Forbes: Working from home two-days a week should be made a legal right in the post pandemic world
Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, writes about making remote work a legal right in Forbes. “Both remote and office work are complementary: requiring a balance will help organisations and workers better…
Fast Company: Research reveals the return to work is causing a specific type of anxiety
Sunita Sah, KPMG Professor of Management Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses employees’ mental health in the preparation to returning to the office, in Fast Company. “After a year of social distancing, mask-wearing, and–for millions–working from home, many employers…
World Economic Forum: Mental health: Pressure to return to the office could be making employees more anxious
“A new study has found that all 4,000 office workers asked about returning to the office reported feeling anxious,” writes Sunita Sah, KPMG Professor of Management Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School, on World Economic Forum website. As companies are…
The Conversation: Mental health: pressure to return to the office could be making employees more anxious
Sunita Sah, KPMG Professor of Management Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School, writes about employees’ mental health in a sight of returning to the office. “As employees navigate the shift back to in-person work, employers should consider the role of…
Looking after workers
Companies need to revisit their values and identify their top cultural challenges in ensuring employee wellbeing in the post-coronavirus world, says an article in MIT Sloan Management Review co-authored by Dr Thomas Roulet of Cambridge Judge Business School. The COVID-19…
MIT Sloan Management Review: How organisations can promote employee wellness, now and post-pandemic
Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses how organisations can support employees’ wellness. “The COVID-19 pandemic, which has left many of us working at home for months, has intensified the impact of…
ITV News: Business boom for Suffolk garden office company as more people work from home
Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on working from home and what consequences this might have: “In the shorter run we may see an increase in productivity, in the longer run…
The Economist: The benefits of part-time work
How much work is good for our mental health, asks The Economist article. Apparently, one day a week is enough. “We found that people working reduced working hours or being furloughed do not have poorer mental health,” says the study…
The Guardian: Make mine a micro-job! Why working one day a week is the secret of happiness
A coverage of work from the 'Employment Dosage' project led by Dr Brendan Burchell, Research Associate at the Centre for Business Research, Cambridge Judge Business School. The study suggests that working just one day of work per week is beneficial…
Top 15 reads of 2020
The news and insight section of Cambridge Judge Business School's website attracts audiences with eclectic interests ranging from business to healthcare to the arts. In 2020, attention was focused on articles related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Confirming behaviour 13 January…
