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How Will AI Change Work? Here Are 5 Schools of Thought
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleIn some versions, society will fundamentally change. -
Let First-Level Supervisors Do Their Job
Labor Magazine ArticlePerforming well as a first-level supervisor is like walking the circus high wire. In both positions, the ability to maintain one’s balance when shifting forces pull in opposite directions is a measure of one’s success. First-level supervisors must be able to harmonize the demands of management, the demands of the collective work force (often represented […] -
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. -
The Great Recession Drastically Changed the Skills Employers Want
Global Business ResearchA study of job postings before and after the financial crisis. -
Is Germany a Model for Managers?
Labor Magazine ArticleMost American managers have a hard time making sense of Germany. It has a fraction of the resources and less than one-third the population of the United States. Labor costs are higher, paid vacations are at least three times as long, and strong unions are deeply involved at all levels of business, from the local […] -
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 -
What Happens at Home When People Can’t Depend on Stable Work
Labor Digital ArticleThe consequences of joblessness are far-reaching. -
Understanding Competence at Work
Labor Magazine ArticleBeing good at your job means having the right understanding of your job. -
The Case of the Not-So-Supermarket
Labor Magazine ArticleHilltop Stores 100 Bloomfield Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06105 Serving Greater Hartford Since 1926 Date: February 16, 1989 To: Margaret Flynn, CEO Hilltop From: Ed Boyer, VP for store operations Our contract with Local 413 expires June 18, so we need to start preparing for negotiations (they’re scheduled to begin in eight weeks). Now is a […] -
AI May Soon Replace Even the Most Elite Consultants
Technology and analytics Digital ArticleMachine learning is increasingly capable of complex analysis. -
Augmented Reality Is Already Improving Worker Performance
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleOne example shows a productivity boost of over 30% - on a worker's first use, and without prior training. -
Looking Beyond H-1B Visas to Find Tech Talent
Labor Digital ArticleRecruiters should search public data on where engineers live and work. -
The New Tools of Trade
Labor Magazine ArticleToday, most multinationals have a conspicuous social conscience. They publicize their internal codes of conduct, monitor labor conditions in their global supply chains, and require suppliers to meet basic labor practice standards. But despite efforts to be better global citizens, companies by themselves are unable to eliminate abuses in their supply chains. In fact, so […] -
How the Carl Icahns of the World Benefit Firms but Not Workers
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What If All U.S. Coal Workers Were Retrained to Work in Solar?
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleA study quantifies the costs and identifies four ways to pay for it. -
Corporations in the Age of Inequality
Economics Big IdeaInequality isn’t just about individuals — it’s risen between companies, too. -
Sustainability in the Boardroom
Corporate social responsibility Magazine ArticleLessons from Nike’s playbook -
The Other Kind of Inequality, Explained
Pay gaps are rising between companies more than within them. -
What If Companies Were Required to Tell Workers What Their Colleagues Earn?
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleIt could increase the salaries of millions of Americans.
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Trouble with a Bubble
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Examines technology, firm performance, and the stock market during the 1929 Great Crash and the Great Depression of the 1930s. The 1920s was an extraordinary... -
The Marginal Product of Labor
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This technical note explores one of the most important topics for firms and their managers: labor. In particular, how many people should a firm hire,... -
White Working Class, With a New Foreword by Mark Cuban and a New Preface by the Author: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America
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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,... -
The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Responsibility for working conditions in contract factories within the supply chain presents an ongoing challenge for managers and area of debate. Much... -
Burning Glass Technologies: From Data to Product
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In May 2021, Matt Sigelman, CEO of Burning Glass Technologies, a company that provided labor market analytics for a variety of markets, navigates his... -
Labor Problems at 7-Eleven's Combined Distribution Centre
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Henry Tam, the logistic director at 7-Eleven's Combined Distribution Centre (CDC), is considering how to tackle a high employee turnover rate. This challenge... -
Taking a Bite Out of Apple: Labor Rights and the Role of Companies and Consumers in a Global Supply Chain
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details An NPR report, which uncovers labor-camp-like working conditions at Apple's Foxconn supplier in China has gone viral. With 2011 revenues of $92 billion,... -
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: Trade & Genocide in U.S.-China Relations
Management Case Study11.95View Details On June 21, 2022, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect, requiring companies to prove that goods imported from the People's... -
Fair Play at Home Plate: Negotiating the Creation of an International Draft-Tony Clark
{{MajorSubject}} Case Study5.00View Details Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), is engaged in high-stakes negotiation with Major League Baseball... -
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... -
Deepa Bachu (B): Insights and Experiments at Pensaar Design
Management Case Study5.00View Details In this case, set in June 2019 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Deepa Bachu of Pensaar Design and her team work with client ITC Ltd. to use design thinking... -
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... -
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... -
Managing Talent Pipelines in the Future of Work
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In the face of a rapidly-changing economy, organiztions that wish to compete in the future of work must develop strategies for acquiring, retaining, and... -
YAAS's Service Center (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case 914049. This case is about a compensation change at an automotive service company in the Middle East. The case allows investigation... -
Nike: Sustainability and Labor Practices 1998-2013
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Nike's labor practices were the subject of high profile public protests in the 1990s, and CEO Mark Parker said the company still had a lot of work to... -
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... -
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... -
Clair
Management Case Study11.95View Details Clair was founded with a simple mission: to expedite America's workers access to their hard-earned wages. In the headwinds of the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
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Trouble with a Bubble
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Examines technology, firm performance, and the stock market during the 1929 Great Crash and the Great Depression of the 1930s. The 1920s was an extraordinary... -
How Will AI Change Work? Here Are 5 Schools of Thought
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleIn some versions, society will fundamentally change. -
Let First-Level Supervisors Do Their Job
Labor Magazine ArticlePerforming well as a first-level supervisor is like walking the circus high wire. In both positions, the ability to maintain one’s balance when shifting forces pull in opposite directions is a measure of one’s success. First-level supervisors must be able to harmonize the demands of management, the demands of the collective work force (often represented […] -
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. -
The Great Recession Drastically Changed the Skills Employers Want
Global Business ResearchA study of job postings before and after the financial crisis. -
Is Germany a Model for Managers?
Labor Magazine ArticleMost American managers have a hard time making sense of Germany. It has a fraction of the resources and less than one-third the population of the United States. Labor costs are higher, paid vacations are at least three times as long, and strong unions are deeply involved at all levels of business, from the local […] -
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 -
What Happens at Home When People Can’t Depend on Stable Work
Labor Digital ArticleThe consequences of joblessness are far-reaching. -
Understanding Competence at Work
Labor Magazine ArticleBeing good at your job means having the right understanding of your job. -
The Case of the Not-So-Supermarket
Labor Magazine ArticleHilltop Stores 100 Bloomfield Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06105 Serving Greater Hartford Since 1926 Date: February 16, 1989 To: Margaret Flynn, CEO Hilltop From: Ed Boyer, VP for store operations Our contract with Local 413 expires June 18, so we need to start preparing for negotiations (they’re scheduled to begin in eight weeks). Now is a […]