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How to get a job: deception in the applicant advice industry
Get PDFThe performance of applicants in a job interview is a well-studied topic within I-O psychology, yet less attention has been given to applicant preparation throughout the hiring process. While professional interview coaching has been rigorously tested, the surfeit of freely-available information circulating the internet has yet to be examined for content accuracy and integrity. In an attempt to highlight this industry under-examined by researchers, the current study proposes an investigation of online materials aimed at job applicants. Particularly, the proposed study aims to determine the sources of advice materials and whether they promote applicant deception during the job interview. Using a team of trained undergraduate coders, the proposed study will systematically categorize and analyze all articles available through Google from March 2017 to March 2019. Articles will be coded according to their primary topic of advice (i.e., ideal attire, charismatic nonverbal behavior, or commonly-asked interview questions), the source of the information (i.e., professional publication, mainstream news outlet, non-professional publication), and the overall goal of the article. As the proposed study aims to determine whether the online advice industry attempts to enable applicants to promote themselves beyond their abilities—potentially compromising the integrity of the job interview—each article is labeled along a continuum of deception, from purely-descriptive Informational materials to more prescriptive Image Maintenance and Image Creation materials. Classification in this manner will provide a systematic overview of the content and motive of recent advice materials, informing I-O researchers and practitioners of the potential influence of this industry. Preliminary results from April 2017 point to a prevalence of descriptive Informational materials and somewhat-prescriptive Image Maintenance materials, with deception-tolerant Image Creation appearing less frequently. Materials focused on appropriate answers for popular interview questions (50% of articles), do’s and don’ts for leveraging social media in the hiring process (12% of articles), and the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities contributing to successful job interviews (11% of articles). Mainstream news outlets emerged as the second-largest source of advice materials, publishing one-third of coded articles. Initial results suggest the promotion of mild impression management by the advice industry through self-enhancing techniques provided in Image Maintenance materials. Fully categorizing recent advice materials will enable more thorough examination and comparison of online advice materials to research-supported interview techniques. In the absence of other research on this industry, completion of the proposed study will enhance I-O understanding of the magnitude and nature of these materials’ impact
Survival of the safest: examining organization risk factors for cybersecurity incidents
Get PDF[Invited adaptation from presentation proposal, A Matter of Time: Exploring Survival Analysis Through Cybersecurity] Given that employees pose a large threat to organizational cybersecurity, much research attention has been directed to identifying individual risk factors for cybersecurity noncompliance and misbehavior at the cost of examining broad organizational risk factors. However, no study to date has formally examined how the risk of organizational cybersecurity incident changes over time, or how organizational characteristics affect this risk. The proposed study aims to conduct a survival analysis (SA) of cybersecurity events across the past decade, examining broad factors that impact the changing probability of cyberincidents. In particular, the proposed study will examine associations between cyberbreaches and industry type, annual revenue, and the sensitivity of information handled in the organization. While other studies have examined organization-wide risk factors, none have done so in a longitudinal analysis such as SA. The proposed study emphasizes the necessity of examining changes in risk across time due to the abundant evidence that cybersecurity incidents are increasing in both frequency and severity. Previously-employed methods such as odds ratios fail to account for the time-based component needed for properly analyzing the continuously-changing threat of cyberattacks. To analyze the impact of organizational factors on the risk of cyberincident, the proposed study will record security breaches (or lack thereof) for organizations listed in the top Fortune 1000 from 2005 to 2019, using publically-available data on over 9,000 cyberincidents recorded by Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. Event data will be examined in R, and organizational factors will be examined for covariance with the risk of cyberincident. Preliminary results from 2004 Fortune 500 companies indicate significant associations between cyberincident risk and both industry type and annual revenue. By utilizing Survival Analysis, the proposed study will provide an enhanced, time-based view on the past prevalence of cybersecurity incidents and the organizational factors associated with increased risk. Emphasis of these factors serves to alert organizations of their unique vulnerabilities, inspiring increased attention to the subject of security
Green engagement: An investigation into the relationship of Millennial engagement and an organization’s sustainable performance score
Get PDFSince the start of the 21st century, the issue of sustainability in business and Human Resource practices has been a central topic of interest. More recently, human resources has come under considerable pressure to prove its worth, primarily by producing a more productive and engaged workforce. Sustainability has, thus, become an extremely interesting avenue of study for HR professionals as, at its core, sustainable practices aim to better all parts of an organization from the social, to the environmental, to the financial (the three components of the triple bottom line). This study will investigate the relationship between the extent to which Millennials are engaged in an organization and that organization’s score on sustainable performance measures
Narcissism and Selection Decisions: Do Narcissists Select Narcissists?
