The Productivity Blog

In the U.S., many employees are in an angry and anxious mood, suggest recent surveys. A majority of surveyed workers lack trust in corporate...

The idea of using business partnerships to help alleviate global ills has taken on a higher profile in recent weeks. At the United Nations' World...

The roles of HR professionals have significantly evolved and become more well defined over the last four years, suggests a recent survey conducted by...

Today, most large firms have developed knowledge management (KM) systems, but only a fraction say that their systems could be considered a success,...

In a world of growing business competition, which nation is performing best in terms of productivity? That depends on which data you're using and...

In the U.S., large corporations are increasingly likely to be sued by employees, and class actions have raised the potential stakes ever higher. Amid...

In today's fluid work environment, dependable and up-to-date information is one of the secrets to good business planning. This applies to all areas of...

In recent years, various companies have transformed the human resource function, using a combination of new technologies, new models of service...

The events of the last several years have, again and again, demonstrated that business thinkers need to pay at least as much attention to what's...

These days, the business media are rife with ideas for improving corporate governance. Much of the discussion has focused on steps the U.S. government...