Posts Tagged ‘workplace’
Top Stories - Jan 11, 2011 17:04 - 8 Comments
Deadpan jobs are hard work
RICE (US) — Having a poker face at work can take its toll. Employees with jobs that require neutrality expend so much energy controlling emotions that they have less energy for other tasks. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 19, 2010 12:45 - 0 Comments
Wellness at work reaps big returns
TEXAS A&M (US) — Wellness programs are smart for employees and the bottom line, a new study shows. The return on investment is sometimes as high as six to one. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 12, 2010 12:25 - 1 Comment
Irregular shifts strain some parents
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Cohabiting parents who work nonstandard shifts tend to experience more conflict between work and family life. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 12, 2010 12:05 - 4 Comments
Words matter, so watch what you say
TEXAS A&M (US) — How we experience change is largely dependent on the words used and how they are communicated to us, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 12, 2010 12:04 - 7 Comments
Obesity costs workplace $73 billion
DUKE (US) — Obesity on the job comes with a hefty price tag. Estimated at $73.1 billion, the sum exceeds the cost of employee healthcare and absenteeism. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 27, 2010 10:43 - 1 Comment
Can ‘me, me, me’ be good for workplace ‘we’?
CORNELL (US)—Employees with an inflated ego may be self-aggrandizing, self-indulgent, and self-absorbed, but they may actually be good for the workplace—if anyone can stand to be around them. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 23, 2010 11:01 - 2 Comments
Is paid sick leave a basic right?
U. CHICAGO (US)—Paid sick leave is a benefit prized by American workers, but one often missing on the job—leading to serious consequences for both employee and employer, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 14, 2010 15:53 - 1 Comment
Can telecommuting put the brakes on a career?
UC DAVIS (US)—Working from home may reduce commute time, save money, and shrink an employee’s carbon footprint. But it can also be a hazard to career advancement, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 27, 2010 18:46 - 6 Comments
Secret to happiness: Hourly wages
STANFORD (US)—The link between money and happiness is stronger for workers paid by the hour than for their salary-earning counterparts. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 12, 2010 11:44 - 3 Comments
Everybody’s working for the ‘weekend effect’
U. ROCHESTER—We feel better, physically and mentally, on the weekends—regardless of age, marital status, income level, or occupation—concludes a recent study. (more…)
Best of 2009 - Oct 14, 2009 11:33 - 5 Comments
BEST OF 2009: Bad bosses sabotage to boost ego
UC BERKELEY (US)—Bosses who are in over their heads are more likely to bully subordinates. That’s because feelings of inadequacy trigger them to lash out at those around them. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 3, 2009 11:13 - 0 Comments
Bottom line in business: be nice
Job stress in the United States accounts for $300 billion in losses, and, according to a new book, 80 percent of employees who were victims of insults or bullying in the workplace lost valuable work time worrying about the incident.
Society & Culture - Jul 6, 2009 13:49 - 0 Comments
When we meet, can my phone come, too?
New findings suggest that what influences the use of mobile devices during meetings is the perceived opinions of peers and supervisors, and observation of others using their devices.
Health & Medicine - Jul 2, 2009 13:14 - 0 Comments
Money not the best motivator to shed pounds
Obesity rates in the United States have doubled since 1980. As of 2003-04, 66 percent of Americans were overweight and almost half of those were obese.
Society & Culture - Jun 11, 2009 13:53 - 0 Comments
Women lawyers firm on flexible workplace
RUTGERS (US)—Women lawyers are taking control of their lives by choosing employers that support a flexible workplace, a new study says. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 10, 2009 6:00 - 0 Comments
Avoiding toxic workplace amid layoffs, pay cuts
CORNELL (US)—Do layoffs, bigger workloads, and reduced benefits for remaining employees mean an erosion of trust in the workplace? Not necessarily, according to Cornell University’s Michele Williams. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 27, 2009 11:46 - 0 Comments
Hostile paybacks for union activity
CORNELL (US)—Companies have been working harder in recent years—with increasingly punitive tactics—to thwart union activity, according to a new four-year study. (more…)
