Portland State University
Singapore Management University
Claremont Colleges
Bowling Green State University
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Bridging The Gap Between Career Expectations Versus Labor Market Realities,
2027
Ateneo de Manila University
Bridging The Gap Between Career Expectations Versus Labor Market Realities, Reinette P. Madrid, Grethel T. Ledesma, Ignatius Aryono Putranto, Jyro B. Triviño
Leadership and Strategy Faculty Publications
Most students lack awareness regarding the labor market outcomes for their chosen college majors. This study aims to answer what factors affect the career expectations of graduating students at Quezon City University and how these expectations align with the prevailing labor market situation. It employed descriptive, causal, and explanatory research using a sample of 108 respondents from fourth-year information technology students for the school year 2021 to 2022. Eight of the nine null hypotheses were rejected by employing multinomial logistic and linear regression. Student fixed effects and other labor market outcomes significantly predicted salary, estimated stability, and estimated skills in …
Ring Ring Goes The Telephone, Answer That Email: The Immediacy Of Information Communication Technologies And Their Effects On Employee Well-Being,
2026
California State University - San Bernardino
Ring Ring Goes The Telephone, Answer That Email: The Immediacy Of Information Communication Technologies And Their Effects On Employee Well-Being, Concepcion Rodriguez
Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations
Rapid technological advances have resulted in information communication technologies (ICTs) with revolutionary capabilities, allowing employees easy access to the workplace without the impediments of time or space. Initial inception of ICTs in the workplace were expected to increase autonomy (Heller, 1989), but the ability to be reachable at any time proved disadvantageous to employee well-being by creating a culture in which immediate responses were expected and precipitating the psychological phenomenon of workplace telepressure, an overwhelming preoccupation and urge experienced by workers to respond to work-related messages (Barber & Santuzzi, 2015; Mazmanian et al., 2013). The current study centered on exploring …
Talking Politics In The Workplace: Effective Practices For Leaders,
2026
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Talking Politics In The Workplace: Effective Practices For Leaders, Matthew Kohut
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Workplace conversations with leaders about politics underwent a pendulum swing between 2020 and 2025. In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, many corporate leaders engaged in conversations with employees on topics ranging from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to LGBTQ rights to access to abortion. Polls such as the Edelman Trust Barometer showed at the time that employees expected their leaders to address political issues. It didn't take long for an "anti-woke" backlash to emerge in which attorneys general in red states began targeting executives who spoke out on these and other issues. Corporations also took a stronger …
Relationships Across The Aisle: How Political Climates Impact Friendships And Relationships With People Of Different Political Affiliations,
2026
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Relationships Across The Aisle: How Political Climates Impact Friendships And Relationships With People Of Different Political Affiliations, Jason M. Miller, Hayden Akins
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Political polarization is as strong as ever in this modern political climate. Part of this polarization is that people are being more selective than ever when choosing who to socially interact with. Our presentation will discuss research on how increasing political polarization impacts people's willingness to engage in friendships and romantic relationships with people who have opposing political views. We will also discuss the success of those friendships and relationships as a function of political differences. We will also discuss our research that demonstrates that people who are more invested in politics are particularly selective in seeking like-minded romantic partners. …
Using Learning Teams As An Organizational Assessment & Improvement Tool,
2026
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Using Learning Teams As An Organizational Assessment & Improvement Tool, Brian P. Baskette
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
I/O psychology practitioners frequently serve important roles to facilitate, promote, and lead initiatives to address organizational issues and improve overall employee performance. These roles usually involve the use of assessments to identify problems, gaps, drivers, and improvement actions to achieve the desired results. An important premise to these assessments is that we must learn from their resulting data and our experiences to achieve continuous improvement in individual, team, leadership, and organizational performance. A continuous learning culture where learning is embraced and applied brings about a continuous improvement culture. “Learning Teams” is a tool to facilitate learning about the context and …
