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To Show LGBTQ+ Support, Look Beyond Pride Month

Cornell Chronicle
Timing, not just content, influences whether organizational expressions of allyship are perceived as authentic, according to research by James T. Carter, assistant professor of organizational behavior.
To Show LGBTQ+ Support, Look Beyond Pride Month

How Well-Meaning Allies Increase Stress for Marginalized People

Cornell Chronicle
Rsearch from Merrick Osborne found that when allies directly asked a marginalized person for help during a prejudice confrontation, marginalized group members reported more emotional burden than when no help was sought.
How Well-Meaning Allies Increase Stress for Marginalized People

Employees say narrative-based performance reviews are the fairest

HR Dive
ILR Associate Professor Emily Zitek provides background on her recent research into effective performance reviews and offers tips for employers about narrative-based performance reviews and numerical employee rankings.
Employees say narrative-based performance reviews are the fairest

Narrative-Based Performance Reviews Deemed Fairest by Employees

Cornell Chronicle
Shifting from numerical to narrative-based performance reviews can significantly impact employees’ perceptions of fairness and their likelihood of improving performance based on the feedback, according to new research by Associate Professor Emily Zitek.
Narrative-Based Performance Reviews Deemed Fairest by Employees

Workers might hate performance reviews less if they looked like this

Fast Company
Emily Zitek, ILR associate professor, is extensively quoted in this article about her recent research, which sheds light on how to write a performance review that feels fair to the employee and that will inspire the employee to want to improve their performance.
Workers might hate performance reviews less if they looked like this

The Performance Review Number That Overshadows Everything Else

ScienceBlog
Research by Emily Zitek, ILR associate professor, is the focus of this article about using numbers versus providing narrative feedback on performance reviews.
The Performance Review Number That Overshadows Everything Else

People are nicer than you think

Vox
Vanessa Bohns, ILR professor of organizational behavior, explains how people’s fear of social risks affects their willingness to connect with others.
People are nicer than you think

How Do Gender Norms Hold Women Back in the Workforce?

Cornell Chronicle
Encouraging a growth mindset and being more subtle about the pursuit of power and dominance are among the ways women might rise through the ranks in the workplace, according to a new model that maps women’s pathways to influence.
How Do Gender Norms Hold Women Back in the Workforce?

Women Share The 7 'Girl Codes' They Never Break, No Matter What

Your Tango
Vanessa Bohns, ILR professor of organizational behavior, refers to research to explain why a person may miss an opportunity to give a compliment.
Women Share The 7 'Girl Codes' They Never Break, No Matter What