How Benefit Information and Demographics Influence Employee Recruiting in Mexico

Purpose  

To examine the impact of benefit information in recruitment advertisements on job pursuit intentions.     

Sequential and Combined Effects of Recruitment Information on Applicant Reactions

Purpose  

The purpose of this study was to investigate the sequential effects of recruitment information on applicant reactions following three recruitment stages (campus fair, recruitment interview, and site visit) and the timing of communications independently, across stages, and in combination.     

Patient-targeted googling by psychological therapists: A narrative review of the literature and ethical implications

Background

“Patient-Targeted Googling” (PTG) refers to a healthcare professional using the Internet to discover information about a patient. The present review explores PTG by psychological therapists. The review focused on the prevalence of PTG, how often consent is sought from the patient, and the motivations for and consequences of PTG.

Method

A narrative literature review of published PTG studies was undertaken. Potentially eligible studies were identified by searching PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection, and MEDLINE. Results were screened for suitability for inclusion in the sample (n = 9). All studies were appraised for quality using a structured tool developed for this review.

Results

PTG prevalence rates ranged from 20% to 98%, with rates of non-consent ranging from 60% to 84%. Motivations for PTG included curiosity, to gather new information and to verify existing information. Consequences of PTG included enhancing the therapist's sense of safety and causing harm to the therapeutic relationship.

Discussion

Current literature on PTG is limited and focussed largely in the United States. This review revealed no published PTG studies including UK-based psychological therapists, as well as issues in defining and operationalising PTG. Further research is needed to understand the prevalence of PTG by UK-based psychological therapists, as well as the motivations behind, and consequences of, PTG. This evidence base will inform the development of PTG professional guidelines and training, neither of which currently exist for therapists practising in the UK. Both would be timely given the increasing move of the therapeutic frame to the online environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.     

Supervisees' perspectives on the contribution of supervision to psychotherapy outcomes

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine supervisees' perspectives about the contribution of two predefined aspects of supervision, supervisory bond (SB) and didactic input of supervisor (DI), to their ascribed outcome of therapy.

Method

Supervisees anonymously assessed the SB, supervisors' DI and their contribution to therapy outcome. Assessment was quantitative and qualitative. The supervisory aspects were assessed using a questionnaire constructed for this study. Perceived contribution was evaluated by two scaled questions, and themes generated by an open question. Supervisees (n = 111) evaluated 16 supervisors and supervision’s contribution to psychotherapy outcomes of 111 clients.

Findings

Hierarchical regression showed that supervisees' age, supervisors' status and frequency of supervision accounted for 24% of the variance ascribed to outcome. SB and DI accounted for 51% of the variance. These values, which are higher than reported in the literature, may be attributed to the assessment of predefined aspects of supervision by the same assessor. Thematic analysis of the didactic input produced more themes than for the supervisory bond.

Conclusion

Sociodemographic variables and supervisory relationship variables determine supervisees' evaluations of supervision’s contribution to outcome.

Implications for practice

Training and supervision may benefit from information obtained from quantitative and qualitative measures regarding these and other predefined variables related to supervision. The in-depth look at views and experiences shared by supervisees may advance training, practice and research.     

Determinants of Partner Opportunism in Strategic Alliances: A Conceptual Framework

Purpose  

We present a comprehensive framework of the key determinants of partner opportunism in strategic alliances.     

Establishing a Diversity Program is Not Enough: Exploring the Determinants of Diversity Climate

Purpose  

This study provides an organizational level investigation of the determinants of perceptions of diversity climate among employees.     

The ethics of clinical innovation in psychopharmacology: Challenging traditional bioethics

Objective  

To assess the scientific and ethical basis for clinical innovation in psychopharmacology.     

Developing and Validating a Quantitative Measure of Organizational Courage

Purpose  

To present the Organizational Courage Assessment (OCA) and explore its construct validity.     

A General Structure of Job Performance: Evidence from Two Studies

Purpose  

The purpose of this study is to test alternative models of job performance based on competing categorization criteria.     

Sponsorship and resettlement success

Objective  

To compare the integration of privately and government sponsored Southeast Asian refugees at the end of their first decade in the country.     

Effects of Job Satisfaction and Conscientiousness on Extra-Role Behaviors

Purpose  

Objective of this study was to examine conscientiousness as a moderator of the relationship between job satisfaction and extra-role behaviors.     

The Servant Leadership Survey: Development and Validation of a Multidimensional Measure

Purpose  

The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and validation of a multi-dimensional instrument to measure servant leadership.     

Dispositional Approach to Customer Satisfaction and Behavior

Purpose  

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between affective dispositions, positive and negative affectivity, and consumer attitudes and behaviors.     

Testicular Cancer and Genetics Knowledge Among Familial Testicular Cancer Family Members

Purpose  

It was our aim to determine baseline levels of testicular cancer and genetics knowledge among members of families with Familial Testicular Cancer (FTC).     

Workplace Romance: A Justice Analysis

Purpose  

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of several variables on coworker perceptions of fairness regarding workplace romance (WR) management practices.     

Effects of Retail Store Image Attractiveness and Self-Evaluated Job Performance on Employee Retention

Purpose  

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of store image attractiveness and self-evaluated job performance on internal job satisfaction and organizational commitment.     

Emotional Exhaustion Among Employees Without Social or Client Contact: The Key Role of Nonstandard Work Schedules

Purpose  

The current study examines emotional exhaustion and its predictors among employees without social or client contact on multiple nonstandard shifts.     

Objective Threat of Unemployment and Situational Uncertainty During a Restructuring: Associations with Perceived Job Insecurity and Strain

Purpose  

This study investigates objective threat of unemployment and situational uncertainty following restructuring in relation to perceived job insecurity and associated strain.