How Remote Work Impacts Managers
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March 27, 2023
While there has been considerable research into the impact of remote work on employees, new research explores how it also changes the demands placed on managers.
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The Fall In Self-Employment Due To The Cost Of Living Crisis
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March 23, 2023
The number of self-employed fell consistently during the Covid pandemic. New data suggests that things have not improved in the aftermath.
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What Is The Ideal Noise Level For The Office?
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March 21, 2023
As more knowledge workers return to the office, new research suggests that lessons should be taken from other environments to design the ideal noise levels.
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Boosting The Retention Of Employees When They Return From Overseas
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March 18, 2023
Going on overseas assignments can be beneficial to employees and employers, but research shows that employees often leave after they return.
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Is 2023 The Year Of "Third Space" Working?
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March 16, 2023
With more of us working remotely since the pandemic, a growing trend is emerging for working from "third spaces".
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Living Abroad Makes Us More Civically Engaged (And Better Employees)
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March 11, 2023
Living abroad offers many things, but new research suggests that a major side effect is that it makes us more civically engaged.
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Are Customers Or Employees More Important?
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March 07, 2023
Traditionally the mantra in business has been that the customer always comes first. Is that really the best approach though?
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How Remote Work Has Affected Real Estate Values
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March 05, 2023
The remote working boom that was seen during the pandemic has undoubtedly changed how we work in a fundamental way. New research explores what impact it has had on the corporate real estate market.
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What Happens To Unsuccessful Nominees In Employee Awards?
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March 01, 2023
In an organizational context, many companies will have "employee of the month" programs to reward those who do exceptional work, but research from the University of Maryland reminds us that those who almost win are often just as valuable as those that do win.
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How Sabbaticals Help Our Careers
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February 27, 2023
Stress and burnout are key ingredients of quiet quitting. Could providing sabbaticals be a way to address this?
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The Gender Divide When Working From Home
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February 25, 2023
As many of us worked from home during the pandemic, it became evident that things were not particularly equal, even among dual-earner couples.
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How Eco-Friendly Is It To Delete Your Emails?
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February 23, 2023
Cloud computing consumes ever more energy as the data we use grows exponentially. Is it good environmental practice to delete unwanted emails? New research explores.
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Older Workers Stay If You Invest In Them
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February 21, 2023
Since Covid there has been an exodus of older workers from the labor market. This is not a one off however, so it's important that employers change so they retain this vital talent.
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Do Clothes Matter To Our Success At Work?
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February 16, 2023
It's easy to dismiss the notion of "dressing for success" as something rather superficial and only applicable to a hospitality sector that is often defined by images of luxury, but research suggests otherwise.
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Trade Unions Can Help To Drive Mutually Beneficial Automation
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February 14, 2023
The traditional narrative suggests that automation can only occur at the expense of workers, but new research suggests that it doesn't have to be that way
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Research Reveals The Extent Of Bias Among Managers
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February 09, 2023
While diversity, equity, and inclusion have seldom been higher on the priority list of organizations, managers still exhibit a wide range of biases in the workplace.
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It's Important For Remote Work To Maintain Boundaries Between Personal And Professional Lives
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February 07, 2023
Remote work is continuing to be popular, but concerns persist that the boundaries between personal and professional lives are being blurred.
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What Can Past Technological Revolutions Tell Us About Today?
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February 04, 2023
Previous technological revolutions significantly disrupted the labor market. What lessons can we learn about who and how that disruption played out to prevent the same happening today?
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Part-Time Work Can Help People Back Into The Labor Market
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February 02, 2023
Research from Cranfield University shows the power of part-time work to help people back into the labor market again.
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Encouraging Cross-Border Trade And Cooperation
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January 30, 2023
As work becomes more flexible, more people are choosing to work temporarily in other countries. Is government support keeping pace?
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Skills-Based Employment Can Help To Find “Invisible Workers”
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January 26, 2023
Research has shown that around 70% of organizations are currently suffering from some form of skills shortage. Deloitte argue that taking a skills-based approach could help to improve matters.
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Is AI Eroding Our Ability To Think?
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January 24, 2023
With AI increasingly able to not only create art itself but curate that which it deems most important, are we losing our ability to think and create for ourselves?
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Social Class In The C-Suite
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January 22, 2023
It's easy to assume that CEOs are inevitably part of the social elite, but research suggests the picture is rather more nuanced than that.
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What Impact Does Remote Work Have On Inflation?
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January 19, 2023
Inflation has been vexing monetary policymakers the world over in the past year. New research explores whether remote work could help to temper inflation.
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Why Teams Should Eat Together If They Want To Bond
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January 17, 2023
A few years ago the Guardian asked readers to write in with their tales of isolation at work, and several hundred did so, with many lamenting the lack of any real sense of belonging at work. Food can play a crucial role in overcoming that.
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Flexible Working Can Be Great, But Only With The Right Leadership
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January 12, 2023
Remote work is widely popular and boosts motivation and performance, but there remain challenges in terms of the biases that continue to affect those who work flexibly.
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Unfair Stereotypes Of Middle-Aged Women Hold Them Back At Work
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January 10, 2023
New research finds that while men and women are generally viewed in similar ways in terms of competence as they age, there is one thing still holding women back.
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Is Being A Digital Nomad Only Possible If You Work In A City?
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January 07, 2023
During the Covid pandemic, many wondered whether the rise in remote working would bring about the death of cities. New research suggests that remote jobs actually benefit those living in cities more.
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We Need Time To Adapt To New Colleagues
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January 03, 2023
Teams are crucial to the modern organization, but while we spend a lot of time and energy helping newcomers adapt to the organization, it's also important to give time to helping the organization adapt to the newcomer.
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Should Virtual Therapists Come With A Health Warning?
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December 27, 2022
Growth in demand for mental health services has coincided with severe supply shortages. Can AI-based chatbots step into the void?
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The Need To Rethink What It Means To Be Old
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December 23, 2022
Our aging society is one of the key challenges of our time. If we're to manage it properly, we need to rethink what it means to be old. I present three lectures that prompt us to do just that.
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Veterans Don't Want Hero Worship At Work
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December 21, 2022
Military veterans are often discriminated in the workplace, but while the stigma associated with veterans is well known, new research finds that hero worship can be equally harmful.
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When Do Scientists Reach Their Peak?
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December 19, 2022
New research explores when scientific researchers are at their most productive and impactful in terms of their creativity and innovativeness
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Leaders Are Expected To Speak Up, But Doing So Remains Hard
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December 17, 2022
Employees increasingly expect leaders to speak up on a wide range of social issues, but doing so risks offending those who disagree. Is there a way to lessen the risk?
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Skills Development Needs Social Activities Attached To Succeed
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December 15, 2022
It's widely accepted that we need to do more to develop digital skills, but we also need to provide a pathway into jobs and social connections to help communities thrive.
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How Can Innovation Be Better Disseminated?
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December 13, 2022
Technology today often benefits a small proportion of society, which contributes towards stagnating productivity. More needs to be done to better disseminate technology more widely.
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Hiring For Cultural Fit Can Be Good But Comes With Risks
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December 08, 2022
Research shows how hiring for cultural fit can be valuable, but what happens if you're not a good cultural fit for your organization?
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Community, Not Job Licensing, Is Generally What Prevents Labor Mobility
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December 06, 2022
Labor mobility is generally seen as a good thing, and licensing requirements are often blamed for low mobility between regions. New research explores whether that's really the case.
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Minority Patients Often Left Behind By Health AI
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December 02, 2022
AI is increasingly being used in healthcare settings, but the data that is used to train such systems runs real risks of perpetuating health inequalities that already exist.
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How Your Politics Could Affect Your Job Prospects
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November 28, 2022
Workplaces are becoming increasingly polarized places, which has implications both for the fairness of recruitment and the effectiveness of teams
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Does Working With AI Help Or Hinder Employees?
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November 24, 2022
As we have gained a greater understanding of just what AI can and cannot do, there is a greater sense that it will augment the work humans do rather than replace them. This relationship may not help all employees, however.
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The Growing Demand For Workers With Criminal Records
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November 22, 2022
People with criminal records are often frozen out of the labor market. New research suggests ways in which employers can tap into this valuable market.
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Do Businesses Benefit When Leaders Live Locally?
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November 18, 2022
In the pre-pandemic period, various studies highlighted the benefits of having employees living close to their place of work. Now, it seems the same may be the case for leaders too.
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Low-Skilled Immigration Is Needed To Overcome The Western Worker Crunch
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November 16, 2022
Immigration is increasingly needed to help overcome the intense shortage of workers across the western world, but modern immigration systems often make matters worse.
