Professor Olson To Present Research at Institute of Work Psychology International Conference in the UK
As a player in the global education arena, Associate Professor of Management and Leadership Dr. Deborah Olson is leading the way in representing the 每日大赛 abroad.
Olson submitted two peer-reviewed papers, 鈥淪trengths-Based Leadership Development: Two Applications of a Positive Algorithm for Growth and Learning鈥� and 鈥淭he Use of Social and Professional Networking Sites in Job Applicant Screening: An Empirical Investigation of Privacy, Justice, and Job Pursuit Variables,鈥� to the Institute of Work Psychology International Conference. Both were accepted for publication.
Hosted by Sheffield Town Hall, UK, the conference will include 200 delegates from 36 countries from around the world June 24-26, 2014.
鈥淭his builds an international reputation in two key areas of work on effective leadership and effective organizational process,鈥� Olson said. 鈥淣ational (and international) reputation are a key part of the mission.鈥�
The first paper she wrote is about leadership development and how to build talents in leaders to optimize their effectiveness in their leadership roles.
鈥淭his builds on the work that I have done with my students in both graduate and undergraduate courses at La Verne,鈥� Olson said. 鈥淭his is also an important area of research in Positive Organizational Scholarship more broadly.鈥�
Olson鈥檚 second paper discusses the use of social media by organizational leaders to recruit and select people to fill open jobs.
鈥淭his is an important area of research since social media are being use more frequently in a wide range of social contexts,鈥� Olson said.
She hopes that attendees will learn to 鈥渟hare information on new options for positive leadership development and how to help leaders identify leadership roles that will draw on their strengths and build their self-confidence.鈥�
鈥淩egarding social media, the focus is on learning how candidates perceive the use of social media so that managers who are recruiting people using social media design their systems and processes carefully and thoughtfully,鈥� Olson said.
