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Changing wage benefits highlight need to align skills and jobs
Adelaide University research shows that while higher education (HE) in Australia continues to deliver a substantial wage premium, education, skills and labor-market policy need to align more closely.
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Communication style outweighs resume content in workplace first impressions, analysis finds
To make a good impression at work, it might be better to spend less time polishing your resume and more time honing your communication skills. That's according to a large analysis of more than 200 studies showing that the ...
Social Sciences
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Modern consumption patterns traced back to WWII mobilization
Research in the International Journal of Sustainable Development has examined eight nations involved in World War II, both Allied and Axis countries, and shows how that period of history helped set societies on the path to ...
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Sustainability commitments have serious consequences
Amid increasingly stiff competition for capital, one way for a business to stand out is to make strong social impact pledges. For example, companies can voluntarily commit to environmental impact goals in hopes of attracting ...
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Foreign tariffs made U.S. whiskey cheaper... depending on where you live
A new study finds that one side effect of Trump-era trade wars has been cheaper whiskey in much of the United States. But if you live in whiskey hubs Kentucky or Tennessee, your prices actually went up.
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Why isn't the accounting profession more diverse? Research points to the real levers of change
For the past few decades, universities, employers and professional organizations worldwide have invested in mentoring programs, scholarships and student support initiatives to diversify careers such as professional accounting. ...
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When home is no longer safe for older women
Climate change is making Australia's housing crisis more dangerous for older women. Extreme heat, floods, fires and storms are turning insecure housing into a safety issue, not just an affordability issue.
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Greenwashing firms are scrutinized less if they are in politicians' pockets, study finds
Companies with strong political connections are more likely to escape scrutiny over greenwashing, according to new research from Durham University Business School. Greenwashing occurs when organizations overstate or misrepresent ...
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Offloading work tasks to AI comes with a cost—to our brains
Imagine your team has been tasked with delivering a high-stakes policy paper under intense time pressure. Everyone turns to generative artificial intelligence (AI), and within minutes, it delivers a full draft complete with ...
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Study on impact of changes to information reporting on gig workers' behavior uncovers unreported income
Because of the recent rise of platform gig work, more U.S. workers are being compensated through self-employment. Their earnings are not subject to tax withholding but are generally covered by information reporting on Forms ...
Economics & Business
Aug 19, 2026
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Volatile weekly work hours may have adverse effects on health, employment
Workers who juggle volatile work hours that change from week to week may experience adverse health effects that affect their ability to work, although the limitations vary by gender, say researchers at the University of Illinois ...
Economics & Business
Aug 19, 2026
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They're content creators with thousands of adoring fans. So why do they feel so terrible?
If given the chance to gain thousands of admirers for your work, would you take it? The artists whom my colleagues and I interviewed as part of our research on content creators did—and many went on to question whether it ...
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2026
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Premium customer, quickest service? Not so fast, at least in a world of agentic AI-driven services
It's conventional wisdom in the business world: Premium customers get a pass to the front of the line. Think airports or amusement parks. But new research from the University of Michigan finds the best approach—at least in ...
Economics & Business
Aug 18, 2026
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New study links bad bosses with greater work intensity
Work intensity is significantly higher under poor line managers, according to new research led by Bayes Business School (City St George's, University of London) that could have strong implications for global occupational ...
Economics & Business
Aug 18, 2026
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How 35% of US employees are left on the margins
You've heard of gig workers, freelancers and temporary employees. But do you know about marginal workers? Accounting for about one in six U.S. jobs, it's a huge category of people who are going nowhere fast in the workplace—and ...
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2026
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How workplace conflict expression shapes team performance
Workplace conflict has played a foundational role in theories about how people interact on the job. In a recent paper, researchers developed a new measure of how conflict is expressed among workers that highlights how the ...
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2026
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Working from home should be a right, not a reward
The Australian state of Victoria was due to enforce a legal right to work from home starting in September 2026. But just weeks away from its implementation, the new premier, Ben Carroll, announced a year's delay in response ...
Economics & Business
Aug 18, 2026
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Q&A: By analyzing media coverage, researchers connect public sentiment hedge fund returns
Economists have long used measures of public sentiment about the economy to forecast a wide range of key financial outcomes, like consumer spending and gross domestic product growth. Now, researchers at Penn State, Florida ...
Economics & Business
Aug 18, 2026
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AI should transform the strategy process—but never make the final call, researcher argues
A practitioner article published in the SMS Explorer, "AI Will Help Formulate Strategy, But Should Never Finish It," by Michael Olenick challenges a growing assumption in the business world: that generative AI can take strategy ...
Economics & Business
Aug 18, 2026
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If your career feels chaotic, try this research-based 'workout routine'
People's ability to successfully navigate career changes depends on their adaptability and flexibility—skills that can be developed through training transition "muscles," according to Sarah Wittman, assistant professor of ...
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Aug 17, 2026
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