Idea posted: February 2017

Institutions: RAND Europe   

People are not sleeping as long or as well as they used to. One third of Americans suffer from insufficient sleep, and sleep habits in many other countries are no…

Idea posted: January 2017

Institutions: Maastricht University    University of Amsterdam    Ghent University   

While more and more attention is being paid to making work more meaningful, the fact is that for many employees, notably those dealing directly with often-difficult customers, work can take…

Idea posted: December 2016

Institutions: Duke University Fuqua School of Business    Duke University    UCLA Anderson School of Management   

Variety is the spice of life, according to the old saying. Two researchers from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business and UCLA’s Anderson School of Management decided to test whether variety…

Idea posted: September 2016

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

It is well known that we are sleeping less than we ever have. To explore the impact of this lack of sleep on performance at work, two researchers from Hult…

Idea posted: April 2016

Institutions: Ivey Business School at Western University   

More and more business leaders and top managers understand that employee wellness programs help the organization succeed, through less absenteeism and greater engagement and productivity, as much as it helps…

Idea posted: February 2016

Institutions: New York University School of Medicine    Cornell University Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management   

There is a growing consensus that employee wellness is good not only for the employee but also good for the company. It’s not just a matter of sick days. Healthier…

Idea posted: December 2015

Institutions: James Cook University College of Healthcare Sciences    Griffith University School of Applied Psychology    University of Waikato School of Psychology    Australian National University College of Business & Economics    Lingnan University Department of Applied Psychology    Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Sports Science and Physical Education    Hong Kong Shue Yan University   

A wide variety of studies have shown that organizational efforts to help employees achieve a sustainable work-life balance increase employee satisfaction, productivity, and engagement, and their commitment to the organization.…

Idea posted: October 2015

Institutions: INSEAD   

A new worldwide study of nearly 20,000 Millennials from around the world revealed the vast diversity of a generation that is often mistakenly treated as a homogeneous group with one…

Idea posted: August 2015

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management    Hong Kong Polytechnic University   

Workplace anxiety and stress causes work performance to suffer. Previous research shows that performance suffers because of what academics call ‘cognitive interference’: when employees are stressed, they cannot focus on…