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Beyond the 24-hour day: How employee biological clocks and beliefs drive workplace cooperation

Employees' biological clocks do more than determine when they reach for coffee; they fundamentally shape how, when and why people help each other at work. A study published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes introduces the concept of "time-extension self-efficacy" (TESE)—an indi...

Beyond the 24-hour day: How employee biological clocks and beliefs drive workplace cooperation
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Employees' biological clocks do more than determine when they reach for coffee; they fundamentally shape how, when and why people help each other at work. A study published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes introduces the concept of "time-extension self-efficacy" (TESE)—an individual's belief in their ability to successfully wake up earlier or stay up later than usual.

Originally published at Phys.org

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