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Resource‐based interventions in the workplace: Integration, commentary, and recommendations
Author(s) -
Baumeister Roy F.,
Alghamdi Nawal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1111/joop.12130
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , resource (disambiguation) , psychology , applied psychology , management science , knowledge management , computer science , engineering , computer network , psychiatry
We discuss this issue's six articles regarding resource‐based interventions in the workplace. Despite some encouraging findings, overall these articles provide weak and inconsistent support for the view that such interventions yield benefits. In particular, the documented benefits are mostly confined to self‐reports and lack objective evidence. Future studies of such interventions might find better results by trying different research methods (as some articles have proposed) and by trying different interventions. Tailoring interventions to target populations and focusing emphasis on particular resources may improve outcomes.