My experience in the corporate world showed me how much the human element matters. I went into academia to translate theory into practice.
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Gen Z have not invented the career break. But the trend of ‘micro-retirement’ isn’t necessarily the same thing as a sabbatical.
To ensure the civil service is staffed by qualified people, human resource management in the public sector must be professional.
New recruitment technologies – such as online application forms and AI screening – aim to make the process more efficient. But we risk losing basic human courtesy when we don’t acknowledge people.
Every done leadership training for work, come back to the office and thought: ‘That was a huge waste of time’?
The idea of provoking trauma for organisational benefit is profoundly wrong.
Uber Works is the next step in the evolution of the gig economy.
Salaries are not the only factor making it hard to keep talented people on board.
Fraudulent academic qualifications have increased dramatically in South Africa.
Menopause at work is about creating a supportive environment for women, not managing menopause.
Smarter AI could save us from computers’ stupid decisions.
The yes vote in the marriage equality postal survey will have broad reaching implications - including into LGBTIQ+ policies in the workplace.
Faced with the reality that romance will kindle at work, here are some things employers and employees can do to manage these situations.
Finding the feedback balance is hard. Millennials are seeking more feedback while baby boomers tend to want to get on with the job.
The escalating indifference with which Uber allegedly reacted to a software engineer’s harassment claims is the norm in the corporate world, where enforcing civil rights laws is seen as a tax on profits.
Before you go hating HR, ask yourself: what are the alternatives?
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Professor, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Management, Macquarie University
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Professor in Management,, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Management, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland; Syracuse University
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Senior Lecturer, Dept of Management & Marketing, Faculty of Business & Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Human Resource Management, The University of Melbourne
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