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Nation at Work

The Heldrich Guide to the American Workforce

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

AvCarl E Van Horn,Herbert A Schaffner,Carl E. Van Horn,Herbert A. Schaffner,Carl E van Horn

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In the United States work underlies our very concept of who we are. Changes in society and technology have influenced how and where we work, and transformations within the workplace in turn have altered our society. A Nation at Work addresses the fundamental economic, demographic, policy, and business facts about how the workforce and workplace are changing in the early twenty-first century. Illustrated with over thirty-five graphs, Part I covers essential topics about the American workforce and workers. Part II gathers essays and speeches from the nation's outstanding journalists and workplace analysts. The book incorporates facts and data, including invaluable tables and listings for useful Internet sites, books, and organizations. Comprehensive in scope, A Nation at Work will help readers reach a better understanding about their own work and the world of work around them.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2003-04-08
Mått156 x 232 x 30 mm
Vikt794 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSeries on Employment Policy
Antal sidor472
FörlagRutgers University Press
ISBN9780813531892

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Herbert A. Schaffer is the director of communications, marketing, and publications for the Heldrich Center. Carl E. Van Horn is director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at the Bloustein School at Rutgers University. He has been director of policy for the State of New Jersey, senior economist at the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, and director of the Eagleton Institute at Rutgers.

List of IllustrationsPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I The Workforce, the Economy, and Public PolicyChapter 1. Social, Economic, and Demographic TrendsSidebar. Policy Brief: Pension Plans and Social SecuritySidebar. Policy Brief: Poverty and Its Role in U.S. PolicySidebar. Policy Brief: Unemployment Insurance and Low-Income Workers in the New Economy's First RecessionChapert 2. Recruiting, Educating, and Training the WorkforceSidebar. Policy Brief: The Workforce Investment ActChapter 3. Regulating the WorkforceSidebar. Policy Brief: Affirmative Action-Pros and ConsPart II The Economy and the Workforce: A Critical ReaderChapter 4. Globalization, Technology, and TradeInformation Technology and the New Economy by U.S. Department of CommerceNotions of New Economy HInge on Pace of Productivity Growth by Louis UchitelleA Decade of Difference: The Newly Improved U.S. Economy by Jack GuynnManufacturing's Place in the Twenty-first-Century Economy by Leo ReddyManufacturing amidst Economic and Market Jitters-Still America's Best Bet for Growth by W. R. Timken Jr.Shining Factory on a Mountaintop by Nancy Mills Stocks Matter, but Jobs Matter More by E. J. Dionne Jr.The Economic Importance of Improving Math-Science Education by Alan GreenspanWhat We Work for Now by Jerome M. SegalThe Real Foundation of the Software World: Behind-the-Scenes Programmers Are Bricklayers of Internet Economy by Steve LohrThe New Antiglobalists: Exploring the Psychology of Seattle, Washington, and Beyond by William FinneganThe Discarded Factory: Degraded Production in the Age of the Superbrand by Naomi KleinThe Positive Effect of Trade on U.S. Jobs by Ernest H. PreegAmerica's Labor Pains by Thomas L. FriedmanWhere No Business Is Good Business by Jack El-HaiDialogues with James Fallows by Michael Lews and James FallowsMass of Newly Laid-Off Workers Will Put Social Safety Net to the Test by Jason DeParleChapter 5. Ethics and Justice in the New WorkplaceShock Absorbers in the New Economy by Chris BennerScrubbing in Maine by Barbara EhrenreichNo Shame in (This) Game by Katherine S. NewmanAbusive Chid Labor Practices by Linda Chavez-ThompsonNew Ethics or No Ethics? Questionable Behavior Is Silicon Valley's Next Big Thing by Jerry UseemTwo Companies Battle High Turnover and Win! by Deborah S. RobertsSidebar. Building BondsWorkplace Upheavals Seems to Be Eroding Employees' Trust by Sue ShellenbargerChapter 6. Balancing Work and FamilyThe Daily Grind: Catch a Break from a Stressed-Out World by Ellen GalinskyAn Accident Waiting to Happen by Ann Crittenden Day Care Is Moving to the Night Shift by Barbara CartonMommy-Track Backlash by Alden M. HayashiIs Telework Coming of Age? Evaluating the Potential Benefits of Telework by Carl E. Van Horn and Duke StorenWork at Home? First, Get Real by Susan B. GarlandChild Care, the Perk of Tomorrow? by Steven GreenhouseThe State of the Workplace for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Americans, 2000 by Human Rights CampaignSidebar. General Description of Hewlett-Packard's Domestic Partner BenefitsShould Washington Implement National Ergonomic Standards? by Edward PotterHome-Office Debate Isn't New by Eileen Boris and Nelson LichtensteinRight to Refuse Unsafe Work by Communications Workers of AmericaFIshing for a Living Is Dangerous Work by Dino DrudiLogging Is Perilous Work by Eric F. SygnaturWhat Is Stress and Why Is It Hazardous? by HR.comChapter 7. Technology on the JobThe Knowledge Web by Michael MoeThe Long Boom: Boom Fatigue by Jon GordonTwelve Learning Interventions That Combat Technophobia by Linda Ristow PuetzE-Business 2.0: The Real Transformation Begins by John ThompsonRig de Rigueur: Eighteen Wheels and a Laptop by Robert StraussA Vision of E-Learning for America's Workforce by The Commission on Technology and Adult Learning, American Society of Training and Development/National Governors Association Center for Best PracticesChapter 8. The Changing Face of the WorkforceGray Flannel Suit? Moi? by Thomas StewartSidebar. Escape from the Cult of Personality TestsNew Opportunities for Older Workers by Committee for Economic DevelopmentFinished at Forty by Nina Munk Sidebar. Suspect Age Bias? Try Proving ItThe Working Caste by Leah PlattThe H-1B Straitjacket: Why Congress Should Repeal the Cap on Foreign-Born Highly Skilled Workers by Suzette Brooks Masters and Ted RuthizerLabor Movement: Mexicans Transform a Town in Georgia-and an Entire Industry by Joel Millman and Will PinkstonBibliographyInternet ReferencesIndex