Balancing Act
Monday, August 8, 2022
Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management, is the recipient of the prestigious Janet Chusmir Distinguished Service Award from the Academy of Management (AOM).
Perfect Combination: 4+1 program structure fits MS student’s needs
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Nimisha Prasad received her bachelor’s degree in psychology in May 2022, but she’s already begun her studies in Krannert’s MS in Human Resource Management (MSHRM) program thanks to the school’s combined degree offering. “I learned about the 4+1 program as a freshman, so I made sure to keep connected with Krannert and prepare myself for the master’s program from undergrad,” she says. “It’s a great opportunity to earn a second degree in only one extra year of studies.”
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You Can Redraw Work Boundaries This Year—and Make Them Stick
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
As big U.S. banks, corporations and tech startups encourage workers to shut off email and unplug to curb resignations, WSJ looks at how “right to unplug” measures have affected productivity at companies in Europe.
Full article: You Can Redraw Work Boundaries This Year—and Make Them Stick
Purdue HR degree adds flexibility and experiential opportunities with greater affordability
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
The residential master’s degree offering for human resource management at Purdue University is undergoing a transformation to both increase its experiential opportunities and its accessibility to students.
Purdue expert discusses how to manage working parents during the pandemic
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management and the first elected President of the Work-Family Researchers Network, discusses how the pandemic is affecting the relationship between working parents and their employers and vice versa.
Full article: Purdue expert discusses how to manage working parents during the pandemic
Krannert’s MSHRM program hosts 11th Annual HR Case Competition and Conference
Monday, November 15, 2021
On Thursday, November 4, the Krannert School of Management’s MSHRM program hosted its 11th annual HR Case Competition. Fifty-four students from ten universities participated in two divisions.
Full article: Krannert’s MSHRM program hosts 11th Annual HR Case Competition and Conference
Kossek presents 2021 Lu Ann Aday Lecture on future of work-life leadership and flexibility
Friday, October 29, 2021
Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Distinguished Professor of Management in the Krannert School of Management, gave the 2021 Lu Ann Aday Distinguished Lecture focused on the future of work-life leadership and flexibility at 2 p.m. ET Monday (Nov. 1).
Three professors including Krannert's Ellen Ernst Kossek to receive Purdue’s most prestigious research awards
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Three Purdue professors advancing quantum science and work-life and work-life family research policy have been chosen to receive the university's most prestigious research and scholarship awards. Each recognizes recent accomplishments of high significance and impact. Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Distinguished Professor of Management in the Krannert School of Management, will receive the 2021 Lu Ann Aday Award, the most prestigious award given by the university for exceptional work in the humanities and social sciences
How some women are remaking the workplace to better suit their lives
Friday, September 17, 2021
As offices begin to reopen, some women are setting new physical, emotional and cultural boundaries. As Ellen Ernst Kossek, a professor at Purdue who studies work-life boundaries says, "There’s nothing wrong with loving your job. But it should not be at the cost of developing other parts of our life."
Full article: How some women are remaking the workplace to better suit their lives
Study by Krannert prof identifies seven steps for advancing career equality amid pandemic
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Gender equality has become a hot topic in management as business leaders address growing pressures to advance women who remain significantly underrepresented in key leadership jobs and face an on-going pay and stock equity gap, says Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management.
Happy Family, Happy Work: Study links transformational leadership to attachment theory
Monday, February 1, 2021
“Transformational leadership — or behaviors that inspire followers to move beyond their own self-interest and work toward the good of the group — often fails to reach the levels needed by subordinates each day,” says Benjamin Dunford, an associate professor of organizational behavior/human resources at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management. “Supervisors need regular support to ensure that they consistently display these expected behaviors at work.”
Full article: Happy Family, Happy Work: Study links transformational leadership to attachment theory
What Working Parents Need from Their Managers
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Even during a pandemic, managers are expected to lead their teams and drive business results. But there’s a dilemma: They must acknowledge that Covid-19 is putting an enormous strain on people, especially working parents, while also holding them accountable for getting their work done. This means employing two strategies that, on the surface, might seem to conflict: predictability and flexibility. Specifically, they should build routines into the workday without unduly burdening parents, while at the same time experimenting with new ways of working and communicating so that everyone’s needs are accommodated fairly.
