Year Archive: 2026
All journal issues published by the Center for Applied Human Conduct during the calendar year 2026:
Applied Human Conduct Review — Issue No. 0012
Published: November 9, 2026 (4 papers)
- Preparation Scaled to Reversibility, Not Full Review for Every Change or Usual Approval: Library Branch Managers' Service Changes and What Happened When Problems Appeared — K. Lindahl-Oduya, C. Mercado-Lindqvist
- A Setback Plan with a Pause Line, Not Success Visualization or Standard Induction: Adult Evening Learners and Returning After the First Thing Goes Wrong — J. Whitfield-Osei, B. Sato-Whitfield
- Risk Lists Written with the Volunteers Who Carry the Change, Not by the Coordinator Alone or Not at All: Operational Changes at Food Bank Distribution Sites — O. Reyes-Lindberg, H. Achterberg
- Trial Adoption with a Review Date, Not Standing Majority Rule or a Two-Thirds Threshold: New House Rules in Housing Cooperatives and the Members Who Voted Against Them — E. Thorne-Adeyemi, T. Kamau-Ostrowski
Applied Human Conduct Review — Issue No. 0011
Published: November 2, 2026 (4 papers)
- Outcome-Linked Reviews, Not General Check-Ins or Twice-Yearly Appraisal: Manager Feedback and Skill Growth in Roles Where Results Come Back Slowly — A. Castellanos, Y. Fujimori-Grant
- Case-Level Follow-Up, Not Quarterly Dashboards or No Outcome Return: Showing Repair Coordinators What Happened to Their Own Calls — P. Nakagawa-Ferreira, K. Adeyemi-Voss
- Credited Feedback Time, Not an Added Expectation or Training Alone: Who Absorbs the Cost of Precise Manager Feedback, and Whether It Lasts — M. Ibarra-Lindgren, T. Bergqvist-Nwosu
- Peer-Reviewed Prediction Logs, Not Private Logs or No Log: Making Slow Supplier Outcomes Visible to Procurement Buyers — R. Delacroix-Owusu, N. Falade-Brennan
Applied Human Conduct Review — Issue No. 0010
Published: October 26, 2026 (4 papers)
- Repairable Streaks, Not Strict Streaks or No Streak: Missed-Day Handling in AI-Coached Daily Practice and Who Comes Back After a Break — C. Mercado-Lindqvist, J. Whitfield-Osei
- Shared Quests, Not Individual Points or No Game Layer: Group Goal Pools in AI-Coached Community Walking and the Members Who Fall Behind — C. Bergström-Nnamdi, P. Kowalska-Tan
- Mastery-Gated Levels, Not Time-Based Points or Plain Lessons: What an AI Coach Rewards and What Learners Can Still Do Three Months Later — P. Nakagawa-Ferreira, N. Whitcombe
- A Game Layer That Steps Back, Not One That Stays or None at All: Phasing Out Rewards in AI-Coached Music Practice and What Happens After They End — R. Castellano-Mbeki, B. Sato-Whitfield
Applied Human Conduct Review — Issue No. 0009
Published: October 19, 2026 (4 papers)
- Situation-Matched Value Notes, Not a Single Values Prompt or Default Settings: Community-Curated Guidance for AI-Drafted Replies in Member-Facing Teams — L. Andersen-Osei, D. Abramczyk
- Wider Reach, Thinner Judgment: AI-Conducted Critical-Incident Interviews, Facilitated Workshops, and Head-Office Guidelines for Making Frontline Customer-Interaction Values Explicit — N. Falade-Brennan, T. Lindqvist
- Values-Floor Hiring, Not Similarity Fit or Unstructured Judgment: Hiring for Difference Above a Conduct Floor and the Renewal of Team Practices — R. Kowalczyk, H. Moreau-Asante
- A Reviewed Observation Log, Not an Open Door or No Practice: Answering Newcomers' First-Ninety-Day Questions About How a Team Works — L. Mbeki-Solano, T. Bergqvist-Nwosu
Applied Human Conduct Review — Issue No. 0008
Published: October 12, 2026 (4 papers)
- Reinvested Effort, Not Persistent Repair or Withdrawal: Stepping Back from a Difficult Working Relationship and Employee Exhaustion and Engagement — O. Reyes-Lindberg, R. Delacroix-Owusu
- Broadened Contacts, Not Deepened Ties or Absorbed Hours: Where Time Freed from a Difficult Working Relationship Goes, and Employee Improvement Ideas — N. Falade-Brennan, S. Whitmore-Adeyemi
- Phased Disengagement, Not an Abrupt Cut or Sustained Engagement: Stepping Back from a Difficult Teammate and Short-Term Team Throughput — K. Adeyemi-Voss, M. Ibarra-Lindgren
- Mediator-Supported, Not Informally Advised or Self-Managed: Third-Party Help During Phased Disengagement from a Difficult Working Relationship — T. Kamau-Ostrowski, A. Castellanos
Applied Human Conduct Review — Issue No. 0007
Published: October 5, 2026 (3 papers)
- A Few Shared Scenarios, Not One Firm Forecast or No Written Plan: Team-Lead Anticipation Practices and Team Adaptation to Unplanned Disruption — K. Lindahl-Oduya, S. Novak-Tran
- Deliberate Delay, Not Immediate Reply or Withdrawal: A Self-Imposed Response Interval on Social Media, Topic Comprehension, and Reply Quality — P. Suzuki-Meyer, I. Castellano-Vance
