Associate Professor, Business and Management, Queensland University of Technology
Peter O’Connor is an Associate Professor in the School of Management at the QUT Business School. He is an active researcher in the area of organisational behavior, and has published articles on employee personality, learning, creativity and emotional intelligence. In his current research, Peter is seeking to determine which personality, emotional, and contextual factors predict important outcomes (e.g. workplace outcomes, help-seeking behavior, social media use), and which variables might intervene in these relationships. Following, are some highlights of research Peter has published in the last 12 months:
• Emotional components of Masculinity and Femininity protect individuals from stress at work
• Having stereotypically feminine coping strategies reduces stress at work, but only in women.
• The efficacy of creativity training depends on trainees’ personalities.
• Introverted trainees benefit from relaxation-focused creativity training programs more than extraverts.
Disagreeability, neuroticism and stress: what drives panic buying during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jul 02, 2020 15:37 pm UTC| Health
Panic buying has returned to Australia in the wake of its second-biggest city experiencing a spike in COVID-19. The Victorian government has reimposed stay-at-home restrictions on 36 of Melbournes 321 suburbs in...
Introverts think they won't like being leaders but they are capable
Sep 25, 2017 06:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Introverts often dont think they will enjoy leadership roles and so are less likely to go for the top job, new research finds. In fact, introverts in our study thought they would be worried and distressed in leadership...
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