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Company loyalty leads to exploitation and unpaid work: Study

Researchers from ASU show that managers tend to prey on employee loyalty.

In this story published March 21, 2023, on VICE:

For the study, three researchers at Duke University’s business school, Arizona State University, and West Virginia University investigated the “possible negative consequences of being a loyal employee in the workplace.” What they found was that loyal employees are likely to be “perceived to be more exploitable” and enter into a “vicious circle of suffering” over time.


Christopher Neck, associate professor of management and entrepreneurship

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