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We Should Avoid The ‘Turing Trap’ With AI And Continue Making Humans Indispensable
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November 14, 2022
When considering AI and the workplace, it's tempting to look at automation first of all. New research argues that this is the wrong approach and means we miss out on long-term benefits from the technology.
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Uneven Social Capital Prevents Many From Fulfilling Their Entrepreneurial Dreams
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November 10, 2022
There is a widespread gap between those who want to be entrepreneurs and those who ultimately become one. New research explores what is holding people back.
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New Report Reveals The Pervasiveness Of Accent Biases At Work
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November 08, 2022
The way we speak is often a clear window into our social class, and therefore provides us with a way to discriminate against those perceived to be from working class origins.
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When Looking At Digital Skills, Don't Forget The Basics
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November 03, 2022
There are widely documented skills shortages in the digital economy, but while areas like data science and cybersecurity get a lot of attention, new research reminds us that basic skills are just as important
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Are Small And Medium Enterprises The Overlooked Engines Of Innovation?
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November 01, 2022
Small and medium enterprises are an often overlooked part of the economy, but research highlights how they're a crucial part of the innovation engine.
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What Do Your Online Habits Do To The Planet?
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October 25, 2022
Digital technology is often assumed to be good for the planet, but new research highlights just how harmful many of the technologies we use each day really are.
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Why Is Technology Not Producing Productivity Improvements?
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October 20, 2022
Such is the hype around technology and its ability to transform society, one would be forgiven for thinking that productivity is soaring, yet the opposite is actually the case.
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Focusing On Unicorns Is The Wrong Approach
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October 18, 2022
The startup world tends to focus heavily on so-called unicorns, but new research suggests that might be the wrong approach for societies to take to boost their economy.
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How Workers Fared When Moving To Work Remotely During Covid
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October 16, 2022
As Covid forced so many to work remotely there was a growing trend to leave the city for quieter, more affordable locations. How did those movers get on after a few years? New research found out.
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Helping The Less Well Off Means Recessions Are Shallower
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October 13, 2022
Trickle down economics argues that during recessions, economic stimulus should be targeted at the well off as they will innovate and grow the economy. Is that really the best approach? New research suggests not.
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What Our Avatars Say About Us In The Virtual Working World Of The Metaverse
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October 11, 2022
As the metaverse grows and becomes a platform for doing work, what role will the design of our avatars play in how we work and how we're perceived?
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It's Good For Business When Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Workers Are Given A Fair Shot
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October 09, 2022
While diversity, equity, and inclusion is a growing focus for organizations, socioeconomically disadvantaged people still tend to be frozen out, which is bad for all concerned
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Research Reveals The Reason For The Class-Based Pay Gap
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October 06, 2022
Conservative politicians have suggested that those struggling with their energy bills should find a better paid job. Research into the class-based pay gap suggests it's not so straightforward.
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How Innovation Changes During A Recession
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October 04, 2022
Crises are often viewed as a good chance to shake up the status quo, but new research shows that it can also reduce certain types of innovation.
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The Modern Employee Increasingly Wants To Belong
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October 01, 2022
New research reveals that people are increasingly viewing a sense of belonging at work as a make or break thing that stops them from quiet quitting
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How Our Job Performances Might Change During Our Lifetime
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September 27, 2022
Job performance is not a static concept but changes throughout our life. New research explores what this means and how employers can better support us at each stage.
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Are Founders Discriminated Against If They Look For Jobs?
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September 22, 2022
Most firms say that they want employees to be innovative and creative, but this doesn't appear to extend to wanting to hire former entrepreneurs. Research explores why this is.
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Ethnic Minorities Are Paid Less, Even In The Same Firm
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September 16, 2022
The number of ethnic minority workers in the UK has doubled in the past 20 years, yet pay gaps persist, not only across firms but also within them.
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Research Shows That Renewable Jobs Can Replace Those From Coal
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September 13, 2022
Traditionally society has struggled to transition from post-industrial industries to more modern economies. New research suggests the transition from dirty to clean energy need not be so painful.
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Being Your Own Boss Brings Benefits, But Not Always More Money
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September 08, 2022
The ranks of the self-employed are continuing to swell, but is such a pathway a route to financial hardship? New research explores.
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How Biased Google Search Results Affect Hiring Decisions
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September 06, 2022
Searching Google images for professions can often return highly gender biased results. New research explores how these results can influence recruitment decisions.
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ESG Needs To Be Core To Business As Usual
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September 01, 2022
The importance placed on ESG is growing, but too often companies play lip service to it.
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Holographic Patients To Help Train The Next Generation Of Medics
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August 29, 2022
Traditionally medical education takes place in physical simulation environments. A new project from Cambridge University offers to take such simulations into the metaverse.
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Low-Skilled Workers Are An Untapped Asset If You Invest In Them
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August 17, 2022
Low-skilled workers are too often viewed as dispensable resources that don't need much investment. Research reveals how misguided this view is.
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Covid Saw An Exodus Of Over 50s From The Workforce
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August 11, 2022
As society ages, the norm is to think of people continuing to work for longer and longer, but new data shows that Covid inspired many older workers to retire earlier than ever. What does this mean and what can be done about it?
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Why A Missing Link For Economic Mobility Could Be Young People’s Optimism
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August 04, 2022
Youth unemployment soared during the Covid pandemic. New research questions whether a surfeit of ambition is something that is holding young people back.
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Worried Automation Is Coming For Your Job? This Tool May Offer Alternatives
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August 02, 2022
It can be hard at times to distinguish between the hype and reality when it comes to the prospect of robots taking your job. Researchers have developed a new tool that they believe both predicts the risk and provides viable alternative career options.
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New Tool Offers Possible Career Alternatives For Those Threatened By Automation
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August 02, 2022
It can be hard at times to distinguish between the hype and reality when it comes to the prospect of robots taking your job. Researchers have developed a new tool that they believe both predicts the risk and provides viable alternative career options.
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Should The Speed Of Automation Be Halved To Help People Adapt?
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July 28, 2022
Fears about automation-led labor market disruption often revolve around people's ability to adapt to the change. New research questions whether automation should be slowed down to enable people to respond
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Shifting Our Aging Society From A Burden To An Asset
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July 25, 2022
The aging society is one of the key challenges of our time. This could be an enormous asset, but this will require a rethink in terms of how we think and act towards older people.
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The Rise In Hybrid Working In London
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July 19, 2022
The number of people working remotely surged during the Covid pandemic, and new data suggests that Londoners show little desire to go back to how things were.
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New Approaches Needed To Support Digitization Of Healthcare
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July 14, 2022
The digitization of healthcare has long been more a case of promise rather than reality. New research argues that a different approach is needed for it to work.
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Creating Demand-Led Innovation In Healthcare
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July 12, 2022
The promises of digital health are considerable, but often insufficient attention appears to be given to just how capable healthcare providers are of absorbing new technologies.
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Is Hybrid Working Worse For The Planet?
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July 07, 2022
When so many of us worked from home during the pandemic, emissions around the world dropped considerably. Does that mean that hybrid working will be good for the planet? New research suggests not.
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Female Only VC Funds Don’t Necessarily Help Female Entrepreneurs
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July 04, 2022
Many attempts to improve female entrepreneurship focus on getting more women to invest in female-led businesses. While this approach seems intuitive, new research suggests it may actually backfire.
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Female-Only VC Funds Don’t Necessarily Help Female Entrepreneurs
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July 04, 2022
Many attempts to improve female entrepreneurship focus on getting more women to invest in female-led businesses. While this approach seems intuitive, new research suggests it may actually backfire.
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Will Virtual Therapists Help To Overcome The Skills Shortage In Mental Health?
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June 30, 2022
Mental health providers are struggling to attract the talent they need to cope with the surging demand for mental health services. New research suggests virtual therapists could be the answer.
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A Happy Society Is An Entrepreneurial Society
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June 17, 2022
Trust in government is at low levels across the world. New research highlights how this affects both happiness and entrepreneurship.
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Can Remote Collaboration Help To Reverse The Decline In Research Productivity?
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June 14, 2022
Traditionally we have thought that the most effective research collaborations are done with those physically nearby, but new research suggests that breakthrough discoveries can be fostered virtually
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Institutions Are Key To Successful Entrepreneurship
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June 09, 2022
While startup activity is spreading across the world, it is clear that success is unequal. Research suggests that a key factor is the quantity and quality of a country's institutions.
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How And When Automation May Affect Long-Haul Trucking
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June 07, 2022
Truck drivers have long been predicted to be among the first whose jobs will be automated, but those predictions haven't materialized yet. Might the time finally be up for the profession, however?
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Do Robots Need A Story For Us To Trust Them?
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June 02, 2022
As the number of interactions between humans and technology grow, it is vital that we trust our automated companions. New research explores how this trust can form.
