Human Resource Management

Oct 18, 2021

Business and Industry Leaders Discuss Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace

The Poole College of Management’s Fall 2021 Career Weeks featured an Inclusive Leaders Conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 29.

Sep 7, 2021

Why Are Employees Leaving Now?

Poole College of Management professor of practice of human resource management Beth Ritter offers some ideas based on learnings from a series of interviews conducted over the last year that tie to some foundational management research.

Sep 1, 2021

Finding Passion in Everyday Work

In a new research paper, Jeffrey Pollack, professor of entrepreneurship; and Brad Kirkman, General (Ret.) H. Hugh Shelton Distinguished Professor of Leadership, set out to discover whether or not feeling passionate about work actually leads to better outcomes for employees and their companies.

Jul 15, 2021

Study Highlights How Resilience is Dynamic, Not a Static Character Trait

A new study finds that resilience is a dynamic process, rather than a fixed trait – and suggests this may have significant ramifications for the business world.

Oct 15, 2020

How North Carolina Leaders in Human Resources Respond to COVID-19

A Poole College human resource faculty team combined with top leaders in North Carolina offer four themes to consider in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct 1, 2020

Study Finds That Unit Cohesion May Mitigate Mental Health Issues From Combat Exposure

A recent study conducted by an interdisciplinary team including Patrick Flynn, Poole College of Management assistant professor of human resource management, examines the impact of unit cohesion during deployment on post-deployment mental health.

Sep 24, 2020

Patrick Flynn Breaks Down Evaluating How Well Employees are Working from Home

Patrick Flynn shares his expert advice and recent research on how companies can evaluate how well employees are working from home during the pandemic.

Sep 14, 2020

5 Steps to Navigating a Layoff during COVID-19

Reflect, tell your story, network, research and be the solution –– are the top five steps Bev Porter, director of the career center for Jenkins MBA programs, shares with anyone who has experienced a layoff.

Apr 23, 2020

How COVID-19 Has Altered the Workplace

Beth Ritter and Patrick Flynn tackle the future implications today's workforce will face.

Apr 14, 2020

COVID-19’s Impact on the Workforce

COVID-19’s impact is sweeping - but how, specifically, is it impacting the workforce? Poole College’s Patrick Flynn, assistant professor of human resources, and Beth Ritter, professor of practice of human resource management, weigh in.