A study conducted by researchers from the University of Georgia and Auburn University provides a better understanding of how vacations affect employee well-being. Despite the need for time off to recuperate from increasing job demands, vacation usage is declining particularly in the United States where billions of vacation days go unused annually. The study highlights […]
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A study by a team of Australian and Turkish academics focuses on one of the major cross-cultural challenges of multinational corporations (MNCs): developing a performance management system that can be accepted by employees from different countries with different cultural norms. Performance management (PM) systems, developed by HR to measure and ensure high employee performance, typically […]
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An employee’s tendency to procrastinate can arise from personal issues as varied as lack of self-discipline, sleep deprivation, and anxiety, anger, or other negative emotions. Procrastination can also result from workplace pressures, such as tasks that are not clearly defined, self-serving decisions by the organization that ignores the interests of employees, or work-family conflict. A […]
This working paper investigates why training investments, essential for productivity, often suffer from low participation rates and insufficient worker engagement. It addresses a gap in existing literature by examining how middle managers influence the execution of centrally designed training programs. The study uses detailed administrative data from three large firms in Latin America: an Argentinian […]
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There is a consensus that breaks during working hours can help employees recover from the stress and fatigue of work and thus improve their well-being and performance. A team of Canada-based scholars empirically tested this assumption by reviewing the full range of research in this area, pulling from multiple disciplines. The scope of their review […]
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People are more engaged in their work and more committed to their organizations if they find their work meaningful that is, if their work gives them a sense that they are contributing to something bigger than themselves. Meaningfulness is subjective: It is up to the individuals to determine if they believe their work has meaning. […]
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to recede, should companies that had let employees work from home during the pandemic call them back to the office? Many managers argue that employees in the office are more productive and that working from home reduces firm performance. Many employees counter that eliminating commutes and giving […]
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According to numerous social science theories. emotions arise based on the discrepancies between what we want and what we have. If we have or achieve what we want, then we feel positive emotions for example, if our favorite sports team wins an important game. If, on the other hand, we don’t achieve or don’t have […]
The global pandemic left companies with no choice except for essential professions, where employees had to work from home. Abrupt and comprehensive, the workplace disruption caused by COVID-19 left managers in charge of a remote workforce for the first time in their careers. The shutdown of schools only added to the disruption for employees with […]
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Psychological safety—the belief that it is safe to take interpersonal risks within a group—is recognized as a key attribute of high-performance teams. Research has shown that when team members are afraid to share their views, ask for feedback, or take risks, the team will be less effective. Psychological safety is conceptualized as a shared belief—that […]
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