Purpose This case study is intended to demonstrate how U. S. Steel sharply increased its investment in talent, seeing that such a shift would become an important business differentiator. That active “people culture” stance paid off and can now be used as an example for other organizations...

Purpose Before the author became the Director of the Human Sciences Studio, the author was aware of many studies that established the value of diverse teams – especially for innovation. In 2020, Robyn Brennaman claimed in this very journal that “the business case has long since closed about...

Purpose This paper aims to help provide a step-by-step approach for people leaders to learn to adapt to the new world of hybrid work. Design/methodology/approach The author draws on their own experiences as a Chief People Officer to develop the paper. Findings The author’s main findings in the...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how organisations can remove the barriers that they are currently coming up against to increase their workforce collaboration. Playing a key role in workforce transformation, HR faces pressures to remove the barriers that stand in the way of...

Purpose Previous research has documented the distribution of preferences of various appreciation languages by employees in general work settings. This paper aims to explore if employee preferences for appreciation vary across different types of workplace settings. Design/methodology/approach The...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look at how workplaces can create a healthy corporate culture as a hybrid way of working comes into force. The pandemic has made many businesses rethink their corporate culture strategy, and this study addresses how to regain and sustain a positive...

Purpose This study aims to identify and classify potential hospitality industry human resource (HR) risks in the luxury hotel context. Design/methodology/approach Data has been collected from five-star hotels in Antalya, one of the most popular tourism destinations in Turkey. The study conducted...

Purpose In the literature, evidence is to be found of the positive effect of high-performance work systems (HPWSs) on innovation in firms. However, innovation is enabled by not only human resources but also digital technology, and scholars have called for further investigation into the interplay...

Purpose The purpose of the scoping review is to develop understandings around the high demand for in-home healthcare for the aged and how to find ways to better support declining numbers of in-home care workers and healthcare professionals. The scoping review highlights the role of human...

Purpose This paper develops and tests a theoretical framework to explain the effect of guanxi human resource management (HRM), a unique Chinese cultural phenomenon, on employee innovative behavior. Design/methodology/approach We draw from a sample of 398 employees in 81 teams and test the...