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Not having it all: why people renounce certain workplace ambitions

A new study co-authored by Dr Thomas Roulet of Cambridge Judge Business School examines the various ways people renounce goals or desires at work – for conformity but also emancipation – in this era of the great resignation. Dr Thomas…

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Some people renounce goals or desires at work for emancipation rather than for conformity.

MIT Sloan Review: How shifts in remote behaviour affect employee wellbeing

Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, has co-authored an article on how shifts in remote behaviour affect employee well-being. Working from home made many people feel more productive. There is, however, a cost to…

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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…

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Timely advice

Working from home saves commuting time but there are ways to use that extra time more wisely, says Harvard Business Review article co-authored by Dr Jochen Menges of Cambridge Judge. Millions of hours of commuting time are being saved by…

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Employers should cut hours not people

Calls for companies to reduce working hours instead of cutting jobs help mental health and to boost the economy after the pandemic. Research co-authored at the Centre for Business Research, Cambridge Judge Business School, calls for companies to reduce working hours instead of cutting jobs…

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Work-life balance

A four-day workweek should be tested to see if benefits outweigh costs, says Harvard Business Review article co-authored by Dr Thomas Roulet of Cambridge Judge Business School. Dr Thomas Roulet The idea of a four-day workweek in Europe requires proper…

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Harvard Business Review: Will the 4-day workweek take hold in Europe?

Dr Thomas Roulet, Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, co-authored an article in Harvard Business Review on the four-day working week. The article says the idea of a four-day workweek “should be tested to see if…

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NDTV: Emotions instrumental in employee productivity

People are more productive if they’re happy at work, but investing in wellbeing programmes is not enough, says Dr Jochen Menges, University Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at Cambridge Judge. "The very fact that many organisations now 'invest in happiness' means…

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Cambridge Business Magazine: The best of both worlds

In an interview for the magazine, Hanadi Jabado, Executive Director of the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge, talks about how to balance work and family life and why entrepreneurship is important. “The School [Cambridge Judge Business School] is having a…

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Financial Times: How to achieve a work-life balance

My point is that the idea of a work-life balance is different for everyone - you just need to understand what is important to you...Ms Ogier is also an MBA 2004 graduate from the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School,…

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