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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.