Category: work
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AI won’t take your job – but that doesn’t mean you should ignore it
AI won’t take your job – but that doesn’t mean you should ignore it Marcel Lukas, University of St Andrews Two influential tech CEOs have sparked a debate about AI’s effect on jobs. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski announced the buy-now, pay-later firm stopped hiring a year ago, claiming that AI can do most of the…
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Why your personality might be affecting your salary – and how it shapes the gender pay gap
Why your personality might be affecting your salary – and how it shapes the gender pay gap Weilong Zhang, University of Cambridge When we think about what affects wages, we often focus on education, work experience or even sheer luck. But what about our perceived personality traits? Are they simply part of who we are, or…
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Looking for work? Your mindset could be hampering your search
Looking for work? Your mindset could be hampering your search Lauren A. Keating, EM Lyon Business School and Peter A. Heslin, UNSW Sydney Searching for a job can be arduous, particularly amid economic and technological change. A significant obstacle many job seekers face lies in their own restrictive beliefs about securing employment. These sometimes unconscious assumptions…
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How Japan is healing from its overwork crisis through innovation
How Japan is healing from its overwork crisis through innovation Grace Chang Chief Executive Officer, Kintsugi This article is republished from The World Economic Forum under a Creative Commons license. In 1969, a 29-year-old man died of a stroke while working in the delivery department of Japan’s largest newspaper. As the tragic details of his…
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Four ways to know whether to stay or go if your workplace is a sinking ship
Four ways to know whether to stay or go if your workplace is a sinking ship Cary Cooper, University of Manchester Over the last few weeks, after a massive defeat at the UK general election, several senior staff in the Conservative Party have reportedly taken voluntary redundancy, with more staff cuts expected to follow. Perhaps not…
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Gender Gap: This is the state of work for women in 2024
Gender Gap: This is the state of work for women in 2024 Rebecca Geldard Senior Writer, Forum Agenda This article is republished from The World Economic Forum under a Creative Commons license. “Women have the power to turbocharge the sputtering global economy,” according to World Bank Chief Economist Indermit Gill. But that will only happen…
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5 reasons why Canada should consider moving to a 4-day work week
5 reasons why Canada should consider moving to a 4-day work week Jean-Nicolas Reyt, McGill University Nine out of 10 Canadians are interested in a four-day work week, according to a recent survey, making it their most desirable benefit ahead of health care, flexible scheduling and additional vacation days. To be clear, a four-day work week…
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Do employees slack off after receiving their bonuses? Our research tells a more optimistic story
Do employees slack off after receiving their bonuses? Our research tells a more optimistic story Argyro Avgoustaki, ESCP Business School and Hans TW Frankort, City, University of London The carrot-and-stick approach – rewards and punishment – is a long-held theory of motivation. It features in some form or other in many animal training, child rearing, and…
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How hybrid work is reinventing management
How hybrid work is reinventing management Olga Kokshagina, EDHEC Business School and Sabrina Schneider, MCI Management Center Innsbruck When it arrived en masse for the Covid pandemic, remote working was hailed as an arrangement that boosted work-life balance and slashed commuter-related misery and pollution. But it would appear its golden days are over. Back to…
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The dawn of domestic robots could dramatically cut gender inequality when it comes to household work
The dawn of domestic robots could dramatically cut gender inequality when it comes to household work Ekaterina Hertog, University of Oxford and Lulu Shi, University of Oxford This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Domestic work is vital for society to function. Meals need to be cooked, clothes and homes cleaned,…
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