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Public sector workers’ motivation based more on work environment than personal drive, study finds

From front-line emergency service workers to policy professionals, teachers, and nurses, the public sector is filled with everyday heroes. But how motivated is your friendly neighborhood public servant? Findings from a new study conducted across […]

Industries most exposed to AI are not only seeing productivity gains but jobs and wage growth too

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Forecasts of the impact of artificial intelligence range from the apocalyptic to the utopian. An October 2025 report from Senate Democrats, for example, predicted AI will destroy millions of U.S. jobs. A couple of years […]

New research finds workers are leveraging AI for career mobility as employers struggle to keep pace

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The University of Phoenix Career Institute has released its sixth annual Career Optimism Index, a recurring national workforce research study of 5,000 U.S. working adults and 1,000 employers fielded January 21–February 6, 2026.This post was […]

When the boss burns out, the whole team loses energy, trust and performance

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The well-being of a supervisor is reflected through supervisor-subordinate relationships in employee motivation and performance, and consequently, in the company’s competitiveness. In his doctoral research at the University of Vaasa, Project Researcher Jussi Tanskanen demonstrates […]

GenAI could push consumer research toward generic, biased results

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Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is opening the door for more researchers to conduct consumer studies than ever before. But that same accessibility may push the field toward increasingly generic results—and ultimately disconnected from real human […]

Small, medium-sized independent US firms adapted well to minimum wage hikes, as did workers

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Proposals to raise the minimum wage are often met with arguments that independent businesses may be vulnerable to such increases. In a new study, “Who’s Afraid of the Minimum Wage? Measuring the Impacts on Independent […]

AI pricing could mean everyone pays a different price

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Artificial intelligence could soon allow powerful companies to charge each customer a different price for the same product, based on what they think each individual is willing to pay. That is the warning from new […]

Always on, always stressed: Digital work tools may blur boundaries and harm well-being

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Information and communication technology (ICT) has reshaped our lives, how we live, how we work, how we entertain ourselves. That much is true, at least for the developed and developing world. ICT refers to everything […]

Guaranteed income improved artists’ finances, innovation

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A guaranteed income program for artists led to improvement in financial stability and reduced debt, but also improved their motivation and artistic output, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in […]

Study suggests decriminalization could improve safety for independent sex workers under Bill C-36

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They choose their clients, set their own rates and manage their businesses like any other entrepreneur. They are independent sex workers—women who work without pimps or agencies, often away from the streets and organized establishments.This […]

Elite MBAs still influence who reaches the top of corporate America, study shows

New research from the University of Bath shows that graduates of elite MBA programs, particularly the so-called M7 super elite US schools, are significantly more likely to become top management team members and CEOs than [...]
Employment data shows the early signs of AI job disruption are already here

There has been no shortage of bold claims recently about artificial intelligence (AI) and jobs—from mass unemployment to over-hyped distraction. Much of this debate is speculative. Often, coming from the tech giants promoting their own [...]
From Salford to Shanghai: Cities taking control of housing

A major new international study led by The University of Manchester has revealed how policymakers around the world are becoming far more active in constructing affordable housing. Drawing on evidence from cities including Salford, Shanghai, [...]