Flexible working arrangements have different impacts in different countries

As more and more companies and organisation across the world embrace flexible working arrangements for their employees new research  has found that the benefits of such practices is not the same in every culture and that organisations would be wise to think carefully about just taking on flexible working. (This research briefing was sent to […]

Paradoxical leader behaviours – New podcast – Episode 9

  Transcript   Today’s organisations are increasingly facing environments characterised by complexity, volatility and uncertainty, placing extra demands on leaders to adopt holistic thinking approaches in order to meet organisational and individual needs. Leadership approaches are shifting, and organisations arguably require even more creativity than before. In this podcast Sarah and David explore a new […]

Projectification – how organisations are dealing with order and chaos

The rise of Projectification. Virtually every other paper published these days mentions the fact that organisations and their environments are becoming more and more complex and facing greater levels of uncertainty, whilst, at the same time, there is a constant pressure for greater levels of operational efficiency and innovation with reduced resources. One of the […]

How to develop high-performance teams: The research evidence Many people in organisations talk about developing high-performance teams and organisations strive to understand how to develop them. In this Oxford Review special report, we have a look at what the research evidence actually says about the characteristics of high-performance teams. Most of us work in teams […]

Research Trends 2018/19: The Top 10 | The Oxford Review

See also the Top 10 Research Topics for 2019/20 here Every year we compile to top research trends for year. This year the top 10 research trends from 2018/19 – drum roll….. are: Top 10 Research Trends Proactive personality Employee voice Cognitive inflexibility / flexibility and Tolerance to uncertainty Evidence-based practice Organisational ambidexterity Wisdom Leadership transition Virtual […]

Why employee engagement fluctuates – new research

Employee engagement has become one of the hot topics in research, for practitioners and organisations, and is particularly important for organisational development and human resources practitioners. Employee role engagement is a subset of the broader concept of employee engagement and is the focus of a new study. When people talk about employee engagement, it tends […]

How to spot and manage time bandits in your organisation: Podcast

Episode 7 of the Organisational Success Academy Podcast: How to spot and manage time bandits in your organisation  

Culture change through moral dialogue – new research

Sociologists and ethnographers have known for years that moral dialogues can be a powerful mechanism for cultural change. Good examples of this are the recent public dialogues about sexual harassment in public office and gun-control in the United States. It is interesting to see how schoolchildren took control of the moral dialogue around firearms in […]

Podcast: developing innovative work behaviours across an organisation

Ep 6 of the Oxford Review Podcast looking at a new study about How to develop innovative work behaviours across an organisation

How to Develop Innovative Work Behaviours through Self-Leadership

Developing innovative work behaviours using self-leadership As the pace of change picks up, organisations across the globe are looking not only to deal with change in a positive and productive manner, but also improve performance, build competitive advantage, be innovative, profitable and sustainable. As a result, organisations and companies are constantly reaching out for methods […]