Workplace productivity is about more than fancy gadgets. It’s about taking care of your body and mind, even away from work.
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And if you don’t, there’s still time to change.
Breach of a psychological contract in the workplace can irreparably damage relationships and produce a number of undesirable outcomes.
The latest Census shows Australians spend between five and 14 hours a week on unpaid domestic work, but it’s women who suffer the most from this.
Employees in this study would forgo A$1 million for their employer, to gain as little as A$500 personally.
The continued presence of homophobic attitudes in society and the workplace has been eroding the productivity and profitability of Australian businesses.
Higher child support payments actually lead to an increase in the employment rate of single mums, research finds.
What do we need to learn today to work with the robots of tomorrow?
Many children who cross the U.S. Mexico border illegally remain undetected and must fend for themselves on the other side.
Should you go with your gut when hiring an employee or making another decision on the job? The research suggests that in most cases, probably not.
East Asian employees make up a sizeable portion of the workforce but they are often misunderstood as lacking in communication skills.
So-called ‘soft skills’ – including interpersonal skills, critical thinking and relationship-building – are rated as being important across all jobs and industries.
Workplace cultural diversity and productivity are closely related. But the potential benefits can only be realised if organisations foster a conducive atmosphere for their diverse workforce.
Despite its promises, people analytics has serious ethical implications and can adversely affect organisations and how people are treated at work.
Hot-desking tends to affect different employees differently – it tends to produce winners and losers.
Having a job plays an important role in our overall happiness – yet research also shows most of us are unhappy while we’re at work.
Forcing women to wear high heels at work is discriminatory, but it will take more than the law to change dress codes.
Ford Motor Company’s attempts (and failure) to monitor its employees offers some lessons in why we should question the use of wearable tech by companies today.
Many managers say they’re uncomfortable giving negative feedback, yet employees tend to consider it helpful to improving importance. Research – and a 13th-century saying – offers some tips.
When workers don’t have leave and are in temporary employment, new research suggests they are likely to use small acts of deviant behaviour to find satisfaction in work.
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Program Director & Associate Professor of Industrial-Organizational and Applied Psychology, Adler University
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MBA Director & Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health, University of Manchester
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Professor, Business and Management, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Future Fund Chair in Leadership, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Business Administration, McGill University
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Associate Professor, Human Resource Management and Business Consulting, University of Guelph
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Doctoral Student, University of Florida
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Associate Professor for Responsible Business, Middlesex University
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Professor in Work and Organisation Studies, University of Essex
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Assistant Professor of History of Behavioral Science, The Ohio State University
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Senior Lecturer, RMIT University
