Squeezing the Orange – Details, episodes & analysis

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Squeezing the Orange

Frequency: 1 episode/15d. Total Eps: 74

Professor Dan Cable and comedian Akin Omobitan unearth social science’s hidden gems by “funpacking” peer-reviewed articles and sharing their choice findings!

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13/09/2026
#62
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12/09/2026
#44
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26/03/2026
#97
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25/03/2026
#84
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24/03/2026
#65
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23/03/2026
#58
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22/03/2026
#48
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21/03/2026
#41
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Social Sciences
18/03/2026
#77

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Service with a Smile: Who Benefits Most?

Episode 76

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 • Duration 30:57

It's likely you've either worked in a customer facing role or you've been the customer; we imagine for many of you it's both. So then, when service is given with a smile, who benefits most, the employee or the customer? Dan and Akin squeeze some interesting findings that question who's in need of training. - Research Paper: 'Why Does Service with a Smile Make Employees Happy? A Social Interaction Model' by Eugene Kim and David Yoon

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Does Working from Home Work?

Episode 75

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 • Duration 31:15

Ahead of their time, researchers in 2010 began looking into the costs and benefits of working from home - for organisations and employees. Dan and Akin recently got their hands on the research; join them as they give the findings a good squeeze. - Research Paper: 'Does Working from Home Work? Evidence from a Chinese Experiment' by Nicholas Bloom, James Liang, John Roberts and Zhichun Jenny Ying

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Abusive Leadership and the Victim’s Desire to Help

Episode 74

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 • Duration 30:09

It can be concerning when abusive leadership towards employees is accepted and supported by victims of toxicity. Dan and Akin squeeze research that looks into why this happens and the role played by the perceived quality of the relationship, self-blame and guilt. - Research Paper: 'When Victims Help their Abusive Supervisors: The Role of LMX, Self-Blame and Guilt' by Christian Tröster and Niels Van Quaquebeke

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The Positive Effects of ”Feedback-Sharing” on Psychological Safety

Episode 73

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 • Duration 31:47

A longer-lasting approach to creating psychological safety is emerging, and it requires leaders to display more vulnerability. Rather than continuously soliciting feedback, this new approach suggests leaders share previous feedback they've received. Listen in as Dan and Akin make sense of "feedback-sharing" and its discovered benefits. - Research Paper: 'Taking Your Team Behind the Curtain: The Effects of Leader Feedback-Sharing and Feedback-Seeking on Team Psychological Safety' by Constantinos Coutifaris and Adam Grant

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The Underdog Effect: Bringing the Best Out of the Worst

Episode 72

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 • Duration 29:59

Peculiar things happen when people doubt our capabilities; their doubts can have a strengthening or weakening effect on our performance. Dan and Akin squeeze exciting research about the conditions that turn underdogs into overachievers. - Research Paper: 'The Underdog Effect: When Low Expectations Increase Performance' by Samir Nurmohamed

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The Zero-Sum Games of Dominant Leadership

Episode 71

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 • Duration 28:10

Dominant leaders work toward getting what they want, even if it's at the expense of others. This attitude has a ripple effect, creating negative environments in which more people adopt a zero-sum game mindset: in order to gain, someone else must lose. Join Dan and Akin as they squeeze the findings of the brand new research paper. - Research Paper: 'The Impact of Leader Dominance on Employees' Zero-Sum Mindset and Helping Behaviour' By Niro Sivanathan and Hemant Kakkar

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Leading by Example: The Ups and Downs

Episode 70

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 • Duration 30:17

This time-tested leadership method doesn't always produce the desired results. Dan and Akin discuss why, and what to keep in my when adopting this approach. - Research Paper: 'Leading by Example: The Case of Leader OCB' by Tal Yaffe and Ronit Kark

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When Does Diversity Lead to Organisational Innovation?

Episode 69

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 • Duration 29:41

Diversity, if treated like an independent factor, falls short of effecting innovation when employee involvement is low. Dan and Akin discuss some of the challenges researchers face when attempting to apply science to this social issue. - Research Paper: 'Diversity and organizational innovation: The role of employee involvement' by Yang Yang and Alison M. Konrad

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Do Organisations Distort the Value of Favours?

Episode 68

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 • Duration 32:49

Reciprocity is the dish of the day as Dan and Akin chew on research out of Stanford which questions why employee loyalty and effort is sometimes not reciprocated by employers - and, as it turns out, colleagues too.

- Research Paper: 'How “Organization” Can Weaken the Norm of Reciprocity: The Effects of Attributions for Favors and a Calculative Mindset' by Peter Belmi and Jeffrey Pfeffer

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Hidden Costs of Catering to the Needs of Others

Episode 67

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 • Duration 29:47

Does it seem risky to be yourself at a job interview or on a first date? Turns out the riskier approach is trying to be what we think others want us to be. Dan and Akin squeeze research that weighs the benefits of authenticity against catering to the needs of others. - Research Paper: 'To be or not to be your authentic self? Catering to others’ preferences hinders performance' by Francesca Gino, Ovul Sezer and Laura Huang

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