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Flex work is proving a nightmare for HR managers in France. A new study carried out in Kazakhstan offers insight for negotiating the grey areas of “telework” legislation.
Genetics shape when we function best. Aligning routines with biology beats forcing a one size fits all 5am start.
There are some big gaps in Australia’s policy settings if we are going to catch up on new AI-powered robotics.
We all know poorly designed chairs cause physical strain. But here’s why poorly designed workplaces are so mentally draining.
Pressure on farming is intensifying. AI promises some relief through productivity gains – but could create other problems.
Fixing defective buildings shaves billions off GDP and has stalled construction industry productivity for decades. A better quality management regime is the answer.
For many employees, flexibility is no longer a nice-to-have luxury but a fundamental requirement. Yet many requests are still being turned down.
Unfortunately, the way our government is structured can work against investments in better health prevention.
Globally, specialised small firms are demonstrating the power of being better, not bigger. NZ could capitalise on the trend if it adjusts some long-held assumptions.
Help a little bean knit socks while getting your own work done – win, win.
The cost of ‘network disruption’ due to accidents is more than normal estimates suggest, casting doubt on the logic of raising speed limits to boost productivity.
The government moved quickly after its election victory to seek ideas for economic reform. As it prepares the next federal budget, we cannot let that momentum lapse.
We’ve been warned of a looming AI ‘jobpocalypse’ for years. But many Australian businesses are still figuring out how to make the technology useful.
Knowledge workers are racing ahead with AI, but organisations still evaluate them as if they are working alone. How we measure human value has to change.
While the rest of nature rises and slumbers to lunar and solar cycles, humans work and sleep to the resetting of their artificial clocks.
When applied to the right tasks, with appropriate human oversight, AI can enhance performance. Here are three simple steps to get the most out of the technology.
The unexpected jump strengthens the case for the Reserve Bank to cut the official cash rate in November.
Is Canada’s current approach to building human capital fit for the challenges ahead? A new report finds this isn’t the case.
Some estimates say up to one in seven people are living in poverty, but Australia doesn’t properly measure it. Here’s how we could.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor of Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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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, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Professor of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Senior lecturer, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
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Professor of Applied Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Professor of Economics, Monash University
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Chief Executive, Grattan Institute
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Academic Director, Murdoch University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor, Strategy, Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University