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Quality of Work Life—Learning from Tarrytown
Labor Magazine ArticleAt this large GM plant the union and management jointly seek to change the meaning of work itself -
Augmented Reality Is Already Improving Worker Performance
Operations and supply chain management Digital ArticleOne example shows a productivity boost of over 30% — on a worker’s first use, and without prior training. -
Turkey Badly Needs a Long-Term Plan for Syrian Refugees
Labor Digital ArticleIt’s time to stop treating the situation as a short-term crisis. -
Understanding Competence at Work
Labor Magazine ArticleBeing good at your job means having the right understanding of your job. -
The Problem with Accounting for Employees as Costs Instead of Assets
Labor Digital ArticleIf we could better track the value of human capital, employees would be better off. -
Business Can Help End Child Labor
Global Business Digital ArticleExamples from the real world. -
Stress-Test Your Strategy: The 7 Questions to Ask
Labor Magazine ArticleAn economic downturn can quickly expose the shortcomings of your business strategy. But can you identify its weak points in good times as well? And can you focus on those weak points that really matter? A stress test—an assessment of how a system functions under severe or unexpected pressure—can help you home in on the […] -
LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky: Skills, Not Degrees, Matter Most in Hiring
Business and society Digital ArticleEven if you don’t plan to change jobs, your job is going to change on you. -
Corporations in the Age of Inequality
Economics Big IdeaInequality isn’t just about individuals — it’s risen between companies, too. -
The Great Decoupling: An Interview with Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee
Technology and analytics Magazine ArticleOutput is on the rise, but workers aren’t sharing in the bounty. -
Don’t Let Layoffs Undermine Your DEI Efforts
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleA “last hired/first fired” approach disproportionately impacts women and people of color. -
Can Transparency Laws Fix the Gender Wage Gap?
Gender Digital ArticleAn analysis of pay at public universities in Canada shows that they might. -
What If All U.S. Coal Workers Were Retrained to Work in Solar?
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleA study quantifies the costs and identifies four ways to pay for it. -
Why “Good Jobs” Are Good for Retailers
Human resource management Magazine ArticleSome companies are investing in their workers and reaping healthy profits. -
The “Wages Are Skyrocketing” Narrative Is False
Labor Digital ArticleAnecdotal evidence is at odds with the data. -
How the Carl Icahns of the World Benefit Firms but Not Workers
Financial markets Digital ArticleResearch reveals how activist investors help and hurt. -
Reinventing Labor: An Interview with Union President Lynn Williams
Risk management Magazine Article“Only a union can provide workers with the security and dignity that enable them to be true participants in the workplace.” -
Content Moderation Is Terrible by Design
Organizational Development Big IdeaSocial media companies couldn't exist in their current form without content moderation. But while these jobs are essential, they're often low-paid, emotionally... -
When You Know Layoffs Are Coming…
Business and society Digital ArticleWaiting for bad news can take a major psychological toll. -
Fat Chance
Labor Magazine ArticleSid has put his hat in the ring for a client-serving position. He’s got the skills and the knowledge—the problem is, he’s also obese. Can his weight be a factor in the decision?
