| Diversity | Work/Life Balance |
| Open Communications | Employee Benefits |
| Employee Wellness | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Culture | Rewards and Recognition |
| Teambuilding | Learning and Development |
We've compiled a comprehensive list of the seminal studies on workplace topics. We've written an abstract to go with each study to give you a sense of what's contained within. Check back to this section, which is updated throughout the week.
Diversity
Less Than a Third of Workplaces Define 'Diversity'
Although organizations believe workplace diversity is important, only 30 percent have an official definition of it, according to SHRM.
Read more studies in our Diversity archive.
Open Communications
Engaged Employees Equal Increased Earnings
A study by Towers Perrin finds that businesses with the highest employee engagement are financial winners and also have a higher retention rate.
Read more studies in our Open Communications archive.
Employee Wellness
Health Screenings: Majority of Employees Overweight
An analysis of workplace health screenings by Kronos finds that 65 percent of employees are overweight or obese.
Read more studies in our Employee Wellness archive.
Culture
Aging Workforce, Health Care Top Issues in SHRM Workplace Forecast 2008
According to SHRM's latest Workplace Forecast, the increasing prices of health care may prove to be too high for many employers to continue offering these benefits.
Read more studies in our Culture archive.
Teambuilding
Degrees of Separation Affect Innovation and Creativity
A study finds that companies that network and form strategic alliances are more creative and develop more patented inventions than those that don't.
Read more studies in our Teambuilding archive.
Work/Life Balance
Work-Life Balance a Key to Job Acceptance
A Hudson survey finds that nearly a third of U.S. workers consider work-life balance, along with flexibility, to be the most important factor in considering job offers.
Read more studies in our Work/Life Balance archive.
Employee Benefits
Medical Benefits Still Largest Share of Employer Costs
A U.S. Chamber of Commerce study finds that medical benefits accounted for the largest share of employer benefit costs at over 12 percent in 2007.
Read more studies in our Employee Benefits archive.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Only 7 Percent of Applicants Have Turned Down Job Offers Due to a Company's Lack of CSR
A study by Hudson finds conflicting results when it comes to applicants' and employees' perceptions of a company's commitment to CSR.
Read more studies in our Corporate Social Responsibility archive.
Rewards and Recognition
Private Companies Rely on Short-Term Incentives to Reward Employees
Four out of five companies surveyed have short-term incentives or bonus plans in place, while only a third have long-term incentives, to reward workers.
Read more studies in our Rewards and Recognition archive.
Learning and Development
Cracking the Code of Effective Innovation
A study finds that specific combinations of organizational size and styles are dictating innovation success today.
Read more studies in our Learning and Development archive.