Publications

Leveraging the Science and Practice of Industrial and Organizational Psychology for Effective Circular Economy Implementation

Instead of following an “end-of-life” concept, the circular economy focuses on reducing, or alternatively reusing, recycling, and recovering materials in production, distribution, and consumption processes. Despite its potential to contribute…

Distinguishing Destructive/Toxic from Incompetent Leadership

We argue that it is both timely and critical to make a clearer distinction between destructive/toxic and incompetent leadership to advance research and better mitigate the problems with leadership quality.…

Read My Lips: No New Constructs! Construct Proliferation as a Threat to the Future of I-O Psychology

Industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology recognizes dozens of different constructs, including several individual differences, environmental variables, job attitudes, and work-related behaviors. It is, of course, necessary to retain a variety…

I-O Psychology and Labor: Benign Neglect, Antipathy, and Missed Opportunities

Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology has largely ignored organized labor, both in terms of our research interests and as a potential domain of professional practice. Historically, some I-O psychologists have even engaged…

Human Me-Sources or Human We-Sources? Exploring the Capacity for Human Resource Practices to Stimulate or Suppress Leader Narcissism

Abstract: Recent corporate scandals and excessively self-interested behavior on the part of organizational leaders underscore the need for industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology and human resource (HR) scholars and practitioners,…

Developmental Reviewing: Is it Really Good for Science?

Abstract: Peer review is part of the bedrock of science. In recent years the focus of peer review has shifted toward developmental reviewing, an approach intended to focus on the…

Spring 2025 Washington Info

Continuation of Executive Orders from the Trump Administration The Trump Administration has continued to issue Executive Orders (EO). On April 23, President Trump issues an EO on Preparing Americans for…

Environmental Sustainability at Work: It’s Time to Unleash the Full Potential of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Clara Kühner, Joachim Hüffmeier, and Hannes Zacher Abstract: Humanity faces an unprecedented challenge in the necessity to rapidly change behaviors across various life domains to address multiple environmental crises, such…

Defining Who Is a Worker: Why I-O Psychology Should Extend Consideration to Nonhuman Animals That Labor for Humans

Ivan Hernandez, Arturia Melson-Silimon, and Michael J. Zickar Abstract: In this article, we call for a more inclusive field of I-O psychology that extends its consideration toward all workers—including nonhuman…

Winter 2025 Washington InfO

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