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The High Cost of Neglecting Low-Wage Workers
Business management SpotlightSix mistakes that companies make—and how they can do better -
How the Carl Icahns of the World Benefit Firms but Not Workers
Financial markets Digital ArticleResearch reveals how activist investors help and hurt. -
The Real Reason the German Labor Market Is Booming
National competitiveness Digital ArticleIt’s a resurgence other countries should understand before copying. -
Why Job Postings Don’t Equal Jobs
Labor Magazine ArticleA look at industries that are over- or underrepresented -
The Countries Most (and Least) Likely to be Affected by Automation
Labor ResearchWhat percent of tasks in your country could be done by machines? -
Research: When a Higher Minimum Wage Leads to Lower Compensation
Organizational Development Digital ArticleA recent study found that one retailer slashed hours, scrambled schedules, and cut benefits after a minimum wage hike. -
Why the U.S. Decided That Managers Deserve Overtime Too
Global Business Digital ArticlePutting a price on our time is a good thing. -
Can Industry Survive the Welfare State?
Labor Magazine ArticleTo maintain worldwide competitiveness, the West must adopt strategies achieve a balance between productivity and welfare goals -
The Department of Mobility
Costing Magazine ArticleEmployees are constantly in motion—making sales calls or taking service trips; visiting an international office for a few days or relocating there for a few years; soaring across oceans in the corporate jet or heading across town in the company car. Typically, these activities are administered by an assortment of departments and vendors. But we […] -
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 […] -
25% of CEOs' Time Is Spent on Tasks Machines Could Do
Finance & Accounting ResearchAutomation will affect almost everyone. -
Brinkmanship in Business
Negotiation strategies Magazine ArticleThis article could be entitled, “How to Succeed in Business by Being Unreasonable.” Most businessmen are very skillful in this respect, although their behavior is popularly called negotiation, gamesmanship, or, perhaps most apt of all, brinkmanship. The art of being unreasonable is not, of course, restricted to smoke-filled rooms at corporate headquarters. The principles are […] -
Column: Wealth and Jobs: The Broken Link
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleFor most of the 20th century, a symbiotic link existed between value creation and job creation. When businesses prospered, employment expanded and communities thrived. This virtuous circle was good for business and good for society. But now the relationship between value creation and job creation is more tenuous. In the United States, for example, the […] -
Step by Step Through a Union Campaign
Labor Magazine ArticleAt the first sign of union organizing, company management often decides to do “whatever is necessary to defeat the union,” as one corporate vice president put it. Without advance thought or preparation, the company launches a policy of resistance and often winds up before the National Labor Relations Board charged with unfair labor practices. Sometimes […] -
The Big Benefits of Employee Ownership
Strategy Big IdeaResearch shows it can reduce inequality and improve productivity. -
A Wall Won't Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border, but Economic Policy Could
Global Business Digital ArticleAnd it would be cheaper. -
Income Inequality, by Chance or by Choice
Economics Big IdeaIn Silicon Valley, workers’ financial fate is tied to finding a winning firm. -
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 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 […] -
Repealing Obamacare Would Be Bad News for the Gig Economy
Global Business Digital ArticleYou shouldn't need a full-time job to get decent health insurance.
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Jieliang Phone Home! (A)
Organizational Development Case Study14.00View Details At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators-bright and capable young men and (mostly) women... -
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... -
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. -
Shiftsmart: Redefining Job Access and Labor Management
Management Case Study8.95View Details In January 2022, Shiftsmart cofounder and CEO Aakash Kumar wanted to capitalize on the company's momentum. Shiftsmart connected workers on a shift-by-shift... -
The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyone's Work
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,... -
Populism in America: Fake News, Alternative Facts and Elite Betrayal in the Trump Era
Global Business Case Study8.95View 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... -
Big Hit Entertainment and Blockbuster Band BTS: K-Pop Goes Global
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Bang Si-Hyuk ('Hitman Bang') is the founder and co-chief executive officer of Big Hit Entertainment, the company behind BTS, a 'K-pop' band that has found... -
From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In June 2016, Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, wrestled with how to sustain Israel's strong innovation track record and the country's... -
South Africa: A Fractured Rainbow?
Global Business Case Study14.00View Details Twenty years after the end of Apartheid, South Africa's democracy persists, albeit with problems. A tripartite coalition - the African National Congress,... -
Jieliang Phone Home! (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators-bright and capable young men and (mostly) women... -
Gender and Free Speech at Google (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View 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... -
Accounting for Productivity Growth
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Introduces students to the arithmetic of the accounting for national productivity growth. It defines labor productivity, capital productivity, and total... -
The Price of Dignity - Labor Rights in Peru
Global Business Case Study8.95View 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... -
Yellow Corporation: On the Verge of Bankruptcy
Management Case Study8.95View Details Yellow Corporation, one of the country's oldest and largest less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers, was nearing its 100th anniversary in 2024. Whether it... -
Jieliang Phone Home! (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators-bright and capable young men and (mostly) women... -
The Grand Afroport: Confidential Instructions for the Minister of Labor and Social Welfare of the Republic of Africania
Communication Case Study5.00View Details "The Grand Afroport" is a cross-cultural contextualization of Harvard University's Harborco exercise. The case can be used in the context of multicultural,... -
The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Responsibility for working conditions in contract factories within the supply chain presents an ongoing challenge for managers and area of debate. Much... -
The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (B)
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... -
Patagonia: "Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder"
Management Case Study8.95View Details Patagonia's change of ownership from a privately held company to a perpetual purpose trust and 501(c)(4) nonprofit in order to use the company's profit... -
The Panic of 1873 and the "Long Depression" (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View 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...
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The High Cost of Neglecting Low-Wage Workers
Business management SpotlightSix mistakes that companies make—and how they can do better -
How the Carl Icahns of the World Benefit Firms but Not Workers
Financial markets Digital ArticleResearch reveals how activist investors help and hurt. -
The Real Reason the German Labor Market Is Booming
National competitiveness Digital ArticleIt’s a resurgence other countries should understand before copying. -
Why Job Postings Don’t Equal Jobs
Labor Magazine ArticleA look at industries that are over- or underrepresented -
Jieliang Phone Home! (A)
Organizational Development Case Study14.00View Details At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators-bright and capable young men and (mostly) women... -
The Future of Substack and Amazon’s Failed Union Effort
Disruptive innovation AudioIs the newsletter platform Substack the new media wunderkind or a flash in the pan? What can we learn from the failed effort to unionize Amazon workers in Alabama? -
The Countries Most (and Least) Likely to be Affected by Automation
Labor ResearchWhat percent of tasks in your country could be done by machines? -
Research: When a Higher Minimum Wage Leads to Lower Compensation
Organizational Development Digital ArticleA recent study found that one retailer slashed hours, scrambled schedules, and cut benefits after a minimum wage hike. -
Why the U.S. Decided That Managers Deserve Overtime Too
Global Business Digital ArticlePutting a price on our time is a good thing. -
Can Industry Survive the Welfare State?
Labor Magazine ArticleTo maintain worldwide competitiveness, the West must adopt strategies achieve a balance between productivity and welfare goals