Being A Fair Boss May Be A No-Win Situation
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 14:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Bosses who are most conscientious about the fairness of workplace decisions make their workers happier and their companies more productive, but they may be burning themselves out. A new paper found the act of carefully monitoring the fairness of workplace decisions wears down supervisors mentally and emotionally. The researchers surveyed 82 bosses twice a day for a few weeks. Managers who reported mental fatigue from situations involving procedural fairness were less cooperative and socially engaging with other workers the next day. read more