Jared Northup, Author at ADP Research Institute (ADPRI)

The correlation between bad practices and spuriousness

People today have access to more data than ever before, and correlations can be a useful way to identify relationships. What follows is a lesson in how to get them wrong.

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In this article, we go deeper into our Global Worker Survey data on good stress (eustress) and bad (distress), focusing on each end of the scale – the thriving and the overloaded.

Worker sentiment

March 27, 2024

Workplace stress: It’s complicated

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup

Our 2023 Global Worker Survey shows that geography, job level, and other factors can have a big difference in how people experience stress on the job.

Global engagement rose in 2023 to a record high of 18%.

Worker sentiment

March 26, 2024

Employee engagement is up. Hybrid work – and teamwork – deserve the credit

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup

Employee engagement hit a record high in 2023, but we found big variations based on geography, remote work, and teams.

Employee Motivation and Commitment Index - March 2024

EMC Index

March 19, 2024

Employee sentiment rose in March

by ADP Research

The Employee Motivation and Commitment Index ended the first quarter of 2024 on a high note, rising to 119 in March.

Share of workers who feel they are paid unfairly, by global region.

Worker sentiment Geographic trends Demographic trends

March 12, 2024

It’s not the size of your paycheck. It’s how you feel about it.

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup

The ADP Research Institute’s annual Global Workplace Study looks at data from 28,000 workers in 28 countries who responded to the following statement: “My pay is fair for the work I do.”