How the pandemic affected anti-social behaviour
Those more intensely exposed to COVID-19 (coronavirus) became more anti-social, likely due to mental health deterioration, finds study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School based on the pandemic’s outbreak in China. People who were more intensely exposed to coronavirus became…
Celebrating pioneering social enterprises with £10,000 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize
Four social entrepreneurs pioneering new approaches to mental health, wellbeing, employment training, and publishing have been recognised with the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, awarded by Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge, and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge…
Flexibility backfiring
Employee 'hyperflexibility' can institutionalise burnout and cause inequity by shifting workload to colleagues who don’t take leave, says article in MIT Sloan Management Review co-authored by Dr Thomas Roulet of Cambridge Judge Business School. Dr Thomas Roulet Forced time off…
BBC: Why some work environments breed toxic cultures
Dr Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on toxic environment in the workplace. “High-pressure contexts are more likely to lead to toxic workplaces as stress and anxiety trickle down the hierarchy,” Thomas says.…
Ending the stigma
Erin Hallett, Director of Alumni & External Engagement at Cambridge Judge Business School, is named a role model by the mental health action group InsideOut as a senior workplace leader championing mental health issues in the workplace. Erin Hallett, the…
Fortune: Why more companies like Nike are closing their offices for a mental health break
Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on how companies can protect employee mental health by setting work-home boundaries. Thomas said employers “can require corporate workers to mark a clear end to…
Lifewire: How social media companies are trying to stop abuse
Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on abuse on social media channels. "If social media companies do not crack down on abusive messaging, they will only end up with abusive users…
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…