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Released: 17-Aug-2021 9:45 AM EDT
Deal Me In: Study on Business Cards Shows How Business Relationships Develop
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

A new study co-authored by Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Associate Professor Angelo Mele examines how the exchanging of the old-school business card leads to the beginning and long-term development of business relationships.

Released: 13-Aug-2021 10:10 AM EDT
Professional Couples Are on the Rise, but It’s Not Increasing Income Inequality
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Over the last 50 years, income inequality between households increased significantly, but not because people changed who they marry.

Released: 11-Aug-2021 2:50 PM EDT
WashU Experts: Let nature of work dictate return-to-work plans
Washington University in St. Louis

Many employers have already begun transitioning employees back to the office, while others plan to resume in-office work in the coming months. But after more than a year of working from home, is returning to business as usual even possible? Or desirable?Employees have changed amid this pandemic. The more a company can match employee preferences and the optimal work conditions required for a given role, the better off they’ll be in terms of hiring and employee retention, according to Peter Boumgarden, an organizational behavior expert at Washington University in St.

Released: 10-Aug-2021 5:35 PM EDT
Women Anesthesiologists Less Likely to Be at High End of Salary Range; Gender Pay Gap Continues, Reflects Reduced Pay of $32,600 Yearly
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

A study published today in Anesthesia & Analgesia® shows that a significant pay gap is associated with gender in the compensation of physician anesthesiologists even after adjusting for potential factors, including age, hours worked, geographic practice region, practice type, position and job selection criteria. Women anesthesiologists are 56% less likely to be paid at the higher end of salary ranges compared to men anesthesiologists. The study was funded by the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Released: 9-Aug-2021 12:45 PM EDT
How Society’s Inequalities Showed Up in COVID Outcomes
University of Utah

During the 2020 lockdowns, residents of affluent areas in Salt Lake County, Utah were able to stay at home more than residents of the least affluent zip codes, suggesting that the “essential worker” occupations of the least-affluent areas, which are also the highest minority populations, placed them at greater risk for contracting COVID-19. Subsequently, the least-affluent zip codes experienced nearly ten times the COVID incidence rate of affluent areas.

   
Released: 9-Aug-2021 12:45 PM EDT
New Research Reinforces Impact Men Can Have as Gender Equality Allies in the Workplace
Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Men can have a major influence on the extent to which women feel that their identity is safe within a workplace.

Released: 6-Aug-2021 5:05 PM EDT
Employment and Wellbeing Often Don’t Correlate in India, Ethiopia, Vietnam and Peru
University of East Anglia

Not all jobs are ‘good jobs’, and new research from the Universities of East Anglia (UEA) and Birmingham finds such work can have a negative impact on wellbeing.

Released: 5-Aug-2021 2:10 PM EDT
Should COVID-19 Vaccination Be Mandatory for Health and Care Staff?
BMJ

Italy, France, and Greece have made covid-19 vaccination mandatory for healthcare workers, and England is making it compulsory for care home workers and consulting on whether to extend this to healthcare workers and other social care staff.

Released: 5-Aug-2021 1:30 PM EDT
Statement: Employers Need to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Healthcare Workforce
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses calls for all healthcare and long-term-care employers to require every member of the healthcare team to be vaccinated against COVID-19, except when medically contraindicated.

Released: 4-Aug-2021 9:00 AM EDT
The Monday Campaigns Offers DeStress Monday at School to Reduce Teacher Stress
Monday Campaigns

Studies show most teachers experience high stress levels. The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the problem. Many teachers felt heightened pressure and experienced burnout as they navigated hybrid and remote teaching in the midst of a global pandemic. When teachers go back to the classroom this fall, they will undoubtedly continue to feel stress as they face the uncertainties that lie ahead. To provide teachers with effective tools to relieve stress, The Monday Campaigns, a nonprofit public health initiative, is offering their DeStress Monday at School program free of charge to schools.

Released: 3-Aug-2021 1:40 PM EDT
Stress at Work and at Home Increases Risk of Depression in U.S. Workers
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Job strain and family strain are found to be linked to major depressive episodes and may have different effects on men and women, according to a study from UCLA researchers published in the August edition of the Journal of Psychosomatic Research.

Released: 29-Jul-2021 11:10 AM EDT
Rush Named Top Hospital to Work for in Chicago
RUSH

Rush University Medical Center ranks No. 11 on LinkedIn’s newly released 2021 Top Companies list in Chicago, which uses the iconic professional development and networking platform’s data to rank the top 25 local employers by how well they help employees develop and advance their careers.

Released: 29-Jul-2021 9:35 AM EDT
Sizing Up 'The New Normal' of Work Life During COVID-19
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

Richard R. Smith, professor and vice dean for education and partnerships at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, applies his expertise in strategic human capital to an assessment of the changes in work life brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

   
Released: 29-Jul-2021 8:00 AM EDT
UT Southwestern Selected Among Best Employers For Women By Forbes
UT Southwestern Medical Center

DALLAS – July 29, 2021 – Forbes and Statista have selected UT Southwestern among the top 40 Best Employers for Women 2021.

Released: 27-Jul-2021 11:25 PM EDT
What Organizations Get Wrong About Interruptions at Work
University of Illinois Chicago

It comes as no surprise that being interrupted at work by other people can have negative effects, like lowered productivity. But a study shows an upside to these interruptions at work: increased feelings of belonging.

   
Released: 27-Jul-2021 12:15 PM EDT
Leader Effectiveness May Depend on Emotional Expression
University of California, Riverside

Women leaders must often battle sexist stereotypes that label them “too emotional” for effective leadership.

Released: 26-Jul-2021 4:10 PM EDT
Director Retention Does Not Necessarily Facilitate Post-Acquisition Firm Performance, Study Shows
University of Notre Dame

John Busenbark, assistant professor of management at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, examined how well firms fare in the period after they acquire a target firm, by empirically studying a factor that might impact post-acquisition value creation for the acquirer’s shareholders.

Released: 26-Jul-2021 10:30 AM EDT
Depression Isn’t Crying in the Corner
West Virginia University

Kayla Follmer, assistant professor of management in the WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics, recognized that mental illness can be a concealable identity, much like religious affiliation, sexual orientation or having conditions such as HIV or diabetes: you can’t always see it from the outside.



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