Organizational Behavior

Companies benefit when employees across demographics have an equal opportunity to affect organizational decision-making.

The 2023 MIT SMR-Deloitte Future of the Workforce global survey finds top workforce managers excel at eight activities.

Research shows that a company’s confessions to past wrongs enhances people’s perception of its corporate responsibility.

Managerial authority and hierarchy should be redesigned for business today, but they won’t disappear.

Leaders can use a free tool from Deloitte — HX TrustID — to gauge employee trust and devise strategies for improving it.

Managers can help employees turn fears into fleeting thoughts as opposed to permanent restraints.

Workplace toxicity leads to a host of negative mental and physical health outcomes, particularly for women of color.

Psychological safety isn’t enough for innovation. Managers need to create conditions for healthy debate.

Giving employees flexibility is becoming crucial to reducing stress and building their confidence in the organization.

Employees who do their work without going above and beyond are often simply behaving rationally in response to unfair circumstances.

Before they can address workplace deviance, leaders need to recognize the role they may be playing.

Organizational experts offer leaders advice on how to make meaningful changes to increase employee engagement.

MIT SMR’s top articles of 2022 focused on employee engagement, toxic culture, and transformative leadership.

During times of crisis, managers should prioritize individualized consideration and building trust to support employees.

Managers can learn to recognize specious claims of victimhood by employees called out for engaging in discrimination.

Many people are wary of workplace friendships, but the benefits of forming connections outweigh the potential risks.

Advice on addressing toxic leadership, toxic social norms, and work design to improve corporate culture.

Advice for managers on addressing the “quiet quitting” phenomenon and increasing employee engagement.

The winner of MIT SMR’s 2022 Beckhard Prize is “Are Your Team Members Lonely?” by Constance N. Hadley and Mark Mortensen.

Taking a holistic approach to supporting employee mental health improves business, talent, and innovation outcomes.