| Diversity | Work/Life Balance |
| Open Communications | Employee Benefits |
| Employee Wellness | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Culture | Rewards and Recognition |
| Teambuilding | Learning and Development |
We've compiled a comprehensive list of the seminal studies on workplace topics. We've written an abstract to go with each study to give you a sense of what's contained within. Check back to this section, which is updated throughout the week.
Diversity
Race and Ethnicity Impact Recruiting, Turnover
A University of Miami study finds that White, Asian and Hispanic managers tend to hire more whites and fewer blacks than black managers do.
Read more studies in our Diversity archive.
Open Communications
Economic Crisis Impacts Employee Engagement
Two-thirds of firms studied in the past year by Quantum Workplaces saw decreases in their levels of employee engagement.
Read more studies in our Open Communications archive.
Employee Wellness
Walking, Biking to Work Linked to Lower Blood Pressure
A study that appears in the Archives of Internal Medicine finds that walking or biking to work is positively associated with fitness levels in men and women.
Read more studies in our Employee Wellness archive.
Culture
Aging Workforce, Health Care Top Issues in SHRM Workplace Forecast 2008
According to SHRM's latest Workplace Forecast, the increasing prices of health care may prove to be too high for many employers to continue offering these benefits.
Read more studies in our Culture archive.
Teambuilding
Price Tag for Small Firms That Don't Fix Inefficient Communication: $5,000 Per Employee, Per Year
A study finds that companies with 100 employees in this scenario could be losing as much as $500,000 per year. Read on for five areas of focus to reduce this figure.
Read more studies in our Teambuilding archive.
Work/Life Balance
Record Number of Employees Waste Time at Work
A Salary.com survey finds that most work time wasters surf the Internet, are at higher job levels and do it because they're dissatisfied with their jobs.
Read more studies in our Work/Life Balance archive.
Employee Benefits
Per-Person and Jobs Cost of Current Healthcare Reform Legislation
A collection of research finds that nationally, significant per-person costs and overall job losses could come as a result of the current healthcare reform legislation.
Read more studies in our Employee Benefits archive.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Twice as Many CEOs Focused on Environmental Issues Compared to Four Years Ago
A CEO study by IBM finds that 18 percent of CEOs are now focusing on environmental issues, double the number from four years ago.
Read more studies in our Corporate Social Responsibility archive.
Rewards and Recognition
Most Employee Recognition Programs Do Not Meet CEO Expectations
A Globoforce survey of 150 HR and finance personnel finds that close to nine out of 10 believe their current recognition programs do not meet the CEO-approval bar.
Read more studies in our Rewards and Recognition archive.
Learning and Development
Eight Leadership Skills Essential to HR Leaders
SHRM finds that eight skills are common among successful senior human resources leaders.
Read more studies in our Learning and Development archive.