Get PDFThe field of Industrial/Organizational psychology has long been concerned with the selecting the right individuals to fill the right positions within organizations. Of all the methods by which individuals are selected, the employment interview is the most common (Sears & Rowe, 2002). However, there are some that believe the employment interview may suffer from rater bias (Sears & Rowe, 2002). The phenomenon known as the “similar-to-me effect” is a type of bias that assumes those in a hiring position are more likely to select those candidates that exude personality characteristics that most closely resemble themselves (Sears & Rowe,2002). Although the similar-to-me-effect is often viewed in terms of similar demographics such as age or race, the role of personality similarities has not received limited attention (Sears & Rowe, 2002). It is the goal of this study to examine the extent to which narcissists are prone to select other narcissists in an interview setting
Part-task training versus whole-task training for simple versus complex tasks
Get PDFThere is a plethora of approaches to training people on complex tasks. One method that has commonly been used is the whole-task training approach. Whole-task training occurs when an individual or group of people are trained on a task in its entirety within one training session (Wightman & Lintern, 1985). Another approach that has been used to train individuals on a complex task is through part-task training. Part-task training involves breaking down a complex task into smaller elements and training individuals on each of these elements before having to perform the task as a whole (Hasher, 1971). Throughout literature there has been a debate regarding which method is more effective for training individuals to complete complex tasks. There are many part-training methods, and because of this, some researchers suggest that the components of a task that a trainer chooses to focus on determines whether part-task training will show more favorable results than whole-task training (Wightman & Lintern, 1985). Wightman & Lintern (1985) suggest that the effectiveness of part-task training in part depends on the schedule in which the parts are practiced. Other researchers suggest that the qualities of the task, not the training method, determine which method will be superior. (Naylor & Briggs, 1963; Anderson, 1968; So, Proctor, Dunston, & Wang, 2013). The purpose of this study is to examine whether part-task or whole-task training is superior for teaching complex versus simple tasks. The researchers also will measure performance at two different times to distinguish between measures of immediate performance and measures of actual retention or skill acquisition. If researchers find that the task used was not high enough in complexity, researchers will still have established a baseline for which further research can stem. Due to previous research that says video games can help with real-world tasks, this study could potentially improve the way people are trained in a variety of tasks related to educational and organizational performance. Hypothesis: Part-task training will be superior to whole-task training for complex tasks RQ1: Which training is superior for simple tasks
Three facets of employee wellness: the potential moderating influences of exercise, mindfulness-based practices, and vacation on select worker characteristics
Get PDFCurrent research notes a disconnect between well-being programs offered by organizations and those most valued by employees (Agarwal, Bersin, Lahiri, Schwartz, & Violini, 2018). Thus, the current study attempts to better understand the potential influence of health-driven, leisure activities on three worker characteristics, namely, workaholism, work stress, and work engagement. With a greater understanding, we hope to emphasize the importance of comprehensive well-being programs for both employers and employees who may experience any of the aforementioned characteristics. To best assess potential components of a well-being program, three leisure activities of interest (i.e., exercise, mindfulness-based practices, and vacation) were selected. These specific activities were chosen for their alignment with the recognized domains of individual health: physical, mental, and social (“Constitution of the World Health Organization, 2006), respectively. The potential relationships between these factors will be assessed through three questions. The first two questions explore the corollary relationships that may exist between workaholism, work stress, work engagement, and overall participation in leisure activities. This research posits workaholism will be positively related to work stress (Q1:H1), while work engagement will be negatively related to workaholism (Q1:H2) and work stress (Q1:H3). Considering the relationship between worker characteristics and leisure activities, it is hypothesized that participation in leisure activities will be negatively correlated with workaholism (Q2:H1) and work stress (Q2:H2), but positively correlated with work engagement (Q2:H3). The third question considers the potential moderating influence of each identified leisure activity on the relationship between workaholism and work stress. It is anticipated that participation in exercise (Q3:H1), mindfulness-based practices (Q3:H2), and vacation (Q3:H3) will have moderating influences on the relationship between workaholism and work stress, such that as participation in each of these activities increases, the relationship between workaholism and work stress will weaken. Surveys will be dispersed through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) platform and will include demographic questions and study measures. To assess participation in vacation activities, select questions from de Bloom et al.’s (2011) research will be used. Correlations will be obtained to test the first six hypotheses. To test the final three hypotheses regarding the potential moderating influence of leisure activities, a multiple regression analysis and Hayes’ PROCESS (2013) will be used
An electro-optical simulation methodology for the analysis of single-event radiation effects in photonic devices
Get PDFPhotonic integrated circuits (PICs) are devices that transmit and perform operations on optical signals. PICs offer significant benefits compared to conventional electronics, including increased data transmission rates. Despite the desire to leverage these benefits for space systems increasing in recent years, the study of radiation effects in PICs is still limited, especially the transient radiation effects known as single-event effects (SEEs). A roadblock in advancing the understanding of SEEs in PICs is the inability to co-simulate radiation effects in both the optical and electrical domains. Establishing a means of simulating SEEs in PICs would aide in: (1) modeling SEEs in various devices, (2) determining specific mechanisms by which SEEs upset devices, and (3) discovering methods for improving the radiation hardness of PICs. This work introduces a methodology for the simulation of SEEs in PICs that couples optical and electrical domain simulations that are required to fully characterize SEEs in PICs
Experimentation and data collection involving allee effects and virulence determinations of vibrio cholerae
Get PDFThe proposed research focuses on the growth and potential risk associated with virulent spread of Vibrio cholerae. The thesis project is based upon a mathematical and computational simulation of pathogen dynamics that is validated via experimentation and data collection focused on the transmission and pathogenic evolution of Vibrio cholerae. While the larger scope of the project is focused around the importance of understanding Vibrio cholerae dynamics to create control and management strategies that may prevent future outbreaks, this thesis focuses on the experimentation and subsequent data collection surrounding the growth mechanisms of the bacterium under various environmental conditions. In addition, experimentation focuses on assessing virulence changes at different stages under varying virulence-inducing conditions that mimic those of a human host. This thesis discusses the methods used during experimentation, the rationale behind their selection, and the significance of the data collected in the larger scope of the project
Using local primary sources to explore the impact of inventions and innovations of the Industrial Revolution : part II
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“A new institution with a running start”: celebrating 50 years of UTC
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