Archive
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Occupational licensing increases prices and reduces entrants? A new study
A new study looking at the impact of occupational, professional licensing, its core intentions, and potential downsides has had some interesting findings. Occupational and professional licensing is an increasing phenomenon, which has grown alongside increasing the professionalisation of occupations. A previous (2013) study found that approximately 30% of the entire workforce is required to gain […]
Read more- in Blog by David Wilkinson
The Enablers of Evidence-Based Management – Research Interview
Moving into a more evidence-based approach to management within organisations is often a noble cause, but the actual process is often fraught with a range of problems and issues. Understanding what enables an evidence-based management approach within an organisation is a key research issue. In this podcast researcher Christian Criado-Perez from The University of New South […]
Read more- in Blog by Kafilat
- |
- 1 comments
How to protect yourself from the effects of an authoritarian leader
There has been a growing interest over the last 5 to 10 years in the concept of employee or psychological resilience within organisations and in organisational research. Some of the reasons for this increased interest in resilience include evidence of: • increased performance• increased tolerance to uncertainty and ambiguity• more positive reactions to change However, […]
Read more- in Blog by David Wilkinson
- |
- 1 comments
New research: The shift between T-Shaped & Key-shaped employees
Traditional ways of thinking about employee and manager skills are being upended by the pace of change. The T-shaped employee is being replaced by Key-Shaped employees and managers… In 1978 an almost unreported paper published in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Journal, The Engineering Management Review by Denis Johnson a little-known electronics engineer, […]
Read more- in Blog by Kafilat
- |
- 1 comments
Is Laissez-faire leadership really the leadership style to avoid? – New study
New research about Laissez-faire leadership may challenge your previous thoughts and ideas about this style of leadership and whether it really is as bad as it is held out to be. Nature of Leadership The nature or style of leadership in organisations has been shown in many, many studies to have a significant impact on […]
Read more