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The Need For A More Nuanced Understanding Of Age
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May 26, 2022
Our aging society is arguably the key demographic change of our time, yet our perception of older people tends to be incredibly homogenous. What could it mean if we take a more nuanced look at aging?
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The Pressing Need To Grow The Cyber Workforce
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May 19, 2022
The cybersecurity skills gap has been well documented in recent years, but despite increased awareness of the scale of the problem, the growing demand for cybersecurity skills has meant the size of the challenge has certainly not diminished.
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How Gig Workers Strive To Exert Some Control Over Their Work
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May 16, 2022
Reviews are a fundamental part of the gig economy, with platforms often using algorithms to outsource the management of workers to customers. New research explores how workers respond to this to try and retain some control.
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Virtual Firings Don’t Need To Lack Compassion
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May 13, 2022
Hybrid working brings numerous communication challenges, with these coming to the fore during redundancies. Can you fire people via Zoom in a compassionate way?
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Did Remote Working Result In Falling Productivity During Covid?
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May 10, 2022
How people should work after Covid has been the subject of often heated debate between those who support remote working and those who want a return to the office. What does the evidence tell us is the best approach?
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Research Links Investment In Automation To Rising Mortality Rates
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May 06, 2022
Investing in robots and other automation technologies undoubtedly have an impact on the workplace. New research suggests it could also be contributing to rising mortality rates in the United States
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The Positive Consequences Of Imposter Syndrome
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May 03, 2022
The majority of us are likely to have experienced imposter syndrome at some point in our career. While we usually view this feeling in a negative light, however, research reveals that it can have positive consequences too.
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The Dark Side To Finding Our Purpose At Work
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April 28, 2022
Passion and purpose are sold as being universally beneficial to our lives and career, but new research reminds us that passion can have a dark side too
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Does Race Play A Hidden Role In The Emails We Respond To?
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April 26, 2022
While we may all agree that we get too many emails, new research explores whether our propensity to engage with emails depends on the perceived race of the sender.
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What Motivates Gig Workers?
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April 19, 2022
A central tenet of gig work is that workers are autonomous and free from line management. With gig workers also operating without any colleagues, what factors keep them motivated?
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The Factors That Might Tempt People To Return To Their Hometown
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April 14, 2022
Across the world, urban populations are growing, with cities sucking in people from rural areas in the search for jobs and a better life. As countries try and reduce the urban rural divide, however, attracting people back to their hometown is one possible strategy
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Is It Good When We Know How Much Our Boss Makes?
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April 12, 2022
Pay disclosure is increasingly common around the world, so it is possible to learn how much our peers earn. Research explores whether this is beneficial in terms of our productivity, our team work, and our happiness.
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The Underappreciated Heart Of Medical Innovation
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April 07, 2022
When we think of medical innovation, we probably think of new drugs or digital devices, but new research reminds us that medical procedures are just as important, if somewhat less valued.
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How To Attract Men Into ‘Pink Collar’ Jobs
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April 05, 2022
While discussions around discrimination often, and rightly, focus on groups with a long history of poor treatment in the workplace, research highlights that men can suffer from discrimination in the workplace too, especially when they're applying for roles in female-dominated roles
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Why Society Needs To Change How We Think About Aging
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March 31, 2022
Society typically has a negative perception of growing old, which can have enormous impacts on the health and vitality of this enormously important group. New research explores how we can shift those perceptions.
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Finding Our Second Wave Is Key To Maintaining Career Success As We Age
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March 29, 2022
Professional sports provides a clear example of career transitions as the physical prowess of athletes wanes. A new book argues that our mental skills go through a similar transition, but we often don't realise it.
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Entrepreneurs Need To Focus As Much On Organization Structure As Business Model
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March 24, 2022
Entrepreneurs often place great stall by their business model, but new research shows that few place as much emphasis on the design of the organization tasked with delivering the business plan
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Entrepreneurs Need A Detailed Understanding Of Their Customer’s Problems
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March 22, 2022
Too often entrepreneurs fall into the trap of focusing solely on the technology they've developed rather than the problem they will solve for their customers
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Men More Likely Than Women To Act Up When Their Gender Status Is Threatened
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March 17, 2022
Society is awash with various stereotypes surrounding how the sexes should behave, but what happens when our perceived gender status is threatened at work? New research strives to find out.
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Managing Risk As A Gig Worker During Covid
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March 15, 2022
The Covid pandemic forced many gig workers to make trade offs between earning a living while also putting their health at risk. Two new studies explore how this trade off was managed.
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Post-Covid Cities Need To Be Smart Cities
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March 10, 2022
While the "death of cities" as a result of working from anywhere is likely to be overblown, the post-Covid city is undoubtedly going to have to be greener and more equal if it is to continue to thrive.
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Does Gender Change What It Means To Be Overqualified?
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March 08, 2022
Hiring people who are overqualified for their role is usually framed in negative terms, with the consensus being that they will quickly grow bored in their role and jump ship. Does gender play a role in whether overqualified people are viewed in that way?
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The Cybersecurity Challenges Of Working From Anywhere
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March 02, 2022
With workers increasingly operating from anywhere, does this present a cybersecurity challenge, and how can this be overcome?
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Immigrants Help Teams To Win At Work
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February 24, 2022
New research explores the impact immigrants have on the performance of teams, but is policy allowing such gains to be achieved?
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How Quickly Gender Stereotypes About Work Emerge
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February 22, 2022
Stereotypes can harm the adoption of STEM related courses and careers among women. Research explores how these stereotypes form and how they can be overcome
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Research Explores The Economic Benefits Of Remote Work During Covid-19
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February 15, 2022
During Covid restrictions, millions of us started to work remotely. New research explores what the economic benefits of this shift were for the economy and ponders how Covid might have looked if remote working was not an option.
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Employers Need To Invest In Low-Wage Employees To Prevent The Great Resignation
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February 10, 2022
With organizations struggling to attract and retain workers, a new report from Harvard Business School highlights the need to value low-wage workers more highly
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Is Work From Anywhere Here To Stay?
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February 08, 2022
Remote working prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic has unearthed previously hidden talent that organizations can tap into and promises to unleash the age of working from anywhere.
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Using Emojis To Monitor Emotional Well-being In A Remote Work Environment
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February 04, 2022
As more people work remotely, it is increasingly difficult for managers to understand the emotional state of their team. New research offers an unlikely source of help.
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It's Time To Stop VCs Driving Entrepreneurship
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February 01, 2022
VC investment is at record levels with more unicorns than ever before, but is this really a sign of healthy entrepreneurship?
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Access To Mental Health Services Affects Our Career Income
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January 27, 2022
Research shows that those with current or previous mental health issues are penalized in the workplace. How can we do better and make sure talented people aren't going to waste?
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AI Creates Job Disruption But Not Job Destruction
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January 18, 2022
A common concern surrounding automation in recent years is that it will result in widescale job losses as the work previously done by people is taken over by technology. New research shows that isn't the case.
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How Robots Could Lower The Gender Pay Gap
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January 14, 2022
New research explores how the introduction of robots into the workforce affects workers and families.
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Adapting To The Growth In Single People
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January 11, 2022
The rise in single people is a global phenomenon, but while it is often viewed in a negative sense, it can be beneficial providing steps are taken to cater for this growing population
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Masculine Norms Stop Men From Asking For Flexible Work
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January 04, 2022
Parental leave and flexible working are nominally available to all employees, but new research highlights how conservative workplace cultures often limit the willingness of men to take them up
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Being Sociable Matters At Work (And How You Can Be So)
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December 28, 2021
While we may believe that we want our colleagues to be competent rather than likable, recent research from Binghamton University suggests that when push comes to shove, we tend to prefer our colleagues to be amenable than challenging.
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How The Untapped Workforce Can Help You Survive The Great Resignation
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December 24, 2021
For the past few years, I’ve posted up three lectures over the Christmas period that I think provide an interesting commentary on key issues of our time. This year, I would like to focus on the untapped workforce that so often gets overlooked for vacancies.
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How Status Is Portrayed In Zoom Meetings
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December 23, 2021
The background one uses when conversing on Zoom has taken on increased importance given the otherwise egalitarian nature of the platform. New research explores how leaders visualize status on such calls.
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How Ready Are Companies For The Post-Pandemic World?
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December 21, 2021
McKinsey recently argued that one of the few plus points from the pandemic was it reinforced the importance of building change capabilities within our organizations. How effective have businesses been at doing this?
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Do We Give Startups A Free Pass On Ethical Behavior?
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December 14, 2021
We increasingly want companies to not only deliver great products and services but to do so in an ethical way, but new research suggests that we don't hold startups to the same high standards.
