‘Date at your own risk’: Coworkers perceptions of workplace romances
Workplace romances are very common in contemporary organizations. In 2004, The Wall Street Journalreported that 47% of employees were currently involved in a workplace romance, and 19% would engage in one if the opportunity arose. However, little attention has been placed...
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Location matters when it comes to deal making, says new study
Even six-year-olds know who you sit beside matters, whether you're in first grade or at a high-powered dinner. But now a new study, using the U.S. Senate Chamber as its laboratory, provides documented evidence of that phenomenon. It shows that...
Read moreDetailsContrary to expectations, life experiences better use of money than material items
Despite knowing that buying life experiences will make them happier than buying material items, shoppers might continue to spend money on the latter because they mistakenly believe items are a better value, according to a San Francisco State University study...
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Female doctors spend more time than male doctors on parenting, household tasks
A new study finds gender differences in parenting and household labor persist among a group of highly motivated physician-researchers in the early stages of their career. The finding could shed light on why female academic physicians in general do not...
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Study finds that police work, like many other jobs, is mostly sedentary
Are you active at your job? If you’re like most workers, you probably aren't. And the consequences could be deadly. A team of researchers at the University of Iowa measured physical activity in police, whose jobs are presumably predicated on...
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Promise of a bonus counter-productive in brains with high dopamine levels
Researchers at the Donders Institute in Nijmegen have demonstrated for the first time that the amount of dopamine in the brain plays a role in how people perform when promised a high bonus. The journalPsychological Science will publish the results on...
Read moreDetailsExhausted? It’s the perfect time to make health decisions
Ironically, when it comes to making decisions about our bodies, a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds we make better health care decisions when we're feeling tired and run down.
Read moreDetailsLife and work — one and the same?
Flexible workplaces may seem attractive when considering work-life balance but new research being published shows it's not unusual for firms to cash-in, profiting from our free time and non-professional aptitudes, experts warn.
Read moreDetailsSee a Honda, buy a Mountain Dew? What happens when consumers fast-forward through commercials?
Consumers are bombarded with advertising throughout the course of any given day, often to the point where they rarely devote any conscious attention to processing the brand information. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, this...
Read moreDetailsConscientious people more likely to provide good customer service
Conscientious people are more likely to provide good customer service, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University.
Read moreDetailsTruth or consequences? The negative results of concealing who you really are on the job
New research suggests the consequences can go far beyond emotional strife and that being forced to keep information concealed, such as one’s sexual orientation, disrupts the concealer’s basic skills and abilities, including intellectual acuity, physical strength, and interpersonal grace—skills critical...
Read moreDetailsChurchgoers mostly favor socially responsible companies, study finds
Company managers wondering if they should disclose their involvement in environmentally and socially responsible ventures might first want to observe how many people near their headquarters attend church.
Read moreDetailsWhy are consumers more likely to participate in online gaming than gambling?
Consumers are more likely to participate in online betting if it's called gaming rather than gambling, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Read moreDetailsWorking-class consumers: A look at the complex social system of a trailer park
Contrary to stereotypes, low-income trailer park residents form distinct groups with different visions of morality, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Read moreDetailsThe price of envy: How do consumers react to flattering salespeople?
Consumers have negative reactions to flattery by salespeople, even if they think the compliments are sincere, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. But disliking a salesperson doesn't mean a customer won't buy from the store.
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