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The Office Christmas Party and Legal Liability

HR Digest

Gender equality, workplace behavior and ethics, and stringent human resource policies and cases of sexual harassment have rendered the infamous ‘50s and 60s gatherings largely obsolete. The company sent a questionnaire to 150 human resource executives across the United States in 2017 about their annual holiday party plans.

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Research: Hiring Managers Are Biased Against People with Longer Commutes

Harvard Business Review

This bit of information may influence who employers pick. ” Transportation probably matters most for these for these entry-level employees who are less able to buy stable transportation than their high-wage counterparts. Second, improving the extent, quality, and affordability of employees’ transportation can help.

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Should a Woman Act More Like a Man to Succeed at Work?

Great Leadership By Dan

Fact 6: The lowest number of women in leadership roles are in the consumer products, transportation services, computer software, technology, chemicals, energy and utilities, construction, industrial manufacturing and automotive and transport industries (15 to 30 percent of leaders are women).

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Building Behavioral Science Capability in Your Company

Harvard Business Review

Transdev, a large global transport operator, has set up a behavioral science capability called CHANGE by Transdev aspart of the Performance and Development department. Alternatively, human resources might be the right place. There are many places where a behavioral science group can sit in the organization.

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What the Data Says About Women in Management Between 1980 and 2010

Harvard Business Review

Other managerial occupations that became majority-female were education administration, human resources, property and real estate, and finance. They are also vastly underrepresented as managers of general operations, computer information, industrial production, and transportation.

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Rescuing Capitalism from Itself

Harvard Business Review

One leg represents public sector governments and the services they provide for the common good, such as education, defense, and a transport infrastructure. The other leg represents private sector businesses and the resources they mobilize for the provision of our commercial goods and services. Have you ever even heard of it?)

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