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How Improv Can Unlock Our Creativity At Work
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December 09, 2021
The ability to adapt to change is a key skill for the modern world. What can improv teach us about how best to achieve this?
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Companies Invest In Automation To Plug Gaps In An Aging Workforce
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December 07, 2021
The prevailing narrative around automation is that it replaces human workers and takes our jobs. New research shows that more often, it compensates for shortages in the labor force.
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What Is The Job Metaverse Is Trying To Do?
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December 02, 2021
With tech companies scrambling to unveil metaverse offerings, what exactly are the use cases they're hoping will attract businesses?
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Boards Need To Up Their Game In Terms Of Cognitive Diversity
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November 25, 2021
Diverse teams are well known to be more effective and creative, but company boards are still homogenous affairs. Research explores how this situation can be changed for the better.
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Covid Saw A Boost In Online Learning Among Women
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November 23, 2021
Despite intense pressure on women during Covid, new data shows that enrollment in online education was up. What more can employers do to make learning accessible for women?
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How Leaders Can Get Better At Talking About Failure
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November 18, 2021
While failure may be sexier than its ever been, it can still be difficult to admit to our mistakes. New research explores the various ways we can tell that story.
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Why International Cooperation Is So Hard
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November 16, 2021
Many of the world's problems require us to work together to find solutions, but international cooperation is notoriously difficult to achieve
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How Technology Impacts Employee Well-Being
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November 11, 2021
Often when we talk about AI complementing workers it's portrayed as a wholly positive exchange. New research explores whether that is really the case.
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How Being The Underdog Can Help Teams To Succeed
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November 09, 2021
Challenger brands have often made the most of their underdog status. New research explores how it can also help teams to succeed within organizations and outlines ways in which it can be used effectively
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The Urgent Need For Cybersecurity To Diversify
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November 05, 2021
The cybersecurity industry faces an ever growing skills shortage. It's a challenge that can only be overcome if the sector tackles longstanding diversity issues to attract a broader range of talent
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How Class Affects How We Collaborate
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November 02, 2021
It's increasingly accepted that class-diverse workforces are more effective, yet organizations still present structural barriers to stop those from working class backgrounds from thriving
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Employees Demand That We Become More Sustainable
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October 31, 2021
Cop26 sees governments discuss ways to be more sustainable and lower carbon emissions, but employees are increasingly demanding that their employers make a positive contribution.
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Economic Growth Depends On The Flow Of People And Ideas
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October 26, 2021
Economic growth is dependent on innovation, and research makes very clear that innovation is tied to the movement of people
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How Eco-Friendly Is Remote Working?
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October 21, 2021
One of the benefits of remote working is the removal of our daily commute, which would instinctively suggest that it's also a greener option, but is that really the case?
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Founding Teams Need The Right Mix Of Skills And Personality To Succeed
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October 18, 2021
Entrepreneurship is often viewed as a solo endeavor, but new research highlights the value of a founding team and the importance of getting the mix of talents and personalities in that team right
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Women’s Potential Is Undervalued At Work
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October 14, 2021
New research highlights how women's leadership potential is consistently undervalued despite strong performance at work
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Mobility Is A Good Thing, So Don't Scrimp On Employee Development
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October 12, 2021
With the great resignation in full swing, it can be tempting to cut back on employee development as you assume people will leave anyway. That could not be a worse strategy.
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Entrepreneurship Suffers When Well-Paid Jobs Are Plentiful
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October 07, 2021
New data suggests that entrepreneurship rates are in terminal decline, with the availability of well-paid jobs a possible cause.
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How Testbeds Can Help Us To Co-Create The Future
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October 04, 2021
Innovations should strive to meet a clear customer need, but it's often difficult to understand what that need is. Increasingly, organizations are using testbeds to bring innovators face to face with end users.
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Could Solar Power The Next Industrial Revolution?
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September 30, 2021
Energy consumption is known to play a huge role in economic transformation. Will the progress in solar energy produce a similar transformation of our economy in the years ahead?
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How To Form Bonds In A Virtual Workplace
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September 28, 2021
If hybrid workplaces are to become the norm, then it's vital that managers understand how to help employees build friendships at work in this virtual environment
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Creating A Diverse And Inclusive Work Environment
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September 23, 2021
Companies are spending billions on diversity and inclusion with little progress to show for it. A new book explores how things can be done better.
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Growing Entrepreneurs And Entrepreneurship: Lessons From Estonia
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September 20, 2021
Estonia is regarded as one of the most entrepreneurial nations on earth. What lessons can be learned about how entrepreneurs can be grown?
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What It Is That Makes Immigrants Such Good Entrepreneurs?
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September 16, 2021
The success of immigrant entrepreneurs is well known, but what is it about immigrants that makes them such great entrepreneurs? New research aims to find out.
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How We Respond To Being Judged By Algorithms At Work
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September 14, 2021
Gig economy workers are increasingly "managed" by algorithms that operate in an opaque and obscure manner. New research explores how workers respond to this treatment.
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How Discrimination Leads To A Motherhood Penalty In The Labor Market
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September 07, 2021
During the Covid pandemic, it has been evident that much of the domestic burden of caring for relatives, home schooling children, and so on, has fallen on women, with this widely believed to have contributed to the record departure of women from the workforce during the past 18 months.
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Does Automation Result In More Jobs Being Created?
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September 02, 2021
The traditional narrative is that automation will inevitably result in job losses, but new data reminds us that the opposite is actually the case, with firms who invest in robots increasing their headcount
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What Happens When The Values Of Civil Servants And Their Politicians Clash?
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August 30, 2021
Politics is increasingly polarized, but what happens to the performance of civil servants as the administrations they serve under change. Do they perform worse under administrations at the other end of their personal political spectrum?
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What Sweden Can Teach Us About The Fourth Industrial Revolution
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August 25, 2021
The traditional narrative of technological disruption to the labor market is driven by the Luddite rebellion of the 19th century, with workers violently reacting to new technologies that threaten to destroy their livelihoods. Is it the only narrative in town?
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How Much Involvement Should Employers Have In The Lives Of Employees?
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August 19, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has encouraged employers to be more supportive of employees in all aspects of their life. New research suggests that even something such as support for adoptive parents can generate significant benefits for all concerned.
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Gig Platforms Failing To Provide Fair Work (Still)
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August 17, 2021
The Covid pandemic has shone a light on the most vulnerable members of the labor force, with gig workers foremost among them. A new report shows that platforms are still letting down workers in a number of crucial areas
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Using Scenarios To Navigate The Great Resignation
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August 10, 2021
Scenario planning was first popularized by Herman Khan in the 1950s at the RAND corporation as a way to describe the future by outlining various ways in which it could potentially unfold. With many of us planning to quit our jobs, scenarios can help us chart the next step
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Why Amplifying Colleagues' Voices At Work Benefits Us All
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August 06, 2021
Speaking up at work is often hard, especially for those who lack status. New research explores how having colleagues amplify your ideas can boost both you and them.
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Slack Is Needed If The Digital Transformation Of Healthcare Is To Succeed
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August 03, 2021
Despite the hype around the digital transformation of healthcare, the true impact has been limited. If meaningful change is to occur, it needs far more slack in the system than is likely as a result of the pressure placed by Covid on it
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To Get People Back To The Workplace We Need To Create Healthy Buildings
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July 30, 2021
As employers are discussing how and when to welcome employees back to the office, it's vital that their emotional and physical wellbeing is catered for to ensure that this return is a willing one.
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Work Still Required To Root Out Discrimination From Football
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July 24, 2021
Racism in football has reared its ugly head in the wake of the Euro 2020 football tournament, but behind the headlines, research reveals how much work is still required to ensure equality in the sport
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How Do Career Disruptions Affect Elite White-Collar Workers?
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July 22, 2021
New research from UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business explores the resilience of bank employees in the wake of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.
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The Role Beauty Plays In Our Success At Work
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July 19, 2021
Various studies have highlighted the role attractiveness plays in our success at work, but while most highlight the benefits it can bring, there are also some downsides too
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Overcoming The Class Ceiling At Work
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July 09, 2021
Despite significant progress in diversity and inclusion at work, working class people remain significantly under-represented in the upper echelons of our companies
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How Non-Financial Rewards Widen Workplace Inequality
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July 07, 2021
Widening inequality has been a hot topic in recent years, but new research suggests that the traditional measure of inequality is not broad enough and we need to consider non-monetary rewards from work too
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The Class Divides In The Future Of Work Discussion
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July 05, 2021
The post-Covid future of work debate in recent months has taken a very middle-class hue, with many of those lauded as key workers during the pandemic frozen out
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Helping Employees Be Productive Anywhere
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June 29, 2021
As we emerge from the Covid pandemic, a new report argues that the key question will be how employees can be productive wherever they choose to work
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Remote Teams Can Thrive But Need To Fail Faster
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June 25, 2021
With remote working entering the mainstream it's clear we need to adapt our ways of working to ensure that remote teams function effectively. New research suggests that how we accept failure may be one such lesson to learn
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What Does Commuting Do To Innovation?
