http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Research to be published in Science on May 18, 2012, sheds light on a hot-button political issue: the role and effectiveness of government regulation. Does it kill jobs or protect the public? http://phys.org/news256475593.html Other Sciences Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:09 EST news256475593 Man's best friend may make a positive difference in the workplace by reducing stress and making the job more satisfying for other employees, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University study. http://phys.org/news252313191.html Other Sciences Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:59:57 EST news252313191 With a growing need for family-friendly workplace policies, a new study commissioned by the National Partnership for Women & Families, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, concludes that providing paid family leave to workers leads to positive economic outcomes for working families, businesses and the public. http://phys.org/news246214536.html Other Sciences Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:55:47 EST news246214536 (PhysOrg.com) -- The more diverse a company’s workforce is, the more loyal, happy and productive its employees tend to be, according to a new study led by a Ryerson University professor. http://phys.org/news242988999.html Other Sciences Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:10:10 EST news242988999 A flexible workplace initiative improved employees' health behavior and well-being, including a rise in the amount and quality of sleep and better health management, according to a new study by University of Minnesota sociology professors Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen, which appears in the December issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. http://phys.org/news242367405.html Other Sciences Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:30:02 EST news242367405 Transsexual individuals who identify themselves as such in the workplace are more likely to have greater satisfaction and commitment to their job than transsexuals who do not, according to a new study from Rice University and Pennsylvania State University. http://phys.org/news240763540.html Other Sciences Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:45:47 EST news240763540 (PhysOrg.com) -- One million Britons experienced workplace violence in the last two years, while millions more were subjected to intimidation, humiliation and rudeness, new research has shown. http://phys.org/news239441739.html Other Sciences Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:35:55 EST news239441739 Workplace violence continues to be a topic of great importance to many companies, as tales of extreme cases hit the media. Today's human resources departments spend a great deal of time preparing for these cases. However, a new study in the journal Advances in Developing Human Resources (ADHR) questions whether time might be better invested in further investigation. http://phys.org/news237740803.html Other Sciences Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:06:54 EST news237740803 Savvy career minded individuals have known for some time that ingratiating oneself to the boss and others – perhaps more commonly known as 'sucking up'– can help move them up the corporate ladder more quickly. However, a recent study published in the Journal of Management Studies suggests that politically savvy professionals who use ingratiation as a career aid may also avoid the psychological distress that comes to others who are less cunning about their workplace behavior. http://phys.org/news226839249.html Other Sciences Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:54:20 EST news226839249 (PhysOrg.com) -- Large businesses could improve their productivity by implementing a peer group learning strategy according to the results of a recent UTS study in Indonesia. http://phys.org/news224254543.html Other Sciences Tue, 10 May 2011 13:55:57 EST news224254543 Challenging traditional views of workplace anger, a new article by a Temple University Fox School of Business professor suggests that even intense emotional outbursts can prove beneficial if responded to with compassion. http://phys.org/news222006102.html Other Sciences Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:21:49 EST news222006102 New research from the University of Minnesota finds that a workplace environment that allows employees to change when and where they work, based on their individual needs and job responsibilities, positively affects the work-family interface and reduces turnover. http://phys.org/news221315068.html Other Sciences Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:24:47 EST news221315068 Workers who feel they have autonomy – that they are free to make choices in the workplace and be accountable for them – are happier and more productive according to an extensive research literature review. Yet there's no universal cross-cultural definition of autonomy. http://phys.org/news215087929.html Other Sciences Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:40:01 EST news215087929 The number of workplace accidents in Spain will fall progressively over 2011 and 2012, according to the predictions made by a mathematical model developed by researchers from the University of Castilla-La Mancha. The biggest drop will be in the number of accidents that take place during travel between people's homes and places of work. http://phys.org/news212149776.html Other Sciences Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:40:02 EST news212149776 Shootings like the one in which a gunman shot a doctor and killed a patient at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in September are "exceedingly rare," but the rate of other assaults on workers in U.S. health care settings is four times higher than other workplaces, conclude two Johns Hopkins emergency physicians after reviewing workplace violence in health settings. http://phys.org/news211136751.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:20:01 EST news211136751 Labor-on-demand startup CrowdFlower envisions future workplaces without stifling offices and unyielding daily schedules. http://phys.org/news210763147.html Technology Sun, 05 Dec 2010 10:00:02 EST news210763147 Workplace asthma costs the UK at least £100 million a year, and may be as high as £135 million, reveals research published online in Thorax. http://phys.org/news209881018.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:17:34 EST news209881018 (PhysOrg.com) -- Women who publicly confront instances of sexism in the workplace tend to feel more capable and competent in their jobs and about themselves in general, a new study shows. http://phys.org/news209726534.html Other Sciences Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:50:01 EST news209726534 A persistently noisy workplace more than doubles an employee's risk of serious heart disease, suggests research published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. http://phys.org/news205553944.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:19:55 EST news205553944 Professor Sonia Ghumman from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Shidler College of Business has completed an intensive marketing research on the effects of Muslim women who wear hijabs (head scarves) in the U.S. http://phys.org/news204913704.html Other Sciences Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:40:01 EST news204913704 The United States workforce, battered by an economic slowdown, now includes a record number of workers who are involuntarily working part-time due to reduced hours or the inability to find a full-time job. http://phys.org/news202487090.html Other Sciences Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:25:57 EST news202487090 More than eight of ten workers — 85 percent — rate workplace safety first in importance among labor standards, even ahead of family and maternity leave, minimum wage, paid sick days, overtime pay and the right to join a union, according to a new study from the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. http://phys.org/news202406594.html Other Sciences Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:20:01 EST news202406594 (PhysOrg.com) -- Professional women in their 30s are opting out of full-time work at an alarmingly high rate. http://phys.org/news197542331.html Other Sciences Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:00:02 EST news197542331 Firing off e-mails and cueing up videoconferences get work done fast, but not necessarily well, research by a University of Illinois business leadership expert found. http://phys.org/news195914450.html Other Sciences Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:41:06 EST news195914450 (AP) -- A move by state agencies to crack down on inappropriate Web surfing by state employees has erupted in the Statehouse as a debate over workplace privacy rights. http://phys.org/news191786144.html Technology Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:30:01 EST news191786144 (PhysOrg.com) -- It pays to keep employees who are good friends side by side in the workplace, suggests a University of Florida study that finds pals often help each other by working closely on a job but can reduce productivity if they labor in separate departments. http://phys.org/news191174792.html Other Sciences Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:20:03 EST news191174792 Almost every worker has done it: gotten in a little Facebook updating, personal e-mailing, YouTube watching and friend calling while on the clock. http://phys.org/news188402349.html Technology Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:59:39 EST news188402349 (PhysOrg.com) -- Pam and Jim on The Office. Meredith and McDreamy on Grey's Anatomy. Television shows depict many workplace romances, but in the real world how do co-workers view love on the job? According to one Ryerson University professor, most colleagues aren't bothered by office romances as long as they don't negatively affect the workplace. http://phys.org/news184952299.html Other Sciences Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:50:01 EST news184952299 Three-quarters of nurses providing private and public care experienced workplace violence, but only one in six incidents were formally reported, according to study published in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. http://phys.org/news184414782.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:50:01 EST news184414782 The five billion pound Skills for Life programme is based on the assumption that an improvement in literacy and numeracy will increase people's earning potential, as well as their productivity and employability. However, according to Professor Alison Wolf of King's College London who led the study, workplace basic skills courses are having little impact, in their current form. http://phys.org/news178349221.html Other Sciences Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:40:01 EST news178349221