Moving employees internally sounds smart — until whole teams move together, according to the Cornell Chronicle. New research from Cornell’s ILR School shows that “lifting and shifting” groups of workers doesn’t always benefit organizations.
Studying a Fortune 500 retailer, researchers found that single-employee transfers boosted overall performance. So did pulling individuals from different units into one team. Productivity gains outweighed losses at the old units.
But when multiple employees moved together from the same unit, the benefits disappeared. Those workers struggled to adapt and added less diversity. Researchers say managers should mix sources — and offer stronger onboarding when teams move together.
FingerLakes1.com is the region’s leading all-digital news publication. The company was founded in 1998 and has been keeping residents informed for more than two decades. Have a lead? Send it to news@fingerlakes1.com.
