The noise in our workplace is undoubtedly a huge factor in our productivity. Numerous studies have highlighted the impact open office environments have on our productivity, whilst research has also ...

When people have an audience watching them, it can change their performance for better or worse. Now, researchers have found that chimpanzees' performance on computer tasks is influenced by the number ...

Evaluating search performance through the lens of productivity is ridiculous. Rather, define search tasks, then see if the task can be completed satisfactorily. Most enterprise applications (CRM, ERP, ...

"A little anxiety from time to time can be beneficial to task performance…[as] illustrated by the Yerkes-Dodson law, which states…performance is improved by anxiety until an optimum level of arousal ...

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Evaluation and assessment are often confused. As stated in Field Manual 7-0, Training, “only commanders assess unit training.” Commanders base their assessment on observed performance and other ...

The Yerkes-Dodson law is a model of the relationship between stress and task performance. It proposes that you reach your peak level of performance with an intermediate level of stress, or arousal.

As systems administrators, we are tasked with the ongoing administration and management of employee/client computing devices–whether they are standalone computers connected directly into the LAN, ...