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  • Professor Kevin Murphy

    University of Limerick

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    Professor Kevin Murphy is the Kemmy Chair of Work and Employment Studies at the University of Limerick

    There is an old saying that 'a fish rots from the head' which applies strongly to bullying in organisatons

    How to deal with the serious issue of bullies in the workplace

    Businesses who are firm about bullying and follow through on complaints can benefit themselves, their organisations and their employees

    Work and careers • 08 May 23
    'Simply switching from human decision-makers to AI will not make hiring discrimination go away.'

    Is AI a problem or a solution when it comes to hiring staff?

    The increasing use of AI in recruitment shows some of the problems that can occur when human decision-makers are replaced

    Work and careers • 02 May 23
    Layoffs can help organisations weather economic downturns and market disruptions, but they can also create significant problems for organisations. Photo: Getty Images

    How companies decide which employees to let go

    Organisations considering layoffs need to decide who stays, who goes and how to conduct the process

    Work and careers • 21 Mar 23
    'The whole idea of types – i.e., the idea that you are either X or Y – is seen as dubious by most psychologists.' Photo: Getty Images

    Why are 'dubious' personality tests so popular in the workplace?

    Despite decades of use and millions of tests administered, there is little credible research to support their value or use

    Work and careers • 21 Mar 23
    'We may be reaching the point where we recognise that employers and employees who want that sort of workplace are doing themselves harm.' Photo: Getty Images

    Is this the end of the high-intensity workplace?

    There are many factors that might be contributing to this shift in prizing work over other aspects of one's life

    Work and careers • 30 Nov 22
    Twitter boss Elon Musk. The company is expected to announce thousands of job cuts today.

    The utter hell of working for a visionary like Elon Musk

    Could you work for a passionate, unpredictable, let's-change-the-world merchant like him?

    Work and careers • 04 Nov 22
    Liz Truss leaves the big gig in UK politics after just 44 days. Photo: Alastair Grant/Getty Images

    Does your boss have Liz Truss tendencies?

    As the outgoing UK prime minister has discovered, it's not enough to just have the right traits for the job

    Work and careers • 21 Oct 22
    'Remote work offers more than the possibility of working wherever you wish: it also offers the possibility of changing when you work'. Photo: Getty Images

    Are we seeing the end of the 9 to 5 working day?

    Remote working has changed both where and when we work, with hybrid workdays putting an end to uniform starting and ending times

    Work and careers • 17 Oct 22
    A police officer walks past a memorial for the victims of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting. Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP/ Getty Images

    Why can't American mass shootings be stopped?

    Frequent mass shootings are a uniquely American phenomenon, but they're only part of the country's violent gun culture

    United States • 27 May 22
    Successful executives are often charismatic, confident and driven, characteristics sometimes linked to Antisocial Personality Disorder

    My boss is a psychopath: why bad people get good jobs

    Are the traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathology linked to career advancement?

    Work and careers • 31 May 22
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