Press coverage of DOP 2012

Press coverage of the DOP 2012 conference was extensive, global, and included a range of media including TV, radio, print and online coverage. Key topics of interest to the media included presentations covering topics as diverse as:

• Women Better Leaders than Men
• Boredom at Work
• Work-linked Couples Conflict
• Smartphone Stress
• Effort of Service with a Smile
• Social Networking in Recruitment
• Police Work-family Conflict
• Senior Executives’ Personality

Some of our online press coverage

Visit the links below to see some of the press interest that was generated by the conference:

• Grumpy can be good, Sky News Blogs
• Bosses may be sued for using Twitter to vet job candidates, The Scotsman
• Police 'struggle' to maintain good work-life balance, Aviva
• Partners in same professions have worse work-life balance, The Telegraph
• Obsessive smart phone users hear 'phantom vibrations', The Telegraph
• Switching-off is a smart move, The Scotsman
• You have no new messages: Why we suffer withdrawal symptoms when our smartphones fall silent, Daily Mail
• Office workers spend as much time at their desks as they do sleeping, Huffington Post
• Desks 'bad for workers' health', Belfast Telegraph
• Nigel Farndale: I went dry for January, but it seems it was all a waste of time, The Independent Ireland
• Bored employees turn to coffee, chocolate and booze: Study, The Hindu Business Line
• What do employees do when they are bored? Find out..., Rediff Business
• Being desk-bound can erode physical, mental health, Philippine Times
• Are you bored at work? Then you’ll probably turn to booze and chocolate, Hispanically Speaking News
• One in four office workers is 'chronically bored', putting their health at risk, Daily Mail
• Boredom turns staff to drink, Daily Express
• Desks ‘bad for workers’ health’, Jersey Evening Post, This is Jersey
• Desks 'bad for workers' health', Yahoo News
• Desks 'bad for workers' health', The Dallas Morning News
• Men 'twice as likely to take risks', The Telegraph
• Women 'better leaders in recession', London Evening Standard
• Women 'better leaders in recession', Express & Star
• Women 'better leaders in recession', MSN Money
• Women 'better leaders in recession', Metro
• Women bankers would’ve prevented economic crises, analysts say, The Star
• Women are less likely to take risks, The Scotman
• Men twice more likely than women to take risks, Web India 123
• Women can rule better in the present economic scenario, claim researchers, Top News Arab Emeirates
• Men twice more likely to take risks at work, The Times of India