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Fighting Bonded Labor in Rural India: Village Activist Gyarsi Bai Tackles an Entrenched System of Coercion
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In October 2010, the beating of a 30-year-old bonded laborer-his punishment for staying home sick from work-in India's northwestern state of Rajasthan... -
OneTen: One Million Opportunities in Ten Years
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In the wake of George Floyd's killing in May 2020, and widespread protests for social justice in the United States, OneTen was formed by a coalition of... -
The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyone's Work
32.00View Details From MIT professor and pre-eminent voice on Good Jobs comes a leadership guide for choosing excellence and providing good jobs that offer a living wage,... -
Soccer Balls Made for Children by Children? Child Labor in Pakistan (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details The case describes an international agreement to phase out child labor in soccer-ball manufacturing. This high-profile agreement, which resolves major... -
The Panic of 1873 and the "Long Depression" (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes must decide whether to sign the Bland-Allison Act and commit the United States to minting silver coins and thus... -
Live Nation and Pharrell Williams
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details "We're in business together, and whether we lose a few million dollars or make a few million dollars, let's do this. If you think you can pull it off,... -
Tony's Chocolonely: The Pursuit of Growth With Purpose
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The case, and its accompanying pedagogical material, offers a unique perspective on CSR-based transformational entrepreneurship, looking at a startup... -
The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case 317052. Responsibility for working conditions in contract factories within the supply chain presents an ongoing challenge for managers... -
Treadway Tire Company: Job Dissatisfaction and High Turnover at the Lima Plant
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Treadway Tire's plant in Lima, Ohio must confront strong job dissatisfaction and high turnover among its line foremen. The foremen are caught in the middle... -
Gender and Free Speech at Google (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In August 2017, Google fired James Damore, a 28-year-old software engineer who had been employed by the company since 2013. The move came after Damore... -
Indupalma and the Associated Labor Cooperatives, 1991-2002
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Indupalma was managed as a plantation during its first 30 years. Labor cooperatives emerged as a response to a financial and governance crisis that led... -
White Working Class, With a New Foreword by Mark Cuban and a New Preface by the Author: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America
19.99View Details "It is really worth a read..." -- Former Vice President Joe Biden, interviewed on Pod Save America. Now in paperback with a new Foreword by Mark Cuban... -
Populism in America: Fake News, Alternative Facts and Elite Betrayal in the Trump Era
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details During the 2016 U.S. election, long-time politician Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, and celebrity billionaire Donald Trump, a Republican, faced off in a... -
IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details An abstract is not available for this product. -
Google: To TVC or Not to TVC?
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In late 2018, evidence emerged that many of Google's temporary help agency workers, vendors, and independent contractors ("TVCs") were unhappy with the... -
The Gig Economy: Leasing Skills to Pay the Bills
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This primer provides a comprehensive exploration into the gig economy and how it is reshaping global business. It shows how the Uber driver, the freelancing... -
Welcome to AI: A Human Guide to Artificial Intelligence
Management Book30.00View Details A fascinating guide to the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence and how this powerful technology will impact our lives, our careers, and... -
Skills-First Hiring at IBM
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case reviews IBM's efforts to widen its hiring funnel and broaden its talent pool. -
Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Toyota Argentina (TASA) and the union representing automotive industry workers in the country had been working together since 2011 to address the challenges... -
The Price of Dignity - Labor Rights in Peru
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details On February 23, 2012, a special commission appointed by Peru's Labor Ministry submitted a technical report on how to consolidate the country's national...
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Quality of Work Life—Learning from Tarrytown
Labor Magazine ArticleAt this large GM plant the union and management jointly seek to change the meaning of work itself -
Augmented Reality Is Already Improving Worker Performance
Operations and supply chain management Digital ArticleOne example shows a productivity boost of over 30% — on a worker’s first use, and without prior training. -
Turkey Badly Needs a Long-Term Plan for Syrian Refugees
Labor Digital ArticleIt’s time to stop treating the situation as a short-term crisis. -
Fighting Bonded Labor in Rural India: Village Activist Gyarsi Bai Tackles an Entrenched System of Coercion
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In October 2010, the beating of a 30-year-old bonded laborer-his punishment for staying home sick from work-in India's northwestern state of Rajasthan... -
Understanding Competence at Work
Labor Magazine ArticleBeing good at your job means having the right understanding of your job. -
OneTen: One Million Opportunities in Ten Years
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In the wake of George Floyd's killing in May 2020, and widespread protests for social justice in the United States, OneTen was formed by a coalition of... -
The Problem with Accounting for Employees as Costs Instead of Assets
Labor Digital ArticleIf we could better track the value of human capital, employees would be better off. -
Business Can Help End Child Labor
Global Business Digital ArticleExamples from the real world. -
Stress-Test Your Strategy: The 7 Questions to Ask
Labor Magazine ArticleAn economic downturn can quickly expose the shortcomings of your business strategy. But can you identify its weak points in good times as well? And can you focus on those weak points that really matter? A stress test—an assessment of how a system functions under severe or unexpected pressure—can help you home in on the […] -
The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyone's Work
32.00View Details From MIT professor and pre-eminent voice on Good Jobs comes a leadership guide for choosing excellence and providing good jobs that offer a living wage,...