This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center The Survey Center on American Life analyzed how Americans’ work plays a role in their self identity and explored whether work gives people a sense of purpose. A survey of 5,037 American adults was conducted in June 2022. Key findings include: 1.) 81% of … Continue reading Identity and Fit in the Workplace
Gallup analyzed how employees feel about their work life, and proposed changes that could help grow the global gross domestic product (GDP). A global survey of 122,000 participants was conducted from April 2022 to March 2023. Key findings include: 1.) 59% of employees are not engaged in the workplace, also known as quiet quitting, and … Continue reading How is Employee Engagement Affecting the Workplace?
This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Dr. Sarah Jane Blithe analyzed the challenges of work-life balance and mothering. The research explores the development of work-friendly child spaces and points to deeper implications about the work and parenting expectations of mothers. A two-year ethnography totaling in 145 hours of observation was … Continue reading How Employed Mothers Make Use of Work-Friendly Child Spaces
This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center based on the original study. Drs. April Yue and Patrick Thelen conducted a study to investigate how perceived verbal aggression from supervisors and coworkers in the workplace affects employees’ perceptions of two types of conflicts – workgroup relationship conflict and work-life conflict – as … Continue reading Exploring the Impact of Workplace Verbal Aggression on Workgroup Dynamics, Employee Work-Life Balance, and Organizational Relationships