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Research ideas tagged “human resources”

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What does "digital leadership" measure?

Digital leadership appears on 17 recent papers and leadership keywords on almost 300, and 70 leadership papers carry a digital or AI keyword. New leadership constructs keep appearing, each with its own survey scale. Is digital leadership something new, or transformational leadership measured with new words?

Papers in the last 30 days — leadership: 4

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Do employees speak up about AI mistakes?

Psychological safety and employee voice appear on 21 recent papers, almost all in management journals, and only 2 of them carry an AI keyword. As AI tools enter everyday work, someone has to notice and report when they are wrong. Do teams with psychological safety catch AI errors that others let pass?

Papers in the last 30 days — employee voice: 1

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Return-to-office mandates and who leaves

Remote and hybrid work appear on 53 recent papers, and 18 of them carry a productivity, turnover, retention or performance keyword. Large firms have ordered workers back to the office, some for five days a week. Do the mandates raise output, or mostly lose the workers with other options?

Papers in the last 30 days — hybrid work: 1

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Quiet quitting and the measurement of engagement

Job satisfaction appears on 39 recent papers in the management and economics journals, employee engagement on 17, work engagement on 9 and quiet quitting on 2. Engagement surveys drive billions in consulting fees. Does measured engagement predict anything that firms can observe, such as output, errors or exits, and did it actually fall?

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Will workers teach the AI that could replace them?

Knowledge transfer, sharing and management appear on 259 recent papers across the management and AI journals, but only 48 of them carry an AI or digital keyword, and knowledge hiding on 3. Firms are building assistants trained on employees' documents and chats. Do employees share less when sharing feeds a machine?

Papers in the last 30 days — knowledge sharing: 1

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Diversity programmes under backlash

Diversity, equity and inclusion, inclusive leadership and affirmative action appear on 44 recent papers, with 17 in the last quarter against about 8 per quarter before, but only 5 carry a political, backlash or legal keyword. Firms in the US have cut or renamed diversity programmes after court rulings and political pressure. What changed in hiring and pay, and what only changed in name?

Papers in the last 30 days — diversity management: 1 · workplace diversity: 1

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Scholar4AI. (2026). Research ideas tagged “human resources”. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/ideas/tags/human-resources

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  title = {Research ideas tagged “human resources”},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-26},
  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
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