Psychosocial Demands, Leadership Responsiveness, And Worker Well Being In The Construction Industry,
2026
Middle Tennessee State University
Psychosocial Demands, Leadership Responsiveness, And Worker Well Being In The Construction Industry, Herman Algesson
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Construction work is one of the most high-risk and psychologically demanding industries globally, with workers facing long hours, intense physical labor as well as hazardous and unstable conditions. Contributing to reduced well-being, burnout and elevated stress, with evidence stating that psychosocial demands-referring to workload, conflict, low control and role ambiguity are key predictors of strain. The awareness of these challenges does exist by leadership, but responses to worker mental health remain inconsistent and understudied. Leading to insufficient responses from leadership and leaving gaps when it comes to the effectiveness of interventions and support systems. This study investigates how psychological demands, …
Ethical Leadership, Illegitimate Tasks, And Justice As Pathways To Employee Burnout,
2026
Middle Tennessee State University
Ethical Leadership, Illegitimate Tasks, And Justice As Pathways To Employee Burnout, Heather D. Peters, Alexander T. Jackson
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Burnout is often attributed to excessive workload, but the kinds of tasks employees are asked to perform may also contribute. Illegitimate assigned tasks (IAT) are assignments employees view as unreasonable (outside their role) or unnecessary (should not exist). For example, a woman may be expected to plan office parties because of gendered workplace expectations, even when event planning is not part of her role. Such assignments can signal that organizations do not value employees’ time, skills, or contributions. Although IAT has been linked to burnout, the role of organizational justice in this relationship remains unclear, and leadership as an antecedent …
Burnout In College Athletes: The Roles Of Demands, Performance Anxiety, And Parental Warmth,
2026
Middle Tennessee State University
Burnout In College Athletes: The Roles Of Demands, Performance Anxiety, And Parental Warmth, Ainsley Simms, Alexander Jackson, James P. Loveless, Mark Frame
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Burnout is a significant concern among collegiate athletes, who experience substantial physical, psychological, academic, and social demands (Schlimmer & Chin, 2018). Athletics could be considered a college athletes job/workplace due to the amount of time and energy spent in that setting. Guided by the Job Demands-Resources (JDR) Model, this study examines the relationships among sport demands, performance anxiety, burnout, and parental warmth in collegiate athletes (Demerouti et al., 2001). Specifically, the study investigates whether sport demands are positively associated with burnout and performance anxiety, whether performance anxiety is positively associated with burnout, and whether performance anxiety mediates the relationship between …
An Examination Of Healthcare Professional Relationship Dynamics,
2026
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
An Examination Of Healthcare Professional Relationship Dynamics, Heather Williamson, Daniel R. Krenn
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Incivility and loss of interprofessional trust within the healthcare field compromise open communication and patient safety outcomes. While these behaviors have been widely studied, the dynamics of interprofessional trust and its effects on interprofessional collaborative behaviors based on previous experiences with incivility warrant further exploratory research. This study aims to determine the extent incivility plays a role in interprofessional trust across a variety of healthcare roles, the impact previous experiences of incivility have on interprofessional trust between those involved, and if the loss of interprofessional trust leads to hesitancy in speaking up about concerns regarding patient concerns. This multi-site study …
From Words To Warnings: Using Llms To Predict Injury Risk,
2026
Appalachian State University
From Words To Warnings: Using Llms To Predict Injury Risk, Omarie Z. Swepson, Sophia Hendrick, Avery Livingston, Izzy Kelm, Lizzie Smith, Ethan Fountain, Ailyn Sanchez Corral, Shawn Bergman, Timothy Ludwig
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Occupational injuries create substantial human and financial costs, making effective hazard reporting essential for prevention. This study examines whether large language models (LLMs) can improve the evaluation of Behavior-Based Safety reports and predict future workplace incidents. Building on prior research that used an LLM to score over 33,000 refinery safety reports across ten quality indicators, we will compare multiple LLMs available through Azure AI Foundry using identical reports, scoring rubrics, prompts, and analytic procedures. Models will be evaluated for rating consistency, agreement across models, and their ability to predict next-day incidents through time-series logistic regression analyses. We expect some LLMs …
