Mindfulness at Work For Dummies

Appendix B

Summary of Research

The following table summarises a small selection of research into the impacts of practicing mindfulness.

Research paper	Summary
Dane E, 2010. Paying Attention to Mindfulness and its effect on Task Performance in the Workplace. Journal of Management 37(4), 997-1018.	This research into mindfulness in a work context suggests that mindfulness widens your attentional breadth’, allowing you to be aware of a lot of things simultaneously.
Dane E, Brummel BJ ,2013. Examining workplace mindfulness and its relations to job performance and turnover intention. Human Relations	This research conducted in a dynamic the service Industry environment suggests workplace mindfulness improves job performance and reduces staff turnover.
Ostafin BD & Kassman KT, 2012. Stepping out of History: Mindfulness improves insight problem solving. Consciousness and cognition, 4(5).	Researchers studied the impact of mindfulness in problem solving. The findings are the first to document a direct relation between mindfulness and increased creativity.
Reb J, Narayanan J, & Chaturvedi S, 2012. Leading mindfully: Two studies of the influence of supervisor trait mindfulness on employee well-being and performance. Mindfulness.	This research examines the influence of leaders’ mindfulness on employee well-being and performance. Mindfulness training reduced employee emotional exhaustion and increased employee work–life balance. It improved employee performance and staff engagement. ...