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The coronavirus pandemic is a stressful time for everyone. Here are some ways employers can help their employees through this crisis.
Service workers are some of the most at risk of both the coronavirus and financial woes.
Two transportation scholars argue that telecommuting could play an important role in solving the coronavirus crisis.
Research reveals a complicated relationship between surveillance and freedom, as surveillance activities allow for greater autonomy for women hoping to work in Jordan.
The more businesses encourage their employees to sleep well, the better their employees perform.
The search for meaning in their work is inevitable for employees seeking job satisfaction. Defining that meaning, however, can mean different things for different people.
Stigmas surrounding mental health can create difficult or even dangerous situations for employees struggling with mental illness.
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on how the Civil Rights Act applies to LGBT people. A business law scholar explains why it could be one of the most consequential discrimination cases in decades.
The restaurant industry as a whole hasn’t been a huge supporter of the fight to increase minimum wage – but it should be.
Interruptions are inevitable – but how they happen matters.
And how companies can let dogs in without scaring off any humans.
A group of America’s most powerful CEOs said companies should no longer merely focus on maximizing shareholder wealth. A business professor explains why it’s not a big deal.
Hillary Clinton arguably lost in 2020 because she took workers for granted. Will Democrats make the same mistake again?
Unions should move their focus away from traditional collective bargaining and instead embrace new ways to attract new members, such as by offering discounted benefits and engaging in more advocacy.
A new kind of capitalism is emerging in which companies value communities, the environment and workers just as much as profits. Even the Business Roundtable agrees.
Amazon’s plan to invest $700 million retraining its workforce signals very soon all jobs will be STEM jobs – and higher education needs to play a bigger role.
A growing number of jobs are becoming less stable, with fewer benefits and stagnating wages. This is taking a significant toll on the psychological health of workers.
The Uber driver walkout raises questions about how workers can fight for better pay and benefits in the age of the gig economy – a topic frequently on the minds of Conversation scholars.
American employers routinely violate workers’ rights. A Bernie Sanders presidency could change that.
Top contributors
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Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, Melbourne; and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies, San Francisco State University
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Associate Professor of Business and Society, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
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Professor of Business Law, Indiana University
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Professor of Management, Co-Director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
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DANCAP Private Equity Chair in Human Organization, Western University
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Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Distinguished Professor and Borden Chair of Leadership, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Economics and Labor-Employment Relations, Penn State
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Professor of Sociology and Canada Research Chair, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor, Business and Management, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Research Associate, Oregon Health & Science University
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Professor and Ken Croft Chair in Management, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
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Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University