Answering The Call: Examining The Relationship Between Call-In Work And Occupational Injury Risk,
2026
Appalachian State University
Answering The Call: Examining The Relationship Between Call-In Work And Occupational Injury Risk, Avery I. Livingston, Izzy Kelm, Charlie Wills, Shawn Bergman, Tim Ludwig
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Workplace injuries impose substantial human and organizational costs, with scheduling risks such as overtime, fatigue accumulation, and irregular work demands frequently linked to increased injury rates. Day-off call-ins, unscheduled work assignments requiring employees to report to work on a scheduled day off, remain an understudied source of schedule risk. This study investigates whether day-off call-ins are associated with workplace incident occurrence using 2022–2024 payroll and safety data from a large oil refinery. Using unit-level logistic regression analyses, incident occurrence (0 = no incident, 1 = incident), will be predicted from call-in staffing levels while controlling for unit, turnaround status, production …
Quality Indicators As Signals Of Risk: Improving Safety Reporting With Nlp,
2026
Appalachian State University
Quality Indicators As Signals Of Risk: Improving Safety Reporting With Nlp, Sophia Hendrick, Avery Livingston, Omarie Swepson, Izzy Kelm, Lizzie Smith, Ailyn Sanchez Corral, Ethan Fountain, Shawn Bergman, Timothy Ludwig
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Workplace injuries in industrial environments pose significant risks to employees and organizations due to high physical and financial costs. Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) programs encourage avoidance of issues like “pencil-whipping”, vague, low-quality documentation (Ludwig & Laske, 2022). To address this gap, our project leverages Natural Language Processing (NLP) to analyze the quality of these reports and assess their predictive capacity for future incidents through various quality indicators.
Grief At Work: The Role Of Individual Differences In Shaping Satisfaction With Organizational Bereavement Support,
2026
Appalachian State University
Grief At Work: The Role Of Individual Differences In Shaping Satisfaction With Organizational Bereavement Support, Delaney Clark, Jacqui Bergman, Jack Carson, Shawn Bergman
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Bereavement is a common life experience that can extend into the workplace, yet employees differ considerably in how they experience grief and what they need from their organizations following a loss. This study examines the relationship between grief intensity and employees’ satisfaction with workplace bereavement support and whether individual differences help explain variability in this relationship. We hypothesize that greater grief intensity will be associated with lower satisfaction with bereavement support. We further examine whether Big Five and Dark Triad personality traits moderate this relationship. Hypotheses will test the roles of emotional stability, agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, narcissism, and psychopathy, while …
Reimagining Career Pathways: Bridging Education And Employment Through Ai-Assisted Ksa Mapping,
2026
Appalachian State University
Reimagining Career Pathways: Bridging Education And Employment Through Ai-Assisted Ksa Mapping, Hunter Martin, Maggie Dobson, Neerali Patel, Jamie Da Costa, Shawn Bergman
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Underemployment remains a persistent challenge for psychology graduates, often making it difficult for students to identify and communicate workforce-relevant competencies gained through coursework. To address this issue, the Eugene platform was developed to help students connect completed courses to knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and generate potential career pathways. A central component of Eugene is a faculty-led reconciliation process in which instructors evaluate the extent to which course activities develop specific work-related competencies. However, this process is resource-intensive and difficult to scale. This in-progress study examined whether an artificial intelligence (AI) agent could generate work activity (WA) ratings from course …
Interrupting Aggression: The Role Of Supportive Messaging In Workplace Behavior,
2026
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Interrupting Aggression: The Role Of Supportive Messaging In Workplace Behavior, Lindsey C. Davis, Daniel R. Krenn
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Workplace aggression is a well-researched and known issue within the subdomain of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Common examples of workplace aggression include, but are not limited to, physical violence, bullying, and verbal degradation. It is typically defined as intentional behavior, but some literature also considers unintentional behaviors that still have undesirable consequences. Further research has examined the construct of retaliatory aggression. It has been found that victims of workplace aggression are likely to “retaliate,” or take out the anger associated with their victimization on other individuals. Despite the numerous amounts of research that has examined workplace aggression and retaliation, not as much …