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June 22, 2021
The removal of our commute as a result of Covid-19 has been one of the more heralded changes forced on our working life during the pandemic. As we consider what life will be like after Covid, a new study examines how our commute affects our innovative output.
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A Hybrid Workforce May Not Be The Panacea After All
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June 17, 2021
As we emerge from the Covid pandemic, more and more people are predicting a hybrid workforce blending remote and on-site working will emerge. Is this prospect all it's cracked up to be?
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Are Jobs As Bad As We Fear?
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June 14, 2021
The term "bullshit jobs" came to popular attention in 2018 when the late David Graeber published Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, in which he argued that over half of the jobs today are meaningless. Are things really as bad as Graeber feared?
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Can Late Night Snacks Affect Our Performance At Work?
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June 08, 2021
We all know that late night snacking is bad for us, but new research argues that it can also affect our performance at work.
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The Continued Exploitation Of Informal Workers Around The World
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June 04, 2021
Informal workers suffer from exploitation around the world. New research explores how they are banding together to secure better working conditions for themselves.
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Why Belief And Mindset Are So Important For Our Creativity
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June 02, 2021
The Pygmalion effect, or Rosenthal effect, is a psychological phenomenon wherein high expectations lead to improved performance in a given area. Traditionally this has been a phenomenon in which the high expectations come from others as opposed to ourselves, but recent research from INSEAD highlights how high self-expectations can be similarly powerful.
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How Productive Have Remote Workers Been During Covid?
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May 31, 2021
For many years studies have suggested that remote work is more productive than office-based work. What has the mass remote work experiment conducted during the pandemic taught us?
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Getting Man And Machine To Collaborate Might Not Be As Easy As We Think
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May 26, 2021
As artificial intelligence became more powerful, the discontent that it would eventually sweep all before it in the labor market grew and grew, with breathless reports predicting that up to half of jobs would be taken by our robotic overlords. Of course, that hasn't really happened, and more measured commentators now believe that AI is far more likely to augment jobs than eradicate them entirely.
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Teaching Entrepreneurship In Brazil In The Wake Of Covid-19
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May 19, 2021
While it's tempting to think that entrepreneurs are born rather than made, the reality is that it is very much something you can learn. How might teaching entrepreneurship help Brazil recover from Covid-19?
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What Motivates Social Entrepreneurs?
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May 13, 2021
Jeff Bezos famously said that he wants entrepreneurs to be missionaries rather than mercenaries. Are those with a social purpose more successful than those striving to get rich?
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Are We Likely To Work Only 50% Of The Time In The Office?
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May 11, 2021
As lockdown restrictions ease around the world there are ongoing discussions around what the nature of work will look like. The past 18 months have seen the biggest shift to remote working ever seen. The shift has profound implications not only for the workplace itself but also for the towns and cities that have often evolved around them.
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The Need To Streamline Immigration For STEM Students
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May 06, 2021
Universities and knowledge-intensive companies have long voiced concern that restrictive immigration policies are hampering their abilities to attract the talent they need to thrive. These challenges are particularly pronounced in STEM fields where international talent is so crucial
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Miscarriages: The Costly Workplace Taboo
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May 02, 2021
Despite 1 in 4 pregnancies ending in miscarriage, the grief associated with this loss remains largely unspoken about, both in society and at work. The cost of this silence is significant.
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Wraparound Support Is Key To Ensuring An Equitable And Fair Future Of Work
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April 29, 2021
The future of work will require people to reskill throughout their life, but numerous obstacles exist to prevent the disadvantaged from doing so. Support services are therefore likely to be crucial to help overcome these challenges and ensure the future is fair and equitable
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Creativity Is A Persistent Endeavor
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April 27, 2021
New research reveals that we tend to think that our level of creativity declines over time, but is that really the case, and might we be inhibiting our creativity as a result?
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Self-Compassion Is Key To Survive Working From Home
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April 22, 2021
As remote working drags on and on, more people are reporting feeling lonely, with new research highlighting the impact this has on our mental health and performance at work
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Gig Workers In Times Of Covid
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April 20, 2021
Gig work has always been precarious in nature, but the Covid pandemic has underlined just how vulnerable many gig workers are, despite doing work society appreciates is crucial
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Why Are Our Networks Shrinking During Covid-19?
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April 16, 2021
Recent Yale research suggests that both our personal and professional networks have shrunk by around 16% during Covid.
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Even The Staunchest Defenders Of Equality Will Discriminate Against Older Workers
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April 13, 2021
With huge demographic changes sweeping across society, organizations need to become more "age ready", but new research shows that even staunch defenders of equality often discriminate against older workers.
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Are Zoom Meetings Reducing Our Collective Intelligence?
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April 08, 2021
Video conferencing platforms have become the normal way for teams to communicate during Covid. While we think they replicate face-to-face interactions, however, the reality may be very different
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How Institutional Reforms Can Help Startups
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April 06, 2021
Removing red tape is perhaps not the first place we look when looking to support entrepreneurship, but new research highlights how effective it can be in boosting startup activity.
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How Can Corporate Upskilling Be Reimagined?
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April 01, 2021
The Covid pandemic has shone a direct spotlight on the need for society to do better at helping people adapt to changes in the workplace. New innovations point the way as to the help being provided.
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The Shadow World Of The Migrant Farm Worker
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March 29, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic shone fresh light on the importance of migrant farmworkers, yet they remain invisible, marginalized, and exploited.
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Why People Don't Always Speak Up At Work
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March 23, 2021
Speaking up at work has numerous benefits, from boosting innovation to rooting out malevolence. It's not something that comes easily, however, and new research explores what prompts people to stay quiet
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Will Covid-19 Help To Create Welfare Fit For The 21st Century?
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March 16, 2021
Covid-19 has highlighted the difficulties for many workers in precarious livelihoods. Will it provide the jolt required to craft a new welfare system fit for the modern world?
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Women Will Come To The Fore In The Feeling Economy
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March 08, 2021
As we enter an age in which soft skills are coming ever more to the fore, should we stop trying to convince women to enter analytical fields and focus on their strengths?
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Transparency Is Key To Removing The Gender Pay Gap
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March 08, 2021
A new paper from Washington University in St. Louis highlights how a lack of transparency around pay contributes to the enduring pay gap between men and women.
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Feminine Women Find It Easier To Prove Sexual Harassment At Work
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March 08, 2021
While the #MeToo movement lifted the lid on sexual harassment in the workplace, gaining legal protection remains difficult. New research suggests that our perceptions of what is a prototypical woman may be playing a role in undermining legal justice
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Overcoming Zoom Fatigue
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March 02, 2021
Zoom has been vital for keeping business going during Covid, but its constant use has led to fatigue and exhaustion. A new paper from Stanford provides some tips to overcome Zoom fatigue
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Does Zoom Affect Women's Body Self-Image?
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February 25, 2021
Social media has worsened cases of negative self-image as people go to often extreme lengths to portray themselves in the best light online. Might the rise in video conferencing during Covid-19 have a similar impact on our self-image?
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The Importance Of Exergaming When Working Remotely
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February 23, 2021
With more and more people working remotely not only do challenges exist around employee health and wellbeing, but also about how to successfully onboard and build cohesive teams. Could exergaming provide an answer?
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Workplace Equality Improves When Women Mentor Men
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February 18, 2021
Mentoring typically sees a senior person supporting a junior colleague, but new research shows that when senior women mentor more junior men it can help to reduce inequalities in the workplace
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The Impact Of Remote Working On Towns Across England
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February 16, 2021
Covid-19 has sent millions to their home offices and created ghost towns of city centers around the world. New research explores the economic impact of this transition in the UK
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Changes In Job-Related Training Since Covid-19
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February 12, 2021
Few aspects of modern society have remained unaffected in some way by the Covid-19 pandemic, and so it's perhaps no surprise that a new report from the London School of Economics shows that job-based training is no different.
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The Complexities Of Applying For Jobs When You’re A Woman
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February 09, 2021
New research from the University of Toronto reveals that women often attempt to downplay their feminine qualities during their application, but this often backfires as they come across as unlikeable as a result.
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Are We Still Attracted By The Bright Lights?
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February 02, 2021
Covid-19 has seen people exchange the bright lights of the city for the calmer environs of small towns, where they can work remotely. New modeling explores whether this shift might be permanent.
