Small talk between colleagues—about the weekend, the weather or last night's TV—may seem unimportant but it has a big impact on our wellbeing at work.
Economics & Business
Jun 19, 2020
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Introverted employees are more likely to give low evaluations of job performance to extroverted co-workers, giving introverts a powerful role in workplaces that rely on peer-to-peer evaluation tools for awarding raises, bonuses ...
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2014
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Before heading to work each day, most people have spent the night dreaming. Studies show that on any given morning, about 40% of the working population recalls their dreams.
Economics & Business
Aug 28, 2023
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The effects of the African slave trade persist today among businesses in parts of the continent, with companies more often tightly controlled by individuals or families—often because they have limited access to equity funding ...
Economics & Business
Jan 10, 2020
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Close to half the world's population lives in countries without press freedom, where governments restrict civil activism and individuals have less capacity to exercise their public voice.
Economics & Business
Nov 17, 2016
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People who receive electronic correspondence from work after hours become angry more often than not and that can interfere with their personal lives, a new study from a management researcher at The University of Texas at ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2015
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Don't get along with your boss? Your job performance may actually improve if the two of you can come to grips with the poor relationship.
Economics & Business
Nov 21, 2014
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The creative process, in any knowledge-based activity, is increasingly a collective process, and those who take charge of its development must know how to activate the most appropriate personal ties at each stage. In an article ...
Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2022
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New research into the fight against plastic pollution, published by the Academy of Management Journal, reveals the influencing power of social media as activists use emotions to convert viewers and enact change.
Environment
Jan 7, 2020
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A CEO succession with a gender change may amplify the disruption of the CEO succession process and thus adversely affect company performance, according to a new study by strategic management experts at Rice University and ...
Economics & Business
Oct 20, 2015
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