For years, one of the best-known findings in sustainable investing was that companies on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list delivered unusually strong stock returns. Alex Edmans documented the result in a 2011 study, and later research with … Read More
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Work-Life Harmony and Amazon’s Safety Math
Accenture Discovers a New Employee Benefit Accenture has a new employee benefit: not taking vacation. The company told employees they may roll over unused vacation days this year as it pushes to maximize sales before the end of its fiscal year. … Read More
The workforce has a story to tell. Now you can measure it.
Today we’re launching the PeopleReturn Employee Sentiment Platform—a new way to explore workforce sentiment across every S&P 500 company. The platform lets you see how employees rate their companies, compare organizations against peers and sectors, and track how sentiment has changed … Read More
Costco’s Unbelievable and Unconventional History of Success
The New Yorker had a great piece a few weeks ago, Can the Golden Age of Costco Last?, covering the history of its founding, some keys to success, and some reasons why it would be tough to maintain the unbelievable run … Read More
The Worst Companies to Work For in America
We typically focus on companies recognized as great places to work, whether through “best workplaces” lists or strong employee ratings. Today, we’re taking the opposite view—highlighting some of the lowest-rated workplaces according to employee reviews. For this analysis, we limited … Read More