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Where Are The Best Countries To Avoid Ageism?
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January 28, 2021
Societies across the world are rapidly aging, but it's clear that not all countries are as effective in managing this demographic transition. New research from Michigan State University explores.
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How Covid Has Changed The Retail Workforce
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January 26, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the retail landscape, with online sales booming. A new report explores the impact of this on the retail workforce.
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5 Ways To Keep Women In Tech
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January 21, 2021
The number of female software graduates has declined in recent years, reflecting the ongoing problems of diversity in the tech sector. New research suggests the culture needs to change to improve matters.
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The Economic Case For Open Borders
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January 19, 2021
Immigration remains a hotly contested topic, with COVID-19 likely to result in tighter controls for some time to come. New research reinforces the economic benefits of open borders, however, and proposes a new approach.
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New Report Explores The Work Of The Future
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January 15, 2021
Since MIT's Task Force on the Work of the Future was created a few years ago, they have provided a regular analysis of how the nature of work is unfolding. This body of research has recently been pulled together into a comprehensive report that examines the work of the future.
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Is It Really Possible For The Next Silicon Valley To Emerge In A Small Town?
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January 12, 2021
Cities around the world are trying to replicate the success of Silicon Valley, but are there natural laws that tie population size to innovation potential? New research explores.
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Is The Covid Recession Starving Startups Of Talent?
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January 07, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has created a great deal of uncertainty across the economy, but what does this mean for startups who by their very nature have to have a stronger appetite for risk?
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The Rise Of The On-Demand Workforce
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January 05, 2021
Covid-19 has fundamentally changed many aspects of working life, but a new report argues that it is likely to herald a more widespread adoption of contingent workers as an "on-demand workforce" emerges.
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Research Explores Why Refugees Move After Arriving In A Country
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December 31, 2020
It makes economic sense for countries to find ways for refugees to be fruitful members of their host communities, but many refugees move on from the places they are originally settled in by officials. New research explores why that is.
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The Future Of Business Travel
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December 29, 2020
Travel has been hugely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, but business travel is particularly important for the airline industry. What might the future hold for business travel in 2021?
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Do Universities Provide Reliable Signaling?
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December 15, 2020
For decades, the quality of university people graduated from has been used as a signal of their talent in the labor market, but is this as reliable a signal as we have previously thought?
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Older Workers Are Just As Keen On Learning As Younger Workers
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December 10, 2020
Older workers face a wide range of discrimination in the workplace, with one of the more enduring biases that they struggle to learn new things. New research highlights how wrong that is.
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Productivity In Times Of Covid
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December 08, 2020
Covid has meant many of us have had to work remotely, but while there have been longstanding fears that remote working results in a fall in productivity, new research suggests that is not the case.
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Where Might Protests Against The 4th Industrial Revolution Originate?
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December 02, 2020
Workers displaced by technology were more likely to riot in areas far from industrial towns, where they had fewer employment opportunities
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The Importance Of Immigrants For The Future Of Tech
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November 27, 2020
The importance of migrants was underlined during the Covid-19 crisis when it was revealed that the founders of both BioNTech and Moderna are immigrants to the United States and Germany respectively. New research suggests that the future of AI is being held back by restrictive immigration policies
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Entrepreneurship Skills Can Last A Lifetime
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November 24, 2020
Entrepreneurship is something that well equips young people for the challenges of modern work. A range of competitions now exist to help students develop skills that could last them a lifetime.
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How Middle Managers Cope With Abusive Leadership
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November 20, 2020
Abusive leadership remains sadly all too common. New research explores the various tactics middle managers deploy to cope with abusive from above, and the impact this has on the firm's performance.
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The Long-Term Impact Our Boss Has On Our Career
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November 17, 2020
Luck is widely believed to have a huge role in our career, but new research highlights how it's equally important to work under an exceptional manager
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How Entrepreneurship Can Thrive In Small Communities
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November 13, 2020
Innovation and entrepreneurship is often seen as the preserve of big cities, but new research highlights how a small town in Italy came to be the biggest hub for medical devices in the country, providing a roadmap for other small communities to follow
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Immigrants Create More Jobs Than They Take
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November 11, 2020
A common anti-immigration sentiment is that immigrants take jobs from locals, but new research highlights how this couldn't be further from the truth, with immigrants more likely to create jobs than destroy them
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How Remote Working Can Transform Small Town Life
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November 06, 2020
Remote working has meant city centers have become deserted, but this transition has also meant a huge rise in people moving to smaller towns. New research explores some of the implications of this transition.
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How Narcissists Affect The Culture Of Their Organizations
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November 03, 2020
It can be tempting to be suckered in by the confidence of narcissistic leaders, but new research shows that they can cause enduring harm to the culture of their business, even when they no longer lead it
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Can AI Tell Us When To Use AI And When Not To?
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October 29, 2020
As AI is introduced into the workplace, understanding what tasks are best suited for humans, and what tasks are best suited to computers will be crucial. Can AI itself make that choice?
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The Impact Of Covid-Related Stress On Employee Engagement
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October 27, 2020
Anxiety and stress during COVID-19 has risen, and new research shows that this is having a profound impact on employee engagement among workers. Thankfully, there is an answer.
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Improvisation In Healthcare During Covid
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October 22, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare organizations to improvise in the face of the rapidly changing conditions. Could this spirit of innovation endure once the pandemic passes?
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The Challenges When Creating Across Cultures
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October 20, 2020
Diversity is widely believed to boost creativity, but it makes coordinating harder within teams. New research highlights the role "global fluency" can play in overcoming these challenges.
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Automation, COVID, And The Future Of Work
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October 16, 2020
COVID-19 has seen considerable progress in terms of digital transformation, but has this also impacted the fears people have about their jobs being automated?
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Are The Best Jobs At International Firms?
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October 14, 2020
As economies get to grips with Covid-19, the desire for good jobs to be created is self-evident. New research suggests that the best jobs emerge at international firms, highlighting the importance of maintaining a global outlook
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New Study Predicts Gloomy Economic Times Ahead For Americans
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October 09, 2020
At a time when evictions and mortgage defaults have been likened to an oncoming tsunami across America, a big-data study of loan-to-value ratios in the wake of the 2007-08 recession carries a cautionary forecast for vexing economic weather ahead.
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Trust Is Key For Performance Management When Working Remotely
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October 06, 2020
COVID-19 has seen remote working flourish, but this burgeoning remote workforce are challenging many of the norms of performance management. To adapt to this new landscape, managers will need to ensure trust and fairness are central to their plans
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The Mental Health Challenges For Workers During COVID
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October 01, 2020
COVID-19 has caused widespread economic disruption, and this uncertainty is having a particular toll on the mental health of young people, who are particularly affected.
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Managerial Support Needed For Remote Working To Endure
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September 28, 2020
New research suggests that as we return to a degree of normality, most of us will return to the office rather than working from home. Data suggests that managerial resistance is a major contributing factor for this failure of remote working sticking
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Getting Fans Back Into Stadia During COVID
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September 21, 2020
2020 was due to be a celebration of sport around the world, but instead tournaments have been canceled and matches played in front of empty stands. New technology aims to help get fans back into grounds and could provide lessons for other industries.
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Will The Remote Work Boom See A Rise In Digital Nomadism?
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September 14, 2020
Travel during COVID-19 has plummeted, and this has placed digital nomads in a difficult situation. As remote working becomes mainstream, however, will digital nomadism become more popular when travel re-opens?
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What It Might Mean If We All Work From Home?
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September 10, 2020
Despite politicians urging people to return to the office, the indications are that this is unlikely to happen any time soon. What might this mean for how we live?
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New Research Suggests The Future Of Work Is A Flexible One
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September 08, 2020
Flexible work has traditionally struggled for mass adoption in the workplace, but with so many of us working from home during Covid, and so many jobs capable of being done from home, are times changing?
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How Corporates Can Best Engage With Startups
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September 04, 2020
Many attempts to strike partnerships between startups and corporates fail. New research explores how these relationships can be successfully forged
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Why Are Workers Getting A Smaller Piece Of The Economic Pie?
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September 02, 2020
Economists have long blamed automation, outsourcing and global competition for the declining share of economic prosperity going to workers, but a new study from MIT suggests alternative factors are at work
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How Government Could Respond To The Future Of Work
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August 25, 2020
AI, robotics and other technologies threaten to massively disrupt the nature of work. New research explores how government should respond to help citizens adapt to this future of work
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Investing In People Builds Resilience Against The Covid Recession
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August 20, 2020
The recession following on from the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to be the biggest in 100 years. New research suggests certain
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Why Control Over Boundaries Is Key To Successful Work-Life Balance
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August 14, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has forced huge swathes of the workforce to work remotely, but the intrusion of digital technologies and the surveillance of managers can backfire in terms of engagement and wellbeing. A canon of research highlights the best way to make remote working work.
