Human Resources
Female entrepreneurs in the technology sector face significant challenges due to the continued male dominance in the field. A recent study published in the Strategic…
Victors and Vanquished: The Impact of Generative AI on the Freelance Employment Landscape
A recent study led by an international team of researchers, including Dr Fabian Braesemann from the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford, has…
Do Increases in Minimum Wage Adversely Affect Summer Jobs for Students?
Recent research published in Contemporary Economic Policy suggests that higher minimum wages in a state correlate with declining summer employment opportunities for college students. This…
Does a Mid-Career Crisis Truly Exist? New Study Reveals Job Satisfaction Dips and Rises in a U-Shaped Curve Solely Among Highly Skilled Employees
Contrary to the widespread belief that the mid-career crisis affects everyone, recent research highlights that only managerial and professional workers experience a U-shaped trajectory in…
Recent Study Reveals How External Competitions Influence Teamwork in the Workplace
A recent study in the Strategic Management Journal explores a significant but often overlooked aspect of workplace dynamics: the influence of employees’ external affiliations with…
Presence of Military Directors on Boards Enhances CEO Accountability for Subpar Firm Performance
Principles derived from military service can substantially influence corporate governance, particularly executive accountability. A study published in the Strategic Management Journal underscored this, revealing that…
Study Shows Repealing Old Law That Lets Firms Pay Disabled Workers Less Has No Adverse Effects
The national debate continues over a practice established by an 86-year-old federal statute that permits companies to pay workers with disabilities subminimum wages, defined as…
Recent Studies Indicate that Hiring Based on Affiliation Offers Advantages and Challenges, Influenced by Close and Distant Connections
Affiliation-based hiring strategies enhance emerging companies’ capability to attract and maintain high-calibre employees, thus improving their overall performance, provided these affiliations align well with the…
Greater Efforts Needed: Non-Indigenous Companies Face Challenges in Increasing Indigenous Employment
A recent study by The Australian National University (ANU) has revealed that Indigenous-owned businesses in Australia employ Indigenous staff at a rate twelve times higher…
Strategies to Persuade Managers of the Benefits of Teleworking
Amazon has declared that starting January 2025, it will terminate its remote work policy for office personnel, which defies the ongoing trend as the post-pandemic…
Does Wage Transparency Undermine Teamwork? Cornell Study Finds Otherwise
Recent research from Cornell University reveals that pay transparency does not negatively impact collaboration. However, the study also found that employers tended to prefer candidates…
A Fresh Strategy for Slack: Inspiring Employee Motivation
Workplace communication platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams are often criticised for lowering productivity by inundating employees with constant messages and prompting immediate responses. However,…