Teams make better decisions if they are interrupted with advice during their task, rather than advised before it, new research from UCL School of Management reveals.
In a study published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Professor Colin Fisher looked at the timing and impact of formal interventions in decision-making groups.
He found
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Trusting employees by giving them autonomy is the key to making a success of digital workplaces, according to research conducted by Nick van der Meulen of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) and MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research (CISR).
In an era where digital workplaces are quickly becoming the
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472,000 small business owners will be working every day over the Christmas holidays without a single day off, according to a survey commissioned by business for sale marketplace, Bizdaq (www.mybizdaq.com).
The research, conducted by Opinium, found that almost half a million small business owners will be working every day over the Christmas
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New research with senior business executives has revealed how many UK boards are not utilising digital tools in board meetings, with 59% admitting that minutes are still hand written manually during a meeting and then circulated once typed out.
The research, conducted by TLF Research for technology firm eShare, also revealed an overwhelming reliance
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New research suggests that workloads in offices around the UK have gone up markedly over the last year, resulting in increased stress levels as employees work longer hours and have less time for their families and holidays.
These are the key findings of an independent survey, commissioned by collaboration and work
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Responding to the news that Uber drivers have won the right to be classed as workers rather than self-employed, Tania Bowers, General Counsel at The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) said:
“This is a landmark case – while Uber classed its drivers as independent self-employed contractors who had the choice
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Business leaders and managers should display ‘behavioural integrity’, rather than ‘moral integrity’, in the workplace if they want to improve employee productivity, team performance and company profits – according to research from RSM Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.
Hannes Leroy and colleagues conducted a study which looked into behavioural integrity
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Consumers and businesses are both at risk of losing out as new research reveals many firms do not know contract rules, or the law on terms and conditions well.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recently published research amongst UK businesses which reveals that 54% of those surveyed don’t fully understand the rules
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Executive media coaching consultancy Primedia Solutions is offering Jeremy Corbyn a top five tips master class on how to manage his media profile as he celebrated his leadership win and kicked off the latest Labour Party Conference.
Pointing out that his failure to win over those other than the staunch left
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The search is on to find the happiest workplace and worker in the country as part of a new initiative designed to reward Britain’s brightest businesses and employees.
The Laughology Happiness Awards 2016 are the first awards of their kind, and will recognise the importance happiness plays in the nation’s economic
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