Future of Work

Medium recently published insight from Constance Hadley, Lecturer of Management & Organizations, on her analysis of the ‘Great Rethinking’ and what is influencing employees to actively seek new jobs.

Paul "Hutch" Hutchinson, Senior Lecturer in Management & Organizations, recently spoke with BU Today about how work is changing in the new hybrid workplace. "When we’re all in the same...

Workplace rules and habits have been scrambled by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated remote work revolution- but have employment laws and regulations kept up? Kabrina Chang, JD, Clinical Associate Professor...

Harvard Business Review recently published insight co-authored by Laurina Zhang, Assistant Professor in Strategy & Innovation, on her research examining gender equity in Hollywood in terms of employment opportunities and...

In a working paper recently published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Patricia Cortés, Associate Professor in Markets, Public Policy, & Law, and her co-authors discuss gender differences...

American Sociological Review recently published an article authored by Michel Anteby, Dean’s Research Scholar and Professor, Management & Organizations and Audrey Holm, Lecturer, Management & Organizations. Michel and Audrey highlighted...

How should students navigate the job market and negotiating their salaries? Moshe Cohen, senior lecturer of Management & Organizations and author of Collywobbles, How to Negotiate When Negotiating Makes You...

The past year has brought a lot of trauma. How should organizations respond as it pertains to their employees? Should companies provide resources or allow time off? Bill Kahn, professor...

Associate Professor of Management & Organizations Michael Anteby researches the role that ghostwriters play in creating "authentic" content for the people for whom they work. “We live in a society...

Restrictions on student and work visas are directing international applicants to universities in other countries. Shulamit Kahn and Megan MacGarvie, associate professors in Markets, Public Policy & Law, discuss the...

Data from managers across the world about how they are coping with COVID-19 found a lack of clarity, fading connections, low motivation, and overwhelming workloads threaten to destroy teams if...

Charles Tharp, a professor of the practice and former head of HR at Bristol Myers Squibb, on starting, maintaining, or resurrecting your career during turbulent times.

What’s your tactic for enduring boring meetings? Whether you write your shopping list, play buzzword bingo, or just zone out, the outcome is usually the same: even less time to...

While we might not know when we’re going back to the workplace, it’s imperative to plan—and Professor Fred Foulkes posits that consistency in return initiatives is crucial.

In a recent article published on the Harvard Business Review website, Dean Emeritus Ken Freeman reflects on how best to handle laying off employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New research by Questrom’s Sanaz Mobasseri suggests that spikes in violent crime in an employer’s neighborhood can lead to still bleaker odds for black applicants.