Workplace

• Assessment Centers Help Companies Identify Future Managers

  Psychologists transform a military method for evaluating spy candidates into an accurate predictor of managerial potential for industry and local governments.

• Behavior Analyses Help People Work Safer

  Learn how behavior-based safety programs can help companies cut injuries and accidents through systematic observation, analysis and intervention.

• Improving Employment Interviews

  Psychologists help transform employment interviews from a nearly worthless experience into one that does a good job of predicting job performance.

• Making Air Travel Safer Through Crew Resource Management (CRM)

  This approach prevents aviation accidents and may soon save lives in operating and emergency rooms.

• Multitasking: Switching costs

  Subtle "switching" costs cut efficiency, raise risk.

• Occupational Stress and Employee Control

  Employee control over work can reduce stress and enhance motivation and growth. Several key findings have prompted employers to search for ways to give workers a greater sense of control, to improve health, productivity and morale.

• Pushing Buttons: The Invention of the Phone Keypad

  Human factors redesigns the phone.

• The Truth About Lie Detectors (aka Polygraph Tests)

  Most psychologists agree that there is little evidence that polygraph tests can accurately detect lies.

• When the Boss is a Woman

  Men and women are equally effective in settings that match gender roles.

• Who is the Best Person for the Job?

  Psychologists find a way to link individual differences with success in the workplace.

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