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Are People Keen To Get Back To Their Commute?
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August 11, 2020
The commute has traditionally been a much maligned part of working life, but as Covid-19 has forcibly removed the commute for many of us, a new appreciation of its value is emerging
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What Impact Will Covid-19 Have On The Movement Of People?
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August 04, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in many borders being shut down to migrants, there is a temptation to keep those borders shut during the recovery. New research explores past events to see whether this is likely or not.
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How Skills Will Be Crucial As We Adapt To The Post-Covid World
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July 28, 2020
New research from online learning company Coursera highlights the changing skills landscape as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, while also reminding us of the importance of skills development to ensure a quick and fair recovery
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Turning Redundancy Into Entrepreneurship
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July 24, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has made huge numbers of people unemployed. Several new programs are emerging to help these people enter the world of entrepreneurship.
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How Automation Affects Labor Mobility
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July 20, 2020
Technology and overseas competition both affect the domestic labor market in the United States, but they both affect labor mobility in very different ways. New research from Harvard explores.
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Helping Bring World Leading Education To Refugees
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July 14, 2020
Various initiatives have attempted to help refugees gain the skills and credentials required to enter the workforce in their new home, but lack of Internet access often holds them back. A new project aims to overcome this hurdle and support refugees into work
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The Post-Covid World Sees Innovation Spread Its Wings
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July 09, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has focused attention on the challenges facing society. These challenges require new forms of innovation to emerge, which will see new ecosystems propagating around the world
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Are We Entering A New World Of Remote Work?
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July 08, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many of us to work remotely on a full-time basis, but will this trend endure once the pandemic abates? New research explores whether remote working is likely to become the new normal.
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Is The Virtual Tour De France The Next Stage In The Evolution Of ESports?
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July 03, 2020
The Tour de France is a fixture of the summer, with millions tuning in to watch cyclists battle the rugged and beautiful French countryside. With Covid-19 delaying the cycling season, the competition has moved to the online cycling world Zwift for the first ever virtual Tour.
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The Robot That's Keeping Facilities Clean During Covid-19
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July 01, 2020
As workplaces re-open after the Covid-19 lockdown, attention is turning to how they can be as clean as possible. Researchers from MIT are working on a robot that uses UV light to sanitize any working environment.
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Should Young People Leave Cities After Covid To Find Work?
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June 26, 2020
For many years, cities have attracted young people across the world in search of work and opportunities. As Covid-19 has reduced the appeal of cities, however, might their fortunes be better served by looking elsewhere?
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The Economic And Health Trade-Offs Of Reopening The Economy
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June 23, 2020
As economies around the world begin to emerge from covid lockdown, new research from MIT assesses the health risks and economic rewards from re-opening 26 different sectors of the economy
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Why Deep Investment In Automation Results In More Jobs
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June 18, 2020
Fear around the automation of jobs by new technologies persist, but new research highlights how it is more a lack of investment in technology that is undermining job and wage growth than it is too much investment in technology.
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Trust And Transparency Are Key As Employees Return To The Office
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June 15, 2020
As lockdown measures ease, employees are gradually coming back to work, but new data suggests many are apprehensive about doing so. What needs to change to overcome those fears?
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Visa Restrictions Will Worsen The Post-Covid Recession
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June 09, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to result in an unprecedented recession, but new research urges policy makers not to use the crisis to erect further barriers to immigration, as this will almost certainly make the recession worse
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How The Coronavirus Is Transforming Innovation
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June 04, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has brought tremendous change across society, but none more so in how we innovate. Industries across the world have been transformed in an incredibly short space of time, but will the changes endure?
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Will Covid-19 Lead To A Greener, Fairer Society?
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June 02, 2020
Attention is increasingly turning to what kind of world we will have after the coronavirus pandemic. While there is a strong desire to return to a normal life, what should the new normal look like?
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Startups Are Key To Post-Covid Recovery, But Prospects Are Bleak
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May 26, 2020
Startups are the engines of innovation and economic growth, but they're feeling the brunt of the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. New research highlights the concerns and pessimism many entrepreneurs face today.
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The Importance Of Treating Foreign Workers Sensitively During Covid-19
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May 21, 2020
The workplace is an increasingly multicultural affair, but while this can bring tremendous benefits to a team, the homesickness of employees can also undermine their individual performance levels.
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How Narcissistic Leaders Can Destroy Organizations During Covid-19
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May 19, 2020
Narcissistic leaders can be enticing during times of crisis, as their confidence and certainty can tempt us into thinking they have all of the answers. New research shows how destructive they can be to any organization, however.
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How Workplace Equality Can Drive The Economy (With A Little Help From AI)
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May 14, 2020
New research from Stanford University suggests that greater equality in the workplace has contributed significantly to American economic growth over the past 50 years. What role can AI play in further boosting this performance?
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Is A Blurred Work-Life Balance The New Normal?
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May 11, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has meant many of us now work from home, causing a blurring of our work-life balance. New research suggests this is likely to become the new normal, and managers need to adapt accordingly.
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Is Home Working As Good For The Planet As We Think?
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May 07, 2020
As a result of the coronavirus lockdown measures, travel, and therefore energy usage, has plummeted. Is it simple to assume that our new home working habits are therefore better for the planet?
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Healthcare Needs New Skills To Build On Its COVID Inspired Digital Transformation
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May 05, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has seen a digital transformation of healthcare. A new report suggests that if such changes are to stick, effort needs to be made to improve the data literacy of healthcare staff
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What Impact Does It Have When Leaders Become Sick?
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April 07, 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was recently admitted to hospital due to the coronavirus. New research explores what happens to organizational performance when CEOs are hospitalized.
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The Leadership Response To Coronavirus
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March 25, 2020
With panic and uncertainty spreading as fast as the coronavirus itself, leaders play a crucial role in calming and reassuring employees and their stakeholder network. Unfortunately, many have failed in that task.
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The Rise Of Television, Economic Inequality And The Future Of Work
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March 19, 2020
After the introduction of the television, the labor market for actors and entertainers changed for good. What lessons can this provide for other sectors that are being disrupted by technology today?
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How Employee Monitoring And Ranking Harms Collaboration
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March 17, 2020
As analytics becomes ever more popular in the workplace, the temptation to measure all aspects of working life grows. New research explores the dark side of employee monitoring, and how it might harm effective team working.
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How To Design The Best Workplace (Even When It’s At Home)
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March 12, 2020
A great deal of time and energy is devoted to making offices beautiful places to work, but with more of us choosing to work from home, do employers need to provide the same support for home offices?
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The Mental Health Challenges Of The Gig Economy
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March 10, 2020
Research suggests that gig work can be both the best of times and the worst of times, but this emergent and complex form of work undoubtedly has an impact on our mental well-being. The question then is what is the best thing to do about it.
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How Being A Generalist Can Help You Adapt And Innovate
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March 05, 2020
New research from Harvard Business School explores how people with broader expertise are able to not only see trends faster, but produce better innovations as a result.
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How Can Post-Startup Companies Grow?
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March 02, 2020
Startups get a huge amount of attention from investors, the media and policy makers, but the high failure rate means their role in job creation is minimal. A new report explores how post-startup companies can be better supported.
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Women Are Natural Servant Leaders, But Need Encouragement To Take On The Role
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February 25, 2020
New research suggests that women are fantastic at servant leadership, but getting more women into leadership roles requires organizations to provide support and encouragement
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Soft Skills Are Vital If Low-Skilled Workers Are To Thrive
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February 21, 2020
Low-skilled workers face growing pressure in the labor market, but new research suggests that developing soft skills can help people to thrive. Research from both LinkedIn and Udemy shed light on what those soft skills might be.
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Do Women-Only Networking Groups Harm Female Entrepreneurship?
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February 18, 2020
Encouraging more women to become entrepreneurs has huge financial and social benefits for society, but new research shows that dedicated networks designed to support that goal are failing in their mission
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How Partisanship Is Destroying America’s Competitiveness
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February 13, 2020
A new report from Harvard Business School suggests that political wrangling has meant the United States has missed the opportunity to make vital structural changes during the last decade of economic growth
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How Do Employees Feel About The Need To Retrain?
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February 11, 2020
It's increasingly accepted that we will need to train repeatedly throughout our career to adapt to the changes in the workplace. New research explores how workers feel about this, and what help they would like to ensure re-skilling successfully occurs.
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Why Startups Need To Get The Founding Team Right
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February 06, 2020
For a generation, it was thought that the idea was the key to startup success, but there is a growing appreciation for the importance of the founding team. How can you build the great team to give your startup the best chance?
