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An expert on employee motivation explains four challenges companies should address if they truly want to empower their workers.
Returning to a 9-to-5 job is more challenging than many expect.
One way to dramatically improve the lives of people with disabilities is by understanding time in a way that considers how people with disabilities experience barriers — something known as “crip time.”
Many Canadians are still feeling burned out at work. Companies can help by being more accommodating of their workers’ needs and addressing some of the root causes of burnout.
Organizations that are serious about diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace need to actively and consistently work towards removing barriers to employment for employees with disabilities.
Workplaces are increasingly recognizing that productive employees seek out workplaces that prioritize mental well-being and offer flexible working conditions.
The Alberta government’s report on the supposed ills of the minimum wage should be viewed within the vast, diverse spectrum of economic literature, not just standard economics.
Amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations fail to address the power imbalances at the heart of the temporary foreign worker program.
Multinational enterprises are facing a high rate of repatriate turnover from employees returning back home from international assignments.
To improve firm performance and promote fiscal economic growth, corporations should strengthen and implement an innovation strategy.
By experimenting with more part-time working patterns, companies could unlock a much-needed trove of new employees.
Hybrid and remote-heavy work setups have fundamentally changed how people interact at ‘the office.’ What do workers and managers want out of the workplace now?
What a ‘gig worker’ is remains ill-defined, which can suit employers. But the spread of the gig economy means more workers don’t have the same rights and protections as employees.
‘Career portfolioing’ is a trend where people assemble different sources of income, such as side gigs, to give them a measure of independence from employers who provide little job security.
If Elon Musk’s aggressive management style proves to be successful for Twitter, it could result in other business leaders following suit and turning to unhealthy leadership practices.
Improving the ability for worker’s voices and perspectives to be heard in the workplace could have wide ranging benefits for employers and broader society at large.
Corporations may have amped up their diversity statements, but their promises to promote anti-racist cultures without action plans can lead to greater blocks to success for racialized employees.
If organizations truly want to retain diverse employees and have them be successful, they need to make consistent and sustained efforts to support inclusion.
It’s important that employers and employees understand sympathy, empathy and compassion, and consider these emotions’ roles in both job performance and employee relations.
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Professor of Business Law, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Assistant Professor, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
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DANCAP Private Equity Chair in Human Organization, Western University
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Adjunct Professor of Organizational Studies, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada
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Professor of Sociology and Canada Research Chair, University of Toronto
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RBC Professor in Responsible Organizations and Full Professor, Concordia University
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Assistant Professor of Management, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Auburn University
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Reader in Public Policy, University of Bath
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Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of East Anglia
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Distinguished Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University
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Professor of Work and Employment, University of Glasgow
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Research Assistant, Telfer School of Management, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
