The practice of “ghosting” companies -- leaving a job or the application process unexpectedly while cutting off contact – is becoming increasingly common, and it raises questions about professional etiquette and power. …Read More
IBM is calling thousands of its remote workers back to the office as a result of a switch in its business methodology. Will other firms follow suit?…Read More
The decline in U.S. manufacturing jobs has the potential to impact many seemingly unrelated aspects of society and everyday life, experts say.…Read More
Netflix’s offer of paid leave of up to a year for new mothers or fathers raises larger questions about the motivation behind -- and practical implications for -- such moves, experts say.…Read More
While millions of people have read Malcolm Gladwell's books, his ideas have had particular resonance with today's business leaders. Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli and Gladwell were just named to HR Magazine's Top 20 Most Influential…
Failing to manage your company's talent needs, says Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli, "is the equivalent of failing to manage your supply chain." And yet the majority of employers have abysmal track records when it comes to the age-old problem…
The idea of "McJobs"-- low-paying positions with little chance of advancement -- bothered the CEO of McDonald's so much that, when Merriam-Webster included the term in its dictionary in 2003, he wrote a public letter of protest. His plea went unheeded.…
In a new study that compares Fortune 100 executives in 1980 with their counterparts in 2001, Peter Cappelli, director of Wharton's Center for Human Resources, and colleague Monika Hamori document what many CEOs and other senior managers have no doubt…
In recent years, Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli has heard companies warn about a coming labor shortage, to the point where this prediction is now routinely factored into discussions about human-resource issues.…
In today’s economy, the odds that employees’ skills will need to be updated have increased, says management professor Peter Cappelli. The question then becomes, is your employer going to reinvest in you through retraining or lay you off and hire someone…
With more than 20 million people registered on the monster.com job search site, it’s clear that we are a workforce on the move. In a recent executive education session, Peter Cappelli, director of Wharton’s Center for Human Resources, explained how a…
