdays are not created equal: Job satisfaction and job stressors across the workweek. Human Relations, 74(9), 1447–1472. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0018726720924444 Background & Theory: Common wisdom suggest that people enjoy going to work on Fridays as the work week draws to...

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Research Explores Resilience and Its Role in Peacebuilding

Research Explores Resilience and Its Role in Peacebuilding

Published: July 21, 2021 | Last Updated: April 23, 2024by Natalie Davis

Summary of: Juncos, A. E., & Joseph, J. (2020). Resilient peace: Exploring the theory and practice of resilience in peacebuilding interventions. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 14(3), 289-302. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17502977.2020.1745445?cookieSet=1 Background & Theory This article evaluates resilience and its role in peacebuilding. Primarily, the authors provide an understanding of what resilience is and the overall pros...

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Research Explains Important Effects of COVID-19 on Identity and Intergroup Relations

Research Explains Important Effects of COVID-19 on Identity and Intergroup Relations

Published: July 14, 2021 | Last Updated: May 31, 2024by Natalie Davis

Summary of: Abrams, D., Lalot, F., Hogg, M.A. (2021). Intergroup and intragroup dimensions of COVID-19: A social identity perspective on social fragmentation and unity. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 24(2), 201-209. Background & Theory This article discusses how COVID-19 has impacted our identity, both in terms of self identity and group identity, and the resulting...

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Research Analyzes Relationship Between Arrogant Leadership, Negative Gossip, and Employee Resilience

Research Analyzes Relationship Between Arrogant Leadership, Negative Gossip, and Employee Resilience

Published: July 13, 2021 | Last Updated: June 14, 2024by Noah Shaw

Summary of: De Clercq, D., Fatima, T., & Jahanzeb, S. (2021). Gossiping about an arrogant leader: Sparked by inconsistent leadership, mitigated by employee resilience. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 57(3), 269–289. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0021886320917520 Background & Theory: Arrogant leadership is defined as the practice by which leaders engage in presumptuous claims about their competencies, have inflated...

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Research Evaluates Relationship Between Organizational Culture and Conflict, and the Resulting Impacts on Performance

Research Evaluates Relationship Between Organizational Culture and Conflict, and the Resulting Impacts on Performance

Published: July 7, 2021 | Last Updated: April 23, 2024by Natalie Davis

Summary of: Veerankutty, K., & Rehna, V. J. (2020). Role of organizational culture in resolving organizational conflict and its impact on employees performance – A critical overview. International Journal of Innovations in Management, Engineering, and Science, 6(3). Background & Theory This article explores how organizational culture and organizational conflict influence each other, and whether organizational...

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Research Presents the Benefits of Intergroup Relational Identity for Organizations

Research Presents the Benefits of Intergroup Relational Identity for Organizations

Published: July 6, 2021 | Last Updated: July 28, 2023by Noah Shaw

Summary of: Li, Z. (2021). Intergroup leadership: Two paths to encourage positive intergroup behaviours [Master’s thesis, Western University]. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. Background & Theory: Social identity theory posits that people encompass a social identity, an awareness that we belong to specific groups. Nestled within the constructs of social identity theory is the concept...

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