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APS Members Join NAS Committee to Study Generational Issues in the Workforce
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are initiating a consensus study on generational issues in the workforce. APS Members will play a central role in the leadership of the study. The endeavor will evaluate the behavioral science and business management and literature on generational attitudes and behaviors.
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When Employees Feel Grateful, They’re Less Likely to Be Dishonest
Dishonesty in the workplace can be a major problem for any business. Recent estimates suggest that theft and fraud by employees reduce the profits of U.S. businesses by $50 billion annually. And to make matters
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Want to Close the Pay Gap? Pay Transparency Will Help
Here’s what we know about salary transparency: Workers are more motivated when salaries are transparent. They work harder, they’re more productive, and they’re better at collaborating with colleagues. Across the board, pay transparency seems to
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Can Big Science Be Too Big?
Modern science is largely a team sport, and over the past few decades the makeup of those teams has shifted, from small groups of collaborators to ever larger consortiums, with rosters far longer than that
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For Professionals, Personality May Be Best in Moderation
It’s easy to see how someone with low levels of conscientiousness or extraversion might struggle in the workplace, but people with extremely high levels of these traits can face hurdles of their own too.
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How Social-Class Norms Impact Disparities in Education and Work
The social-class disparities prevalent in US institutions of higher education and professional workplaces are influenced by many factors, including access to resources, individual differences in skill, and cultural barriers. In an article published in Current