A study from the University of North Carolina and the University of Virginia researchers addresses the ongoing challenge of workplace disparities that leave marginalised individuals, who are historically excluded from dominant groups, reporting worse professional outcomes, lower well-being, and strained relationships compared to their advantaged colleagues. While allyship behaviours (actions by advantaged individuals to support […]
A study by a team of US and UK researchers addresses a fundamental question in leadership and management today: how common are incompetent bosses, particularly given ideas like the Peter Principle (where individuals are promoted beyond their ability) and survey data suggesting widespread negative managerial influence? Due to the potential for bad bosses to cause […]
The traditional view in human resource management often focuses on individual employees managing their family demands, often seeing these demands as detrimental and a source of work-family conflict (WFC). A study from a team of American and Chinese researchers challenged this paradigm by introducing the concept of family demands diversity. Family demands diversity refers to […]
The benefits and drawbacks of datafication technology in organizations, particularly its impact on employees, is hotly debated. Datafication is defined as the conversion of social interactions into numerical data, which is then used to optimize organizational processes and generate value. While some view such technology as a catalyst for efficiency, others warn of work intensification, […]
Mental health concerns among employees are increasingly common, affecting a significant portion of the workforce, with estimates suggesting as many as 65% believe these concerns interfere with their jobs. Disclosing one’s mental health concerns is a critical step to accessing organizational help. However, many employees are reluctant to disclose the issues they are dealing with, […]
“Quiet quitters” are employees who do their jobs, but don’t go the extra mile. They don’t work overtime, or look for extra work, or voluntarily take on additional responsibilities, tasks, or roles. Quiet quitters are often seen as a monolithic group of people who look out for themselves and do the minimum at work to […]
A seminal 2007 study on work design tests the impact of 14 work characteristics including motivational (e.g. autonomy), social (e.g., feedback from others), and work context (e.g., physical demands) characteristics on 19 work outcomes. These work outcomes included behavioural (e.g., performance, absenteeism), attitudinal (e.g., job satisfaction, promotion satisfaction, internal work motivation), and well-being (e.g., anxiety, […]
The widespread experiment in remote work forced on society by the pandemic proved that employees are not less productive working from home and that companies can achieve the same results without in-person meetings, exchanges between management and employees, or the oft-cited “watercooler” discussions. This revelation that the accepted assumptions about the efficiency and effectiveness benefits […]
Improvements in health care and lifestyles have led to a greater number of people living longer. The result is the rise of “sandwich generation” caregivers—caregivers simultaneously responsible for minor children and older (65+) adults. An analysis of the data from the 2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and National Study of Caregiving (NSOC)—two […]
Often treated as a joke or as a facetious explanation for unexpected behavior, the mid-life crisis is in fact real, according to a detailed report from a global team of researchers, and it is impacting the health and wellness of employees and business leaders in the most affluent countries. The research team reviewed numerous statistics […]
