In 2016, when Amazon workers began organizing at a warehouse in Chester, Virginia, the company tracked where employees gathered, posted anti-union messaging in bathroom stalls, and held town halls to discourage them. The National Labor Relations…
Most women in a new RMIT University study wore shoe sizes that differed from the size indicated by their foot length, highlighting the limitations of conventional sizing systems in accounting for differences in foot width…
What happens in the brain when two people engage in joint creative activity and build a new relationship with one another in the process? ETH cognitive scientist, Ryssa Moffat investigated this question. She is a…
From the University of Central Florida press release: Rude behavior at work has come to be expected, like donuts in the breakroom. Two decades of research on employee relationships shows that 98 percent of employees…
From the Rice University press release: To boost employees’ creativity, managers should consider offering a set of rewards for them to choose from, according to a new study by management experts at Rice University, Tulane…
From the University of Notre Dame press release: Like beauty, fairness is in the eye of the beholder. In the workplace, whether or not we believe that a supervisor has treated us fairly depends on…
From the University of Florida press release: Starting your day by thinking about what kind of leader you want to be can make you more effective at work, a new study finds. “It’s as simple…
From the North Carolina State University press release: A recent study finds that unhealthy eating behaviors at night can make people less helpful and more withdrawn the next day at work. “For the first time,…
From the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute press release: What are the secrets to maintaining a productive home office? Run a white-noise machine to mask household clatter, make sure your noisy neighbors know your work schedule, and…
From the North Carolina State University press release: Recent research shows that people are more likely to take “microbreaks” at work on days when they’re tired — but that’s not a bad thing. The researchers…