Labor

Workers would benefit, and so would the economy.

Chances are that you will be fired at least once. When that day comes, will your reaction hurt you or help you?

As organizations increasingly compete through talent, their investments in human capital will determine their competitive positions. Yet HR’s way of managing this key resource stands in sharp contrast to how other organizational functions operate. Marketing, finance, and most other functions have well-developed methodologies for generating the information managers need to make strategic decisions. HR, however, […]

Research shows why companies should welcome the Federal Trade Commission's proposed ban.

How consumer behavior feeds the jobless recovery.

Too many companies waste time trying to keep people who want to leave. Researchers found that it's better to identify people who are excited to stay.

A new model for long-term collaboration, based on five principles.

The U.S. isn’t as high as you might think.

Three reasons why this period of automation is different.

Hathaway Jones’s CEO has found a promising candidate to open the company’s flagship store in Shanghai. Should a revelation on the Internet disqualify her now?

Six mistakes that companies make—and how they can do better

Don't mistake a program's cost for its worth.

Performing well as a first-level supervisor is like walking the circus high wire. In both positions, the ability to maintain one’s balance when shifting forces pull in opposite directions is a measure of one’s success. First-level supervisors must be able to harmonize the demands of management, the demands of the collective work force (often represented […]

Government may be the biggest and the oldest industry in the world, but the statement “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help you” is universally considered a bad joke. Increasingly, people don’t believe that government knows how to help or wants to bother. They find concepts like “total quality,” “customer-driven,” and “continuous improvement” […]

A manager has to force change. My role was to make people change at a faster pace than they would ever have chosen.

It’s about incentives, not just fiduciary duty.

About 10% of all professionals now work part-time. Such arrangements have their challenges but, as a small cadre of creative pioneers proves, not insurmountable ones.

A recent study finds that it depends on the industry.

A recent study found that one retailer slashed hours, scrambled schedules, and cut benefits after a minimum wage hike.

Lincoln assumed that its manufacturing prowess and fabled culture would allow it to succeed anywhere in the world. The company’s former CEO recounts how that thinking was put to the test.