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Peter Cappelli

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Peter Cappelli is HRE’s Talent Management columnist and a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources. He is the George W. Taylor Professor of Management and director of the Center for Human Resources at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He can be emailed at hreletters@lrp.com.

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Cappelli: Testing’s complicated role in the return to workplaces

Testing may be part of employers’ return policies, but they also need to consider the context.

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Cappelli: 4 takeaways about return-to-work plans

Many companies are in a wait-and-see mode, with legal issues a top concern.

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Cappelli: Why we won’t keep working from home

Remote work may not be as permanent as some are forecasting.

agile workspace

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Peter Cappelli: That vexing value of a life

Employers are now weighing the risks and benefits of reopening.

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Unpleasant questions behind the spread of the coronavirus

An honest relationship with employees is key to helping organizations navigate this new era of work.

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Peter Cappelli: A pushback on mandatory arbitration

A recent court case has turned the tables ever so slightly on employers that imposed mandatory arbitration requirements on their workers.

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Cappelli: Complexities of employee monitoring in an AI age

Organizations can use emerging tech to get them where they’re going faster—for better or worse.

gender equity on boards

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Cappelli: The power of ideology in business

Why is employee governance such a non-starter in the U.S.?

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Cappelli: What to make of the new employee activism

Are workplace protests a new trend?

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Our surprising bias toward human judgment in hiring

Why do so many leaders want to let line managers have the most say in hiring decisions?

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Peter Cappelli: What should we learn from the gig hype?

A new report bolsters the idea that the “gig economy” isn’t nearly as strong as some have claimed.

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How to calculate the cost of turnover–carefully

Beyond out-of-pocket hiring and onboarding costs, how does turnover affect overall operations?

tuition reimbursement

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This is Not Your Father’s Tuition-Reimbursement Plan

Tuition-reimbursement programs may not be as generous as some headlines are making them out to be.

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Are There Truly More Jobs than People to Fill Them?

We don’t have a people problem—we have a retention problem.

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Will Data Science Save HR—or Kill It?

Data scientists are taking the “human” out of human resources.

hiring and HR

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3 Ways We’ve Gone Wrong with Hiring

Though many recognize the problems with today’s hiring practices, few are taking action.

millennial differences

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Here’s Why Millennials Aren’t That Different

They are behaving differently due to what’s happened to them, not because of who they are.

study

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Does Paying More Attention to Employees Really Pay Off?

A new retail study found that focusing on staff scheduling and training led to rises in revenue.

keeping talent

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Our Irrational Approach to Paying Internal Talent

If companies want talented workers to stay, why don’t they pay them more than their replacements?

technology and jobs

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The Simple Economics of Technology and Jobs

Here’s why advances in automation don’t always translate to a company’s bottom line.

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