Stopping Abusive Supervision in the Workplace

In the new article from Business and Society, Dr. Manuela Priesemuth at Wilfrid Laurier University discusses how employees react in such circumstances. From the abstract "Stand Up and Speak Up: Employees’ Prosocial Reactions to Observed Abusive Supervision" below: This article presents the work of Dr. Manuela Priesemuth. This dissertation examines what happens when employees witness …

From the Archive: Flexible Leader Theory & Firm Performance

Today we are re-running one of our most popular posts. "Human Capital, Efficiency, and Innovative Adaptation as Strategic Determinants of Firm Performance" by Rubina Mahsud, Gregory E. Prussia, Seattle University, and Gary Yukl, State University of New York at Albany, was published in Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies. Professor Mahsud graciously expounded upon the …

Profile of a Cyberloafer

Who are cyberloafers? We know that they waste time at work by checking Facebook, sending personal emails, and otherwise discreetly using the Web in ways that they shouldn't. But an article published in the Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies finds they also share certain personality traits -- and identifies ways that organizations may prevent …

Flexible Leader Theory & Firm Performance

"Human Capital, Efficiency, and Innovative Adaptation as Strategic Determinants of Firm Performance" by Rubina Mahsud, Gregory E. Prussia, Seattle University, and Gary Yukl, State University of New York at Albany, was published in Online First in Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies. Professor Mahsud graciously expounded upon the article in her responses below. Who is the target audience …