Insights Newsletter Archive

New moms, Underdogs, Slaveholders' data

Insights

01 Aug 2021

Helping New Moms Get Back to Work

After returning from maternity leave, managers and coworkers can be part of a welcoming and supportive environment. Or they can act as though nothing happened, piling work and resentment on the new mom. When it’s the latter, just about everyone stands to lose.

Underdog Status Can Motivate Teams to Beat the Odds

Leaders who cultivate an underdog identity can use that narrative inside their organizations, and instill workers with the confidence that they can overcome obstacles and thrive.

Slaveholders’ Journals Offer Ethics Lessons on Big Data

Reflecting on slaveholders’ calculations can help us to see how quantification can erase and obscure human costs. Slaveholders' account books show how numbers and balance sheets erase some things even as they make others visible.

The Dark and Destructive Downsides of Entrepreneurship

“Entrepreneurship is a tool—a tool that (like a superpower) can be used for good (think Luke Skywalker) or for evil (think Darth Vader),” an AOM scholar writes.

The Right Way to Give Second Chances After Misconduct

Managers have lots of good reasons to give employees second chances after misconduct or mistakes. But if the process is not done right, forgiven employees might not feel fully reaccepted by their organizations, which could cause problems.

After Women Reach the Top, Executives Shift How They Innovate

Women in the C-suite are changing the way organizations think, with a greater willingness to grow through research and development and less willingness to assume risk through mergers and acquisitions.

Warding Off Bosses’ Unethical Requests

Like brandishing a cross at a vampire, displaying symbols of morality can keep unethical requests from bosses at bay.

Insights' First Interactive Infographic: Narcissists at Work

New Videos:

From the Archives: 9/11 Survey Reveals Eight Ways Managers Can Help after Disasters


	Learn more

The YOLO Economy

Many employees are reevaluating their professional priorities these days.


	Learn more

AMLE Special Issue: New Histories of Business Schools and How They May Inspire New Futures

Actionable Evidence for the Workplace

Organizations licensing Insights content have multiple options to best suit their needs.

An Improved Virtual Experience

Thank you to the Insights newsletter sponsor:

Stata: See what's new for management professionals

More from INSIGHTS

Share with a colleague

To share this newsletter with a colleague, just forward it with this sign-up link.

INSIGHTS is an online magazine that transforms
AOM research into actionable evidence for the workplace.

555 Pleasantville Road, Suite N200, Briarcliff Manor, NY, 10510-8020, USA

Phone: 1+ (914) 326-1800

CONNECT WITH US:

Unsubscribe | Online Version | Communication Preferences

The Academy of Management has updated its Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

to improve transparency, security, and control of personal data.

Boost your knowledge, advance your career, and help your colleagues with a free subscription to AOM Insights monthly newsletter.

Advertisement

Research

Network

Events

Membership

About AOM

Career Services

AOM Newsletters