- Measured Appeal, Not Persistent Protest or Silence: Players' Responses to Uncalled Contact and Later Refereeing and Opponent Conduct in Association Football — G. Azevedo-Mensah, L. Mbeki-Solano
Applied Human Conduct Review — Issue No. 0006
Published: September 28, 2026 (3 papers)
- Self-Anchored, Not Peer-Ranked or Untracked: Progress-Comparison Framing in AI-Coached Skill Practice and Sustained Motivation — J. Whitfield-Osei, R. Castellano-Mbeki
- High-Specification, Not Low-Specification or Minimal-AI: Prompting Practice and Clarity of Instructions to Human Colleagues — Y. Fujimori-Grant, L. Andersen-Osei
- AI-Loop Feedback, Not Passive Content or Peer Support Alone: Self-Directed Goal Follow-Through and the Limits of Feeling Understood — B. Sato-Whitfield, P. Nakagawa-Ferreira
Applied Human Conduct Review — Issue No. 0005
Published: September 21, 2026 (3 papers)
- Rotated Authority, Not Held Solely or Fully Delegated: Structured Power-Sharing and Post-Tenure Trust in Organizational Leaders — E. Thorne-Adeyemi, V. Solheim
- Distributed, Not Siloed or Rotated Without Backup: Cross-Trained Expertise and Team Innovation Output — N. Falade-Brennan, T. Bergqvist-Nwosu
- Invested, Not Observed Only or Distant: Active Near-Colleague Mentoring and Skill Growth Among Early-Career Employees — A. Castellanos, Y. Fujimori-Grant
Applied Human Conduct Review — Issue No. 0004
Published: September 14, 2026 (4 papers)
- Shared As-Is, Not Polished Only: Authentic Social Media Disclosure and Support Received During Real Hardship — N. Osei-Kallas, A. Bergman-Ruiz
- Capped, Not Unlimited: A Daily Short-Video Ceiling and Sustained Reading Capacity — I. Castellano-Vance, M. Ohta-Larsen
- Left a Comment, Not Just a Scroll: Brief Active Engagement on Social Media and Post-Session Mood — D. Vasquez-Lindholm, K. Nakashima-Petrov
- Light Touch, Not No Touch or Too Much: Weekly Low-Effort Social Media Contact and Health Scores — S. Whitmore-Adeyemi, P. Kowalska-Tan
Applied Human Conduct Review — Issue No. 0003
Published: September 14, 2026 (6 papers)
- Designed for the Margins, Better for Everyone: Accessibility-First Interface Design and Team-Wide Error Rates — E. Marchetti-Osei, N. Whitcombe
- Self-Forgiving First: Brief Self-Compassion After a Mistake and Subsequent Judgment of Others' Errors — R. Delacroix-Owusu, B. Sato-Whitfield
- Accepted, Not Deflected: Recipients Who Accepted Unprompted Help Left Helpers More Satisfied Than Recipients Who Declined — C. Bergström-Nnamdi, J. Alvarado-Kessler
- Protected Sleep, Not Borrowed Time: Preserving Sleep Duration Over Late-Night Helping and Next-Day Interpersonal Warmth — F. Lindqvist-Adeyemi, M. Corrado
- Fewer Commitments, Deeper Follow-Through: Volunteers Who Protected Their Capacity Sustained Higher-Quality Engagement — O. Reyes-Lindberg, H. Achterberg
- Protected Personal Time, Not Guilt-Driven Presence: Family Caregivers' Recovery Time and Caregiving Patience — V. Okonjo-Marsh, T. Bräuer
Applied Human Conduct Review — Issue No. 0002
Published: September 14, 2026 (5 papers)
- Structured Dissent, Not Silence or Sabotage: Voicing Disagreement Once Before Supporting the Team Decision — K. Adeyemi-Voss, R. Kowalczyk
- Committed Quiet Hours, Not Constant Availability or Full Disconnection: Fixed After-Hours Boundaries and Relationship Quality — M. Ibarra-Lindgren, S. Novak-Tran
- Distributed Care, Not Solo Sacrifice or Full Delegation: Shared Caregiving Arrangements and Caregiver Wellbeing — T. Okafor-Reyes, D. Halvorsen
- Bounded Engagement, Not Avoidance or Escalation: Time-Limited Cross-View Conversations and Relationship Continuity — P. Suzuki-Meyer, L. Anand-Ferreira
- Logged Restart, Not Silent Continuation or Abandonment: A Brief Note-and-Reschedule Habit After a Skill-Practice Lapse — J. Whitfield-Osei, C. Mercado-Lindqvist
Applied Human Conduct Review — Issue No. 0001
Published: September 14, 2026 (5 papers)
- Ritualized Contact, Not Frequency: Smartphone Use Patterns and Perceived Closeness Among Long-Distance Friends — M. Okonkwo-Reyes, T. Lindqvist
- Selective Forgiveness: Conditional Reconciliation After Betrayal and Long-Term Relational Satisfaction — H. Fitzgerald, S. Nakamura-Ellis
- Small Hands, Big Worry: Micro-Scale Environmental Action as a Buffer Against Climate Anxiety — P. Osei-Bonsu, R. Villanueva
- Neither Assimilation Nor Isolation: Cultural Hybridization Strategies Among First-Generation Immigrants — D. Abramczyk, L. Mbeki-Solano
- Mentorship Over Rivalry: Early-Career Researchers Who Coach Peers Report Higher Career Satisfaction — A. Castellanos, Y. Fujimori-Grant
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