SHRM Blog

Employee retention is top-of-mind for any organization looking to stay competitive in today’s market. Despite swaths of technological advances, in our knowledge-based, global economy an organization’s key assets are still its employees. Considering this, substantial amounts of research have been published about potential predictors and causes of employee turnover. Most of this research can be classified into two categories: individual-level explanations (e.g., job satisfaction, person-job fit, etc.) or external and organizational-level explanations (e.g., unemployment rates, job demand, etc.). However, only having these two types of explanations ignores team-level and the...

As digitalization and the accompanying democratization of work disrupt traditional business models, organizations are adopting more agile, tech-enabled ways of working. Today, employers are deconstructing jobs and dispersing work around the globe to be completed by diverse pools of talent ranging from free agents to alliance partners to full-time employees.

As organizations and their HR leaders strive to navigate this emerging ecosystem of work, culture is taking center stage. The “job” is no longer the dominant construct connecting workers within organizations. Increasingly, organizational culture is the strongest bond that binds...

Changing the way that you interact with candidates in your selection process is crucial to your organization’s future success. — Rob Shepard, Industrial/Organizational Psychologist

When was the last time you applied for a job at your own company? If you’ve ever participated in this type of exercise, it was probably an eye-opening experience that enabled you to identify areas for improvement if not a total redesign. And for candidates, applying for the job is only the first step.

Smart employers are paying greater attention to the candidate selection...

For the past few years, the topic of the future of work has continued to stir enthusiasm, fear and opinion within the business community.  Most times, when the future of work is discussed, visions of Rosie dance in our heads.  You know, Rosie from The Jetsons.  We envision AI (artificial intelligence) handling our problems and making our work lives much more freed up and bearable.  Rosie seemed to do that on screen.  She had an arm appear with all sorts of tools – vacuums, brooms, hands to cook, wash dishes,...