Professional vacancy numbers in the UK saw a seasonal 27% dip month-on-month in December, but the year ended on a high, with the annual discrepancy in job numbers closing. That’s according to the latest monthly Recruitment Trends Snapshot report from The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Vacancies down month-on-month

The data, provided by growth analytics platform, cube19, ...

The vital steps involved in businesses moving production back to their home country have been outlined by top academics from BI Norwegian Business School and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). When a business moves the production of goods and services back to their home country, this is known as ‘backsourcing.’

Outsourcing, moving the production of goods and services from high...

Social media influencers often use their platforms to promote new products, however new research from Trinity Business School reveals that using them to develop new products can ultimately make them much more successful.

The study finds that the involvement of fashion influencers in the value cocreation process can significantly influence new product development performance. Proving that consumer...

Email remains easily the most-used and most important communication tool but a lack of email management is having a major impact on business productivity. These are the findings of research revealed by Mail Manager, a leading email management solution and part of the Arup Group, a global multinational professional services firm, which surveyed more than 1,000 decision-makers from organisations in ...

STUDIO | LEGALE provides some insight into recent legislation with regards to minimizing the economical and financial consequences of the continued spread of COVID-19.

You may wonder why there are relatively few bankruptcies, even though last year was dominated by the corona crisis with considerable economic repercussions.

After the first moratorium, which ran until June 2020, it has become ap...

Multiple studies show that nature is inadequately protected in many places across the world. It seems that the largest challenge of the 21st Century is to reconsider our role and position of human beings as part of nature. New research conducted by Nyenrode Business University explores innovative ways to improve the situation.

In public or private decisions regarding land conversion or another us...

The global pandemic has led to a 22% drop in vacancy numbers across the UK this year. That’s according to the latest real-time statistics from the world’s largest network of job boards, Broadbean Technology.

Covid’s impact on hiring revealed, with London taking a hit

Broadbean’s data revealed that vacancy numbers across the UK are down 22% for 2020 when compared to 2019’s overall figures, with L...

Good communication reduces personnel turnover in retail shops by up to 25 per cent, according to new research by the University of Cologne and ECONtribute.

The research, conducted by Professor Matthias Heinz, found that personnel turnover can be reduced by simple communication between upper to middle management and from store managers to employees.

In a long-term field experiment, the researcher...

Ethical leadership can reduce the prevalence of corrupt behaviour in an organisation, new research from BI Norwegian Business School confirms.

Ethical leaders are good role models, stimulate ethical conduct, and use reward and punishment to decrease unethical behaviour, such as corruption, a specific form of unethical behaviour characterised by a misuse of power.

Doctoral candidate M. Untung Man...