Black employees face a host of subtle verbal, behavioral and environmental slights related to their physical appearance, work ethic, integrity and more, causing job dissatisfaction and burnout, according to a new study from ...
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May 3, 2022
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Variable work schedules—which employers increasingly use to maximize profits amid unpredictable market conditions—can actually undermine organizational performance, especially in crisis periods such as the pandemic, according ...
Economics & Business
Apr 18, 2022
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Skillset, experience, work ethic—and appearance? According to a new Penn State study, reactions to a new work team member may differ depending on the newcomer's attractiveness and gender.
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2022
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There is an increasing body of work demonstrating the benefits of empowering workers, but a new study finds that efforts to empower employees need to be coupled with efforts that allow those employees to do their jobs well. ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2022
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Customers have long expected service with a smile, which was a reasonable request before the pandemic radically altered the risks and rewards for frontline workers.
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2022
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Employers who want to see creative thinking in their workforce should value supportive friendships between colleagues as the key to unlocking more resourcefulness and innovation.
Social Sciences
Feb 18, 2022
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Women employees are facing bigger career challenges than their male colleagues with interruptions to their work-from-home life, according to new research by UConn management professor Nora Madjar.
Economics & Business
Dec 13, 2021
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Essential workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic have been praised—and rightfully so—as heroes since the very beginning of this global crisis. But how are they faring? Does the perception of essential workers ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2021
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When leaders actively practice compassion toward themselves, it benefits both them and their employees.
Economics & Business
Oct 12, 2021
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Settling into a new job is no easy task, but the connections made among other newcomers in the beginning days could be key to early success.
Economics & Business
Oct 7, 2021
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