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When you ask Emma 弗兰克 about her research, you're sure to be intrigued. 

Have you ever assumed that your childless coworker could handle a heavier workload? Or have you been annoyed by a coworker consistently bragging about how stressed they are?   

这些正是令人着迷的职场动态 弗兰克他是管理学助理教授.  

“我做了很多‘自我搜索’，我会问，‘我为什么要那样做?’然后我就会想这是不是一种现象，”弗兰克说. “人很有趣，也很复杂. 我喜欢弄清楚他们为什么做这些事.”  

弗兰克的工作质量受到高度评价, 唯一性和频率, 她最近赢得了2024年的冠军 彼得T. 保罗经济与商业学院 杰出研究人员奖.  

“有时通过研究, 这可能会让人觉得，除了学术界，没有人关心你, but it's exciting to get that positive reinforcement and be recognized by your peers,弗兰克说.  

提名弗兰克获得研究员奖, her colleagues Jennifer Griffith and Rachel Campagna noted her impressive scholarly record since joining the faculty in 2022, with four publications in premier journals such as Organization Science, 管理学会学报, 人事心理学与应用心理学杂志.  

 Additionally, they stressed the impact she’s making on her research field.  

“(艾玛)研究人际关系动力学的各个方面, 情绪, 和信任, 提供这些因素如何影响员工幸福感的见解, 关系质量, 以及领导方法,弗兰克的同事们说. “Her research contributes to a comprehensive understanding of the nuanced and multifaceted nature of human interactions within the workplace.”  

探索工作场所的微妙动态 

弗兰克’s research delves into everyday workplace issues that often go unnoticed or unexamined, 即使它们偶尔会在你脑海中闪过. 

比如，弗兰克参与了一项澳门葡京网赌游戏 压力吹牛 — the growing trend of taking pride in how overscheduled and stressed one is — and found that those who stress brag are considered less likable by their coworkers, and this behavior can also increase stress and burnout among colleagues.  

在最近一项名为“单身准备工作”的研究中,弗兰克探讨了职场中未婚人士的动态变化, 没有子女的员工, focusing mainly on how their family status influences their coworkers' perceptions and behaviors.   

研究显示，同事们通常认为你是单身, 没有子女的员工, 尤其是女性, 工作优先于个人生活, 让他们把更多的任务委派给这些人. This increased workload can negatively impact employee performance and heightens their intentions to leave the job due to dissatisfaction.   

弗兰克 is also working on an ongoing project on oversharing at work — how employees feel after sharing too much personal information with colleagues and the subsequent anxiety it causes.  

"I think the research I focus on is important because it helps us understand how our minds work and how we make decisions. This understanding allows us to make better decisions for ourselves and become better people overall,弗兰克说. “No one is fully aware of their implicit biases until they learn about them through research. 一旦你理解了这些偏见, you can take steps to prevent them from negatively influencing your behavior."  

分享她对研究的热情  

Initially focused on teaching, 弗兰克 discovered her passion for research during her Ph.D. 旅程. 现在, she’s dedicated to not only igniting that same passion in her students but also preparing them to be future contributors to the field. 把她的学习融入课堂, involving students in research projects and offering hands-on experiences in the behavioral lab, 弗兰克让研究与学生产生共鸣. 

“如果这是我自己的研究, 我特别渴望与大家分享, 我认为这种热情有时会影响到他们,弗兰克说.