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Is Attitude Key To Being A Successful Female Entrepreneur?
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February 04, 2020
Encouraging more female entrepreneurship would deliver huge social and economic benefits. New research explores whether a unique approach to training and mentoring can deliver the best results and help female entrepreneurs to thrive.
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How Power Influences Our Cognitive Performance
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January 28, 2020
It's well known that a lack of mental capacity inhibits our ability to perform at our best. New research highlights the numerous ways in which a lack of power can contribute to this, before providing tips on how to overcome this if you lack power in your life
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Talent In The Age Of AI
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January 22, 2020
In an increasingly competitive global landscape for AI development, the ability for countries and regions to attract talent and support AI development is key to national success. A new report provides a comparison of how countries and regions are doing.
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Are Rural Communities (Untapped) Hotbeds Of Innovation?
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January 16, 2020
Innovation is often seen as solely the preserve of large, urban areas that have huge pools of talent and a large market to sell into. New research suggests this orthodoxy needs rethinking, and that rural areas are equally innovative.
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Creating A Purpose-Driven Corporation
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January 14, 2020
There is a growing sense that companies need to move beyond 'just' trying to make as much money as possible, but there are competing suggestions for just how this can be achieved.
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Unemployment Is Prompting Men To Consider Traditionally Female Jobs
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January 09, 2020
There is still considerable gender divisions in the kind of jobs people do, but new research suggests that the decline in traditionally male jobs is encouraging more men to cross the divide
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New Report Explores The Global State Of Adult Education
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January 07, 2020
Lifelong learning is crucial if we are to adapt to changes in the labor market, yet a new report from UNESCO highlights how access is unequal around the world, leading to huge vulnerabilities in the workforce
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How Society Benefits If We Make It Easier For Refugees To Enter The Workforce
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January 03, 2020
With countries around the world creating a 'hostile environment' for refugees and other migrants, it can often be challenging to fully utilize the skills and work ethic refugees bring. Some inspiring examples exist of how these barriers are being removed, but more should be done.
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Open Borders, Being International And The Gift Of Global Talent
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December 24, 2019
Christmas is a time of traditions, and one of my favorite traditions is the Christmas lecture series filmed by the Royal Society. Here, I present my own take on this tradition, with three lectures on a topic that has been close to my heart over the past year.
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Do We Need A Recruitment Agency For Robots?
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December 20, 2019
The spread of technologies, such as industrial robotics, is concentrated in larger, wealthier firms, but can new trends such as robotics-as-a-service help to democratize technology and improve productivity?
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Why Immigration Is So Important In The Global Race For Talent
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December 17, 2019
In the face of growing pressure from nationalists to shut down borders and restrict the mobility of talent, business school leaders and entrepreneurs urge politicians to resist the urge to prevent talent from coming in to drive science and innovation forward.
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Closing The Skills Inequality Gap
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December 16, 2019
With those with lower skills disproportionately more likely to be affected by economic and technological disruption, are we doing enough to support them?
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Is Political Division Reducing Labor Mobility?
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December 13, 2019
Labor mobility is cited as a key factor in helping society respond to economic and technological change in the labor market. New research suggests ideological divisions between towns and cities may be putting many workers off making the move however.
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Are Older Entrepreneurs The Best Entrepreneurs?
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December 11, 2019
Entrepreneurship is often seen as the preserve of the young, with many in the industry actively discriminating against older entrepreneurs. With new data suggesting older entrepreneurs are actually more successful, it's time for a rethink.
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Why We Need To Disseminate Innovation To Overcome The Productivity Paradox
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December 09, 2019
Despite high expectations around new technologies, productivity statistics have stagnated. In his latest book, Henry Chesbrough argues that open innovation is the key to overcoming these hurdles and ensure society gains from the technologies being developed today
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The Impact Of Unemployment On Male Well-Being
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December 06, 2019
Labor market participation is increasingly low for men across the world, with severe repercussions both for the individual well-being of the men concerned, but also for the wider health of society
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Innovating Your Way Out Of The Resource Curse
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December 04, 2019
Oil and gas has made both Qatar and Norway enormously prosperous, but both countries have struggled to diversify their economies to ensure they remain prosperous in the post-oil future.
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Is Entrepreneurship As Popular As We Think?
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November 27, 2019
Entrepreneurship appears to be in rude health, with daily headlines of startups striving to change the world, but is that really the case? Data suggests that entrepreneurship may be struggling, with considerable consequences for the economy
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Preparing The Precarious For The Future Of Work
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November 25, 2019
Those in precarious and unstable jobs are most at risk from technological disruption to the labor market, but they are also least likely to engage in training to improve their chances. A new report explores how the precarious can be helped to thrive in the future of work.
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Are The Self-Employed At Greater Risk Of Automation, And What Can We Do About It?
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November 21, 2019
New research from the University of Buffalo explores the unique risks technology poses to the self employed, but if automation is more likely, how can society respond to give greater security to those in precarious situations?
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What Impact Does Migration Policy Have On Offshoring?
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November 14, 2019
Advocates of restrictive immigration policies believe that they will encourage companies to hire local workers, but new research suggests the reality might be very different. What impact does this have on the innovative capabilities of American firms?
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3 Ways We Hold Back Female Entrepreneurs
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November 11, 2019
At a recent event for legal entrepreneurs, the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs were discussed. This article explores some of the cultural and societal hurdles that make it that much harder for women entrepreneurs to thrive
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Is Experiential Learning The Future Of Professional Education?
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November 07, 2019
It's increasingly important that people have soft skills to sit alongside technical knowledge. Is experiential learning the best approach to help provide students with vital skills such as team work and collaboration?
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Creating Scalable Opportunities For Lifelong Learning
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November 01, 2019
As online learning platform Coursera launch a new product specifically for universities, what might the impact be on how we learn throughout our careers?
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Is The Single Market Preventing Digital Champions In Europe?
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November 01, 2019
Europe has been striving to create digital champions for a generation with little success. Is the dysfunctionality of the single market the root cause of their failure?
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What Is The Future Of Aging Populations?
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October 28, 2019
Populations around the world are ageing like never before, placing unique challenges on governments and employers. A new report from the UK Government explores how an ageing population impacts areas such as housing, healthcare and the future of work
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Will The Future Of Work Require More Investment In Technology, Not Less?
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October 22, 2019
A new report from MIT highlights the growing anxiety many feel about the future of work, but German research suggests the best approach might be to invest more in technology rather than legislate it away.
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Stopping The Brain Drain Of Entrepreneurs To Western Europe
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October 17, 2019
The European Union want to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation across Europe, but many entrepreneurs from eastern Europe are flocking west in order to grow their business. What can be done to encourage innovation in the east?
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Is The Gig Economy Set To Disrupt The Legal Profession?
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October 14, 2019
The gig economy is typically associated with low-wage, low-skill labor, but China shows that one of the most prestigious professions is also being disrupted
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Tags: Digital Disruption, Future of Work, Legal and IP
Overcoming The Network Gap To Build Socially Diverse Workplaces
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October 10, 2019
A diverse workforce is usually a successful workforce, but recruiters often subtly shut out those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. What can be done to overcome this and why does it matter?
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Tags: HR
Zen And The Art Of Small Town Revitalization
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October 07, 2019
Startups are essential for dynamic economies, but small towns are increasingly left behind due to a lack of entrepreneurship. What lessons can be learned from communities where entrepreneurship has thrived?
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Tags: Startups, Entrepreneurship
Self-Managed Teams Result In Lower Pay For Women
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October 02, 2019
Self-managed teams are increasingly popular across the world, with advocates believing they are more efficient, effective and engaging. Are they equitable though or do they exhibit many of the same biases that harm hierarchical teams? New research explores.
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Is Becoming Self-Employed All It's Cracked Up To Be?
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September 26, 2019
Self-employment is on the rise around the world, with more and more people believing it will provide them with the life they desire. Does the reality match up to these aspirations however or is self-employed life somewhat worse than it's cracked up to be?
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Tags: Future of Work
Is The Single Market Preventing Digital Champions In Europe?
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September 20, 2019
Europe has been striving to create digital champions for a generation with little success. Is the dysfunctionality of the single market the root cause of their failure?
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Innovation, FinTech
Is Flexible Work Key To Attracting The Brightest Talents?
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September 17, 2019
Flexible work has a number of proven benefits in terms of productivity and employee engagement, but is it also valuable from a recruiting perspective? New research explores how important it can be for the brightest talent.
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Automation, Brexit And The Far Right
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September 13, 2019
Many commentators worry about the impact new technology is having on jobs, both today and in the future. New research explores how such concerns have affected support for right wing populist part
