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The Long-Term Costs of Layoffs

by Didier Elzinga and Amy Lavoie, Harvard Business Review

While layoffs can lead to short-term financial benefits, research shows just how much of an impact they can have on employee engagement, morale, and loyalty — and how long that negative impact can last.

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How a well-executed social initiative strengthens your brand

David Aaker, Harvard Business Review

In the modern competitive business environment, innovative social initiatives offer a unique avenue for growth, customer loyalty, and employee engagement, often overlooked by organisations.

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Don’t miss these three opportunities to improve work culture

Meredith Somers, MIT Sloan

A study from Columbia University and Duke University found that 92 per cent of CEOs and CFOs believe that improving their company’s culture would increase its value — not just in terms of increased employee engagement or job satisfaction but also better financial and operational...

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Are employees a cause of bad management?

James Adonis, The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 August 2021

Most research on reasons why employees hate their job is typically directed towards a single culprit: their manager. But employee engagement expert James Adonis asks, could it be some employees are in fact the cause of their boss’ bad behaviour? That’s the premise of a fresh study, the findings of which are due to be published next month, run...

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Employee Engagement Is Demanding Corporate Social Responsibility - How To Read It

Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, Joan Michelson, Forbes, June 28, 2020., 03 July 2020 The coronavirus pandemic, social justice protests, climate change, and economic shutdown have forced a shift in the way big corporations do business. These have also demanded that when it comes to employees, retention relies on aligning values, transparency and measurable social responsibility. Joan Michelson explains that employers must adapt to...

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Finding meaning through skills-based volunteering

Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, 20 October 2019

Skills-based volunteering can provide a number of benefits: it’s a professional development opportunity, can increase employee engagement and allows workers to learn about themselves and one another. And over the last five years, it’s increasing – according to the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship’s 2019 Community Involvement...

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