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In America as Empire, Jim Garrison urges us to face up to the complexities and responsibilities inherent in the indisputable fact that America is now the world's single preeminent power. "America", Garrison writes, "has become what it was founded not to be: established as a haven for those fleeing the abuse of power, it has attained and now wields near absolute power. It has become an empire." Garrison traces the roots of the American empire to the...
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As the new century unfolds, we face a host of economic and social challenges--jobs lost to "off shoring," a huge and growing number of Americans without health insurance coverage, an expanding gap between rich and poor, stagnant wages, decaying public schools, and many others. These are difficult and complex problems, but our government's strategy for dealing with them has been essentially not to deal with them at all. Over and over, in subtle and...
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Bob Nelson, author of the multimillion-copy bestseller 1001 Ways to Reward Employees, and human performance expert Mario Tamayo offer hundreds of practical, creative tips for helping employees-and their managers-make work more fun.
According to the employees that work for firms listed in Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work for in America," the most defining characteristic of these organizationsis they are all "fun" places to work.
Fun is...
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The must-read summary of Louis Uchitelle's book: "The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences".
This complete summary of "The Disposable American" by Louis Uchitelle, an award-winning reporter, outlines his assessment of layoffs in America. He explains the ways in which these are counterproductive, however he also admits that some of them are necessary. He argues that the government should intervene in the policies and encourage companies...
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"Peirce tells the intriguing story of the battle for shorter hours … and why now is finally the moment for a breakthrough that would give us all more of the precious gift of time." - LINDA McQUAIG, journalist and author
You can't have a healthy economy with an unhealthy work force. Work Less proposes ways to reduce work hours and keep workers happier, healthier, and more productive.
Recent years have revealed just how stressed out many workers...
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Many government agencies still use a traditional model of management which relies on a strong top-down, factory-based approach to motivate employees. This worked well for a while, but research now shows this leadership can easily lead to a slew of human-related problems such as employee disengagement, turf wars, blame-games, bias, poor decision-making, and status quo thinking. These issues can turn into big headaches for managers, undermine policy...
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The must-read summary of Marc Freeman's book: "Encore: Finding work that Matters in the Second Half of Life".
This complete summary of "Encore" by Marc Freedman presents the author's explanation of the boomer seniors' trend to create their second wind career and the examination of the impact it has on American society.
Added-value of this summary:• Save time• Understand boomer seniors' employment and its societal implications• Expand your...
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Scott E. Page is the Leonid Hurwicz Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Political Science, and Economics at the University of Michigan. His books include The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies (Princeton).
How businesses and other organizations can improve their performance by tapping the power of differences in how people think
What if workforce diversity is more than simply the right...
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Master time management and increase productivity
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing Parkinson's Law, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand the three statements that Parkinson used to develop the law and assess whether they apply to your staff
• Use Parkinson's formula to calculate the growth rate of your organization and analyze...
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An insight into PES policies and practices.
Public Employment Services are confronted with the ever-changing world of work from various angles: as organisation, as employer and as key actor on the labour market. Decisive mega trends such as globalisation, demographic shifts or migration, driven by tremendous technological developments and characterised by a considerable extent of complexity and volatility, have a huge impