Talent Management
What Men and Women Think About Gender and Pay: AP-NORC poll
Most working women in the U.S. believe they are disadvantaged when it comes to earning competitive wages, but many men hold a different view, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Equal pay emerged as a ...
Traveling for Business? Don’t Forget to Pack Your Emergency Preparedness Plan
We live in risky times. War with Iran, the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Mexican cartels—global tensions are at an all-time high. The Department of State is advising Americans ...
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 ...