Business in Action, 8th Ed.
Chapter 12: Labor Relations
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"The other day I received a call from the office manager of a company looking for help with workplace drama and conflict.
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"Introverts and extraverts work differently and the environment they work in can ultimately affect their productivity.
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"In Alec Ross’s new book, The Industries of the Future, he takes a deep dive into the specific fields he believes will shape our economic future, including robotics and the codification of just about everything.
"Emotion and data help align culture with business strategy, says Deloitte culture expert.
"Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli [photo, left] has spent decades studying the complicated dynamics of employment.
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"Even if you make the most careful hires based on cultural fit, skills and experience, workplace conflicts inevitably arise between co-workers.
"Time was, layoffs were seen as an emergency strategy, the last resort in a downturn or crisis.
"Just about every industry is undergoing some level of digital disruption, and the transformation is only in its infancy, according to McKinsey Digital global leader Paul Willmott, and Jay Scanlan, leader of McKinsey’s Digital Strategy Practice.
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"McKinsey Global Institute director Jonathan Woetzel (photo, left) and MGI senior fellow Anu Madgavkar discuss the economic and ethical reasons why gender equality is a worthy goal.
"There are times Dan Price feels as if he stumbled into the middle of the street with a flag and found himself at the head of a parade.
"New workplace technology is allowing white-collar jobs to be tracked, tweaked and managed using an increasingly wide range of tools to monitor workers’ efforts.