A 2017 study on workplace injuries spurs more research on perils of corporate short-termism
Startups lack bench strength, a disadvantage in tight labor markets
Rethinking issues around productivity, income inequality and industry concentration
Taking a stand on controversial issues can hurt sales, but the effect is brief
Acquiring companies appear to get a better deal following frequent in-person meetings
Incentives boost output, but benefits level off at a fairly low point
Workforce doesn’t identify as feminist? Maybe don’t use that word
Encouraging the rank-and-file to value feminine traits reduces the implicit endorsement of a biased supervisor
Absent such a call, white workers may doubt they have a role
Reliance on part-timers raises headcounts and dangers to patients
At the end of a night shift, empathy for patients’ hurting seems diminished
As with scientific research, it’s hard to distinguish correlation from causation
Splitting complex problems into parts simplifies and greatly speeds the task
The kind of reward matters less than the type of connection between giver and recipient
It’s generally a positive in both cultures, but buy-in is more tentative in China
A method that establishes a range of needs — and then tightens the range — works better