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The University of Manchester has maintained its place among the world's leading universities, retaining its position in the UK's top six and as one of Europe's highest-ranked institutions in the lates...

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Fathers became more involved in the often invisible domestic work needed to keep family life running smoothly.

This is a video abstract of our paper Távora, I., Saqib, S. I., & Kauser, S. (2026). Advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Through Voice for All: The Role of Employee Resource Groups. British Journal of Management, 37(1), Drawing on 36 interviews with EDI officers and ERG chairs, the paper examines whether ERGs can act as meaningful employee voice mechanisms for under-represented groups. The discussion shows that ERGs can influence both group-specific issues and wider strategic EDI change, but their impact depends on formal and informal voice channels, organizational support, and effective self-governance. The study offers a new model for understanding and strengthening ERG voice in organizations and improving inclusive workplace practice today.

How setting up AI to be more disagreeable and challenge ideas can help to enhance corporate decision making at the boardroom level.

Manchester’s transformation as the world’s first industrial city shaped many of the ideas and institutions that underpin modern human resource management (HRM) and employment relations. At Alliance Manchester Business School, we invite an internationally recognised scholar to join us as Professor in Human Resource Management and/or Employment Relations, contributing world-leading research with a strong focus on academic, societal and economic impact in any thematic area within these fields.

Employee resource groups (ERGs), also known as diversity networks or affinity groups, are becoming an increasingly important element of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) management in organizat....

Building worker voice and power in AI decisions: Three cases in the German ICT industry