Research Explainer: Part-Time Work Can Be Better By Design
When companies take time to formulate a plan for part-time work, design those positions, and implement things fairly, the results can be beneficial for all.
Research Explainer: Family Focus Could Boost Employee Energy, Motivation
New research suggests that companies that help their workers strengthen family bonds will help boost employee energy as well as their bottom line.
Research Explainer: Changing Managers’ Attitudes May Boost Flexibility
Managers' attitudes toward FWAs can be critical to their implementation. A new study identifies the extent to which those attidudes toward FWAs may change.
Take 5: Heejung Chung on Work Autonomy, Flexible Working, and Work-Life Balance
Dr. Heejung Chung is a labor market and welfare state researcher and professor in sociology and social policy at the University of Kent, United Kingdom.
The State of Telecommuting in the U.S. in 2017
FlexJobs recently partnered with Global Workplace Analytics to create the 2017 State of Telecommuting in the U.S. Employee Workforce report.
Take 5: Daniel Arnold on Flexible Work in the Digital Age
Dr. Daniel Arnold helped organize an interdisciplinary conference on “Flexible Work in the Digital Age", focused on work flexbility and work-life balance.
Don’t Miss: How Office Culture Can Crush Women’s Ambitions, and More
Research from Boston Consulting Group reveals that women’s reluctance to apply for senior roles may stem from company culture more than lack of ambition.
Report Summary: “State of the American Workplace,” Gallup
According to Gallup's new "State of the American Workplace," just 33 percent of workers are engaged at work. Work flexibility could help.
Why Flex Requests Should Be Reason-Blind
There’s a dirty little secret when it comes to work flexibility—not all flexible work requests are treated equally.
Research Explainer: “Telecommuting and Earnings Trajectories Among American Women and Men 1989–2008”, Social Forces
A new study shows that the majority of telecommuting takes place after hours and on weekends, without a correlated increase in earnings.
