News on the changing labor market
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Majority of managers reluctant to hire applicants with mental health problems
15th January 2021A new Tranzo survey of 670 executives in all Dutch sectors shows that a majority (64%) is reluctant to hire applicants with mental health problems. In addition, one in three managers would not quickly hire an employee who has ever had mental health problems, even if those problems are no longer an issue. The publication will soon be published in the renowned journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine (OEM).
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Transparency can inhibit workers from making their best efforts
07th October 2020Although enlightened corporate management may seem like a good idea at first glance, new research suggests that when it comes to two features with which it is associated – high transparency and a strong group identity combining them may not work out as hoped. According to a paper co-authored by Ruidi Shang of Tilburg University in the current issue of 'The Accounting Review', employees with strong group identity may not perform best when group transparency is high. Indeed, the most able of them are more likely to perform at their peak when transparency is low.
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Beliefs disadvantaged people tend to reinforce economic inequality
26th August 2020The way disadvantaged people think about their economic status and their beliefs of others’ opinions contributes to their not acting against the status quo. That is what sociologist Ondrej Buchel concludes in his PhD thesis, which he will defend at Tilburg University on September 4th.