Work-related factors impact the high rates of stress, risky drinking, and attrition in lawyers differently depending on gender, according to a new study. Recent national reports indicate lawyers suffer from especially high rates of depression, anxiety, and substance misuse, as well as high rates of attrition, particularly among women. In this study, Anker and Krill…

Researchers used anonymized cell-phone data to build a Business Risk Index, which quantifies the potential risk of COVID-19 transmission in restaurants and bars, schools and universities, nail salons and barbershops. In an article published in npj Digital Medicine, researcher-physicians from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) used anonymized cell-phone data to build a Business Risk…

Surveys that ask too many of the same type of question tire respondents and return unreliable data, according to a new study. The study found that people tire from questions that vary only slightly and tend to give similar answers to all questions as the survey progresses. Marketers, policymakers, and researchers who rely on long…

Mass customization, where customers order clothing made to their own style tastes and measurements, has been proposed as one solution to overproduction. But the logistical challenges of tailoring garments to individual customer requests and lengthy manufacturing lead times have discouraged most firms from adopting mass customization. They might want to reconsider that decision, according to…

A new study shows that people with migraine or frequent tension headaches have a reduced work ability in particularly three areas. The researchers hope that the new knowledge may help workplaces become better at accommodating those suffering from headaches. This is how it may feel for people suffering from migraine or frequent tension headaches. Untreated,…

Businesses sometimes align themselves with important values such as a clean environment, feminism, or racial justice, thinking it’s a win-win: the value gets boosted along with the company’s bottom line. But be careful, warns new research. Using these values primarily for self-interested purposes such as profit or reputation can ultimately undermine their special status and…

A new study has found that artificial intelligence (AI) apps helped protect small and medium-sized businesses against many of the risks that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic — yet only a quarter of small firms currently use them. The research, undertaken by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and published in the journal Information Systems Frontiers, surveyed…

Customers who feel afraid in the wake of a data breach care more about the size and scope of the breach than do angry customers, according to new research. The findings also extend to the stock market, where a company’s stock price can be influenced by the size of the breach when the news coverage…

A team of scholars in ethics, law and informatics wrote one of the first commentaries on how NFTs could be repurposed for the healthcare industry. In a new publication in the journal Science, the researchers propose that the tool could help patients gain more control over their personal health information. NFT digital contracts could provide…

Organizations aren’t moving quickly enough on cyber security threats linked to the drive toward using personal mobile devices in the workplace. Dr Kenan Degirmenci from QUT’s Science and Engineering Faculty’s School of Information Systems said workers worldwide expected to take their work with them whenever and wherever. But he warned Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)…