The Academic Minute

When a worker is harassed during their commute

Friday, July 5, 2024
In a podcast with the Academic Minute, Associate Professor of Industrial Relations Beth Livingston discusses the impact work commute harassment has on workers and what responsibility employers have to address it.
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For many Olympic medalists, silver stings more than bronze

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Second-place finishers lament how close they got; third-place finishers just happy to be there.
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What mouse mover technology teaches us about the future of work

Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Jennifer Nahrgang, professor of management and entrepreneurship, says simply monitoring employees' time online is a faulty metric for measuring productivity. Instead, employers should study output instead.
Inside Higher Ed

Making delivery driver parking more efficient

Monday, June 17, 2024
Business analytics professor Ann Campbell explores how to make parking easier for delivery drivers.
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How can we train our students to be better communicators?

Thursday, June 6, 2024
Associate Professor Carl Follmer discusses why departmental communications programs like those at Tippie are critically important in developing future career skills.
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Curious by nature: What makes a good boss?

Friday, May 24, 2024
Professor Steven Courtright, Henry B. Tippie Professor of Management, discusses transformational leadership and its importance to being a good boss.
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UI professor: Let the federal government do our taxes for us

Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Ryan Wilson on Radio Iowa about the possibility of introducing ReadyReturn filing in the US.
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The productivity boost missing from your to-do list

Monday, January 29, 2024
Amy Colbert in The Wall Street Journal about how creating a "done" list can motivate you.
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Forget brainstorming. Try brainwriting.

Friday, January 26, 2024
Eean Crawford in Axios on how the brainwriting process makes sure that all ideas are brought to the table and all voices are brought into the conversation.
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Need workplace changes? UI study says to ask manager, don’t tell them

Thursday, January 25, 2024
Daniel Newton on Radio Iowa about a technique for employees to get their ideas through.