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Entrance to Publix Food & Pharmacy, a well-known employee-owned American supermarket chain private corporation headquartered in Lakeland, Florida.

Find yourself shopping at Publix often? That’s by design.

BB&T Professor of Free Enterprise David Brown and Beth Ayers McCague Family Fellowship Associate Professor Brian Swider share insights into why Public dominates the city of Gainesville and crowds the local market. Read more in this story from the Independent

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Applying for work? Don’t take your friend’s advice

Who would you rather go on a blind date with: someone you don’t know or someone recommended by a friend? The same is true when applicants are applying for jobs; according to new research by Beth Ayers McCague Family Fellowship

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Land Your Dream Job: Research Reveals the Top 4 Tips Proven to Get Results

Research insights from Beth Ayers McCague Family Fellowship Associate Professor Brian Swider inform this story that shares 4 science-backed tricks to landing a new job faster.  Read the tips in this story from Women’s World. 

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Translating organizational research scales into a different language

The field of organizational psychology is increasingly spanning across different countries, cultures and languages. As such, researchers engaging in cross-cultural research must often translate scales into a different language. Scales are simply a group of items that measure a psychological

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The Future of Work

Where, when and how we work may never return to pre-pandemic norms. Artificial intelligence and demographic shifts will reshape our careers. And we’ll need to tend to ourselves and each other to ward off burnout and grow as workers and

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Trying to choose which job you should take? Question your intuition.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – When you’re on the job hunt and the market is saturated with opportunities, you may find yourself in the position of having to make a choice between two or more job offers. While making the decision to

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How to be a good coworker

Enjoying your job stems from more than just the work you do. Anyone who’s experienced having a great coworker or having a not-so-great coworker can attest to how critical it is to have positive relationships with the people you spend

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The research-backed first step to making a good first impression

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As well-known as the phrase ‘You never get a second chance to make a good first impression’ is, it’s easy to understand how significant first impressions are in our society – and how a Google search on

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Dream job to nightmare: Why teachers decide to leave the profession

What do you want to be when you grow up? This common question to children yields some well-known answers – veterinarian, musician, movie star, superhero – but none as common as the No. 2 childhood dream job – teacher. It’s

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What happens at work, should stay at work: New study finds recovery is essential for employee performance and psychological, physical well-being

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – When was the last time you received an email from your boss or a coworker after hours? As a member of the ultra-connected, technology-savvy workforce, it probably wasn’t too long ago that you were alerted to a

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