Conversation on Work

Ian O. Williamson is the dean of the University of California–Irvine Paul Merage School of Business. He is the coeditor of Doing Business in ASEAN Markets: Leadership Challenges and Governance Solutions across Asian Borders.

• Series Editor's ForewordPrefacePart I. How Work Has Changed1. America Is in the Middle of a Labor Mobilization Moment2. The Great Resignation Is a Trend That Began before the Pandemic—and Bosses Need to Get Used to It3. Americans Are Taking More Control over Their Work Lives—Because They Have To4. American Workers Feel Alienated, Helpless, and Overwhelmed—Here's One Way to Alleviate Their Malaise5. Quiet Quitting and the Great Resignation Have a Common Cause—Dissatisfied Workers Feel They Can't Speak Up in the Workplace6. What Inspired Digital Nomads to Flee America's Big Cities May Spur Legions of Remote Workers to Do the Same7. What's a "Gig" Job? How It's Legally Defined Affects Workers' Rights and Protections8. Forget the American Dream—Millions of Working Americans Still Can't Afford Food and RentPart II. The Workforce of the Future9. Diversity of US Workplaces Is Growing in Terms of Race, Ethnicity, and Age—Forcing More Employers to Be Flexible10. How to Build Relationships in a World of Remote Work—What Leaders and Employees Should Do11. Inclusion Starts with Better Management—Here's What Employees Say about Making Diversity Work12. The Pandemic's Impacts on How People Live and Work May Change City Centers for Decades to Come13. What Employees Risk When They Use the Workplace for Activism14. 5 Strategies Employers Can Use to Address Workplace Mental Health Issues15. Green Jobs Are Booming, but Too Few Employees Have Sustainability Skills to Fill Them—Here Are 4 Ways to Close the GapPart III. The Future Workplace16. How the Needs of Monks and Empire Builders Helped Mold the Modern-Day Office17. The Future of Work Is Hybrid—Here Are an Expert's Recommendations18. 5 Drawbacks to Following Your Passion19. What Makes a Job Meaningful and Why That Matters20. 5 Ways to Deal with Burnout at Work21. A Journey from Work to Home Is about More Than Just Getting There—the Psychological Benefits of Commuting22. Want to Take an Online Course? Here Are 4 Tips to Make Sure You Get the Most out of It for Your Career23. Four-Day Workweek Trial Confirms Working Less Increases Well-Being and Productivity24. Working in Isolation Can Pose Mental Health Challenges—Here's How Gig Workers Have AdaptedPart IV. Technology and Work25. AI and the Future of Work: 5 Experts on What ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Other AI Tools Mean for Artists and Knowledge Workers26. How Will AI Affect Workers? Tech Waves of the Past Show How Unpredictable the Path Can Be27. What's the Secret to Making Sure AI Doesn't Steal Your Job? Work with It, Not against It28. Working in the Metaverse: What Virtual Office Life Could Look Like29. AI Is Changing How Americans Find Jobs, Get Promoted, and Succeed at Work30. Worker-Protection Laws Aren't Ready for an Automated Future31. Robots Are Coming for the Lawyers Which May Be Bad for Tomorrow's Attorneys but Great for Anyone in Need of Cheap Legal Assistance32. What the Industrial Revolution Really Tells Us about the Future of Automation and Work33. What Amazon's Decision to Retrain a Third of Its Employees Means for the Future of Work34. How to Prevent the "Robot Apocalypse" from Ending Labor as We Know It35. Companies Are Increasingly Turning to Social Media to Screen Potential EmployeesContributorsIndex