Talent Management
Employee Hiring Referrals Can Trigger Hidden Biases
Employee referrals can aid hiring but carry hidden downsides. New research by Rellie Derfler-Rozin at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business and Teodora Tomova Shakur of ...
‘Microshifting’ Puts a New Spin on 9-to-5 Schedules
Before the house is humming and her teenagers ask her to whip up breakfast or chauffeur them to school, Jen Meegan reads her company emails and revisits ideas she drafted the night before. She works ...
The Enemy Within: Insider Threats Are Hard to Detect, Harder to Predict
Executives still talk about insider threats as if the danger begins and ends with a disgruntled employee stealing data on the way out. But the modern version of the problem is far less theatrical and ...
How to Make Performance Evaluations More Accurate
When it comes to performance evaluations, the stakes can be high. Their outcomes can affect promotions and help organizations identify which employees are best suited for training programs. There's ...
Study Shows Limits of Multitasking
Even with highly extensive training, the human brain is not really capable of performing two tasks simultaneously. Moreover, even the smallest deviations from trained routines can have a significant ...
Family-Friendly Workplaces Are Great − But ‘Families of 1’ Get Ignored
In 1960, 72% of adults were married, and over 90% would go on to marry. HR policies and management practices back then catered to nuclear families with a lone, male breadwinner. Today, dual-career ...
Study: AI May Be Tempering Insurer Hiring
The share of insurance companies planning to maintain their current staff size over the next 12 months has reached a 15-year high, while just 7% of insurers plan to reduce headcount in 2026. Aon and ...
More Paid Time Off Keeps U.S. Workers From Quitting: Study
A first-of-its-kind study shows paid time off is a powerful driver of employee retention. At the height of the "Great Resignation" in 2021, more than 50 million workers in the United States quit ...