Improving Student Well-Being Through Financial Literacy And Budgeting Tools,
2026
University of North Georgia
Improving Student Well-Being Through Financial Literacy And Budgeting Tools, Nicole Chuong, Mollie Green, Shruti Rai, Bryan Dawson
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Financial stress is associated with poorer well-being and academic outcomes among college students, and debt-related financial strain has been linked to elevated stress and anxiety in student populations (Heo et al., 2020; Mulligan et al., 2024). Despite concerns about student financial literacy, little research has examined budgeting interventions embedded in undergraduate coursework. The present study examined whether participation in a semester-long budgeting experience embedded in an undergraduate Psychology of Money course was associated with gains in financial literacy and better end-of-semester emotional outcomes. It also considered the intervention's relevance to workforce preparation, where graduates must manage income, benefits, debt repayment, …
Themes In Discontent With Management During And After The Great Resignation,
2026
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Themes In Discontent With Management During And After The Great Resignation, Paige Grogg, Arianna Holmes, Teresa Ristow, Tanya Mitropoulos
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
The Great Resignation, a period of elevated voluntary employee turnover in the United States beginning in spring 2021 and easing by mid-2023 (Sull et al., 2022; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023), highlighted dissatisfaction with organizational culture and leadership. Sull et al. (2022) identified toxic workplace culture, including disrespectful and abusive management, as a strong predictor of employee attrition. To explore management-related concerns during and after this period, we examined discussions on r/antiwork, a Reddit community focused on workplace experiences and frustrations. We conducted an exploratory, longitudinal analysis of public r/antiwork posts from March 2021 through February 2025. Of 577,190 …
Authenticity In Recruitment: Assessing Accuracy And Perceptions Of Organizational Culture As Represented On Corporate Websites,
2026
Appalachian State University
Authenticity In Recruitment: Assessing Accuracy And Perceptions Of Organizational Culture As Represented On Corporate Websites, Fiona T. Finger, Justin D. Horning, Leslie N. Goodman, Delaney M. Clark, Jessica L. Doll, H. Kristl Davison, Timothy J. Huelsman
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
Proposal Organizations use websites to convey their identity and values through mission-vision-values language and positive emotions (Kostelić & Gonan Božac, 2026). During the job search process, prospective applicants utilize online sources as a primary tool to reduce uncertainty, conserve time, and elect positions to apply for (Smith et al., 2022). Using websites to uncover values and culture is referred to as organizational anticipatory socialization, specifically when individuals gather information that shapes their expectations and influences employment decisions (Dailey, 2016). The utility of organizational websites is predicated on both accurate portrayals of values and jobseekers’ perception of those values. Misalignment between …
Second Interviews In Employee Selection: Redundancy Or Added Insight?,
2026
Middle Tennessee State University
Second Interviews In Employee Selection: Redundancy Or Added Insight?, Mobina Mohammadi
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
While interviews have been studied extensively, second-round interviews have remained understudied. The extent to which second-round interviews replicate, reinforce, or extend the information obtained in initial interviews remains unclear. According to Aptitude Research (2022), when the interview process is delayed or when too many interviews are conducted, organizations risk losing high-quality talent. SHRM (2015) includes second-round interviews in its selection process checklist, indicating their prevalence. These practical concerns increase the importance of determining whether a second structured interview contributes meaningful information beyond the first. This proposed study aims to examine whether there is a change in scores from the first-round …
Politics In The Projects: Examining Political Affiliation’S Effects On Workplace Efficiency,
2026
Murray State University
Politics In The Projects: Examining Political Affiliation’S Effects On Workplace Efficiency, David Watson, Jasmine Shafer, Dr. Sean Rife
River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects that political affiliation and perceived exclusion have on workplace productivity (an adaptation of previous work conducted by Stewart, 2025). Specifically, the impact of participants’ similar or different affiliations with teammates and inclusion or exclusion during a shared task on workplace contribution. Nadler (2016) explains that people have been shown to be less helpful towards outgroups if the “costs for non-helping are low” (p.64). Thus, the proposed study will attempt to examine if political affiliation is enough to hinder an individual’s likelihood of assistance on work-related projects. Participants will report their …
