Catalyst Center for Work Innovation: Research Deep Dive

This research examines how occupational creativity serves as a vital shield against technological displacement and the rapid rise of automation. Drawing heavily on foundational research by Bakhshi, Frey, and Osborne, the literature highlights that jobs requiring original thought and imagination face...

This research explores the flexibility paradox, a counter-intuitive phenomenon where unemployed individuals who cast a wide net during their job search frequently face diminished re-employment prospects and lower job quality. Although policymakers and career experts routinely urge jobseekers to embr...

This research examines turnover contagion, a sociological phenomenon where an individual's choice to resign spreads through a workplace by influencing coworkers to consider quitting as well. It explains that this cascading effect is heavily driven by job embeddedness, meaning that tightly connected ...

Recent research examining Generation Z workers in Surabaya demonstrates that younger employees forge work commitment directly from everyday experiences like flexibility and workplace quality rather than relying on general job satisfaction as a stepping stone. Drawing on social exchange theory, studi...

Workplace bullying is extensively examined not merely as an issue of isolated bad actors, but as a systemic failure driven by toxic organizational infrastructure. Rather than focusing solely on removing individual perpetrators, the text argues that companies must address structural conditions such a...

Traditional organizational design, which relies primarily on task interdependence, struggles in modern, unpredictable environments because it assumes work can be mapped out in advance. To build more adaptable systems, contemporary leaders must embrace a broader tripartite framework that incorporates...

This research highlights crossover theory, which demonstrates how emotional states, health conditions, and work behaviors transmit between closely related individuals. Drawing on a comprehensive meta-analysis of 183 studies, the research reveals that spouses, supervisors, and coworkers significantly...

Recent research highlights how a household member's active job search creates spillover effects that negatively impact an employed professional's focus and productivity. When family career transitions occur independently without coordination, they trigger family-work conflict and drain valuable pers...

This research examines the critical decline in global employee engagement and compares how public and private sectors struggle to maintain workforce morale. It defines the psychological pillars of satisfaction, motivation, and commitment, noting that government roles often provide stability while th...

This research examines the complex relationship between job boredom, burnout, and work engagement, arguing that these states often coexist in distinct psychological profiles rather than acting as isolated experiences. Drawing on a significant 2026 longitudinal study, the research highlights how work...