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Network Research Highlight: Leveraging the Benefits of an Aging Workforce

By: Riley Swab Rising populations coupled with increased life expectancies have left industrialized nations to deal with a new issue in the workforce. In fact, the U.S. Census Bureau has estimated that by 2035 people over the age of 65 will outnumber children under age 18. As more people live to older ages, they are expecting to … Continue reading “Network Research Highlight: Leveraging the Benefits of an Aging Workforce”

What is Agile? A New Technique Companies Are Using to Stay Competitive

By: Catherine Liu With advances in technology increasing, the need for rapid adaptation and adjustment, many companies, particularly those in the technology sector, have turned toward Agile as a potential solution. In a 2011 study of over 200 IT and business executives, it was found that Agile had a positive, significant correlation with firm performance. Agile is a mindset … Continue reading “What is Agile? A New Technique Companies Are Using to Stay Competitive”

Designing the Face of Tomorrow’s Corporate Boards: Gender Diversity and Default Decisions

By Brian Hengesbaugh Why aren’t there more women on corporate boards? Women constitute 47% of the labor force and 52% of management and professional positions (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2017). Yet women comprise just 21% of corporate board seats (Catalyst, 2018).  This dearth of women on corporate boards exists despite what appear to be strong efforts … Continue reading “Designing the Face of Tomorrow’s Corporate Boards: Gender Diversity and Default Decisions”

Corporate Sustainability: More than Going Green

Author: Hannah Ramil A growing number of corporations are choosing to introduce sustainability efforts within the company. From plant-based, environmentally friendly laundry detergent to shoe brands that donate a pair for every pair purchased, more products are designed and marketed with sustainability in mind. Starbucks, for example touts fair-trade coffee beans, coffee sleeves made from recycled … Continue reading “Corporate Sustainability: More than Going Green”

Understanding Workspace

Author: Sanjana Basker Many studies show that open offices—spaces with primarily shared workspace and no division between individual workers’ spaces—have negative effects on productivity, worker satisfaction, and worker health (e.g., Brennan et al., 2002; Bodin Danielsson, Chungkham, Wulff, & Westerlund, 2014; Oldham & Brass 1979). Yet, companies continue to build or redesign their workspaces within this … Continue reading “Understanding Workspace”

Team Science: What Do We Know? What’s Next?

Author: Keaton A. Fletcher Introduction Teams are ubiquitous in modern organizations; they are used to accomplish production, deliver healthcare, develop new products, provide customer service, execute military operations, and explore space. Increasingly, individuals are working in teams that are embedded in a more complex, networked, multiteam system. The prevalence of teams and multiteam systems in the … Continue reading “Team Science: What Do We Know? What’s Next?”

Bruce Walker Interviewed for Inaugural ScienceMatters Podcast

Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Bruce Walker, Professor of Psychology at Georgia Tech, and friend of the Work Science Center was recently interviewed for the inaugural ScienceMatters Podcast at GeorgiaTech. During this interview, he discusses data sonification and ways of making data and results easily accessible to the public

What is the Ideal Robot Teammate’s Personality?

By: Keaton Fletcher What kind of robot would you want for a teammate? A recent theoretical paper argued that robot personality will influence individuals’ and teams’ motivation. To better understand robot personality, we must first briefly describe personality traits in humans. The most widely accepted model of human personality captures an individual’s general tendencies and preferences within … Continue reading “What is the Ideal Robot Teammate’s Personality?”