Journal of Personnel Psychology
Scope & Guideline
Unlocking the Potential of People in the Workplace
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Employee Behavior and Engagement:
Research focusing on various aspects of employee behavior, including organizational citizenship behavior, engagement, and the psychological factors influencing these behaviors. - Leadership Dynamics:
Exploration of leadership styles, their impact on team dynamics, and how leader behaviors affect employee outcomes and organizational effectiveness. - Workplace Well-Being:
Studies investigating factors that contribute to employee well-being, including mental health, resilience, and the role of workplace environment in promoting psychological health. - Recruitment and Selection Practices:
Research on innovative and effective recruitment and selection methods, including the impact of technology and social factors on hiring processes. - Diversity and Inclusion:
Examination of how diversity and inclusion initiatives affect organizational culture, employee satisfaction, and overall performance. - Performance Evaluation and Feedback:
Investigations into performance appraisal systems, feedback mechanisms, and their influence on employee motivation and development.
Trending and Emerging
- Impact of Technology on Work Dynamics:
Studies increasingly focus on how technology, such as mobile devices and electronic monitoring, influences workplace behavior, communication, and employee well-being. - Psychological Safety and Employee Voice:
There is a growing interest in the role of psychological safety in promoting employee voice and reducing silence in organizations, indicating a shift towards fostering open communication. - Well-Being and Mental Health Interventions:
Research is trending towards understanding how interventions, such as job crafting and resilience training, can improve employee mental health, especially in the context of recent global challenges. - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives:
Emerging studies are increasingly examining the effectiveness of DEI initiatives and their impact on organizational culture and employee engagement. - Data-Driven Recruitment and Selection:
There is a notable rise in research focused on data-driven approaches to recruitment and selection, including the use of machine learning and analytics to improve hiring outcomes.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Performance Metrics:
Research focusing on conventional performance evaluation metrics has decreased, possibly as organizations shift towards more holistic and continuous feedback systems. - Static Leadership Models:
The exploration of fixed or traditional leadership models seems to be waning as newer, more dynamic models of leadership gain traction in organizational studies. - Generalized Employee Satisfaction Studies:
There is a noticeable reduction in research that broadly measures employee satisfaction without considering contextual factors, as more nuanced approaches are being favored. - Outdated Recruitment Strategies:
Research on traditional recruitment strategies that do not incorporate modern technological advancements is becoming less common, reflecting a shift towards more innovative hiring practices.
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