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April 17, 2025 Mark R. Gleim, _Auburn University_; Emory Serviss, _Auburn University_; Kelly Manix, _Middle Tennessee State University_; Matt C. Howard, _University of South Alabama_, and

Matthew Oglesby, _University of North Alabama_ Researchers found that when salespeople perceived their leaders as ethical, they felt more committed to the organization. April 2, 2025 Yeonsin

Ahn, _HEC Paris Business School_ Founders often carry over aspects of old workplace culture into new businesses. March 12, 2025 Radostina Purvanova, _Drake University_ and Alanah Mitchell,

_Drake University_ That’s a huge change from 2019, when remote work accounted for only 7% of the nation’s paid workdays, even if it’s a big decline from 2020. April 8, 2024 Simran Purewal,

_Simon Fraser University_ and Julia Smith, _Simon Fraser University_ Community-engaged research was disrupted by COVID-19 restrictions, meaning researchers faced serious challenges when

their results were most needed: during a public health crisis. April 1, 2024 Douglas Goodwin, _Scripps College_ Your phone can’t take a perfectly clear picture of a solar eclipse like a

professional camera can, but there are lots of other creative directions you can take to capture the rare moment. January 5, 2024 Paddy Ross, _Durham University_ Research can help you make a

good first impression in a virtual interview. October 5, 2023 Emily Hemendinger, _University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus_ With our faces seemingly everywhere − from Zoom meetings to

selfies − more people are developing anxieties about how they appear online. August 15, 2023 Andrew Wiebe, _University of Toronto_ In-person collaboration between Indigenous communities has

been aided by information technologies like Zoom. However, recent attempts to mine personal data raise concerns about data ownership. November 27, 2022 Rebecca Downes, _Te Herenga Waka —

Victoria University of Wellington_; Noelle Donnelly, _Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington_, and Urs Daellenbach, _Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington_

Advising managers to ‘focus on clear objectives’ with remote workers overlooks the importance of relationships as the basis for understanding performance. June 23, 2022 Roger Patulny,

_University of Wollongong_ and Marlee Bower, _University of Sydney_ We found men managed to bounce back quicker after lockdowns ended, in part due to their involvement in sporting and

recreational activities. May 23, 2022 Yalcin Acikgoz, _Appalachian State University_ Performance reviews were always a challenge, but even more so in the age of hybrid work, when some

employees are in the office more often than others. April 25, 2022 Roxanne Felig, _University of South Florida_ and Jamie Goldenberg, _University of South Florida_ Mirrors, selfies and

knowing other people are looking at you all cause people to think of themselves as objects. Video calls are all three in one and are likely increasing the harms of self-objectification.

April 14, 2022 Marina Milosheva, _Edinburgh Napier University_ Networking involves a skillset that can be learned and practised. Doing so – online or in person – is crucial to career

advancement. December 10, 2021 Julie Boland, _University of Michigan_ It appears that the rhythms of your brain waves get in sync with the speech patterns of the person you’re conversing

with. Videoconferencing throws off that syncing process. November 5, 2021 Christopher Decker, _University of Nebraska Omaha_ October’s employment report was rosy, with more than 500,000 jobs

added in the month. There were also signs that the American workforce was heading back to the old normal. October 22, 2021 Alanah Mitchell, _Drake University_ Even when the pandemic ends,

the vast majority of US companies are expected to let many employees continue to work at least part time from home. October 13, 2021 Brice Armel Simeu, _Université du Québec à Montréal

(UQAM)_ The COVID-19 pandemic has meant an increased dependence on digital technologies. However, this comes with a serious threat to our personal privacy and property. September 23, 2021

Dilani Gedera, _Auckland University of Technology_; Ashwini Datt, _University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau_; Cheryl Brown, _University of Canterbury_; Dianne Forbes, _University of

Waikato_, and Maggie Hartnett, _Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University_ Research is now showing what works — and what doesn’t — for students forced online by the pandemic. Better course

design should be the next step. September 2, 2021 Rachel Hadas, _Rutgers University - Newark_ Rachel Hadas says that despite the cascade of scary news, humans will adapt, as they always

have – and provides evidence of that resilience in the literature she loves and teaches. August 22, 2021 Mercy Muendo, _Daystar University_ Kenya’s digital service taxes could end up

punishing struggling start-ups that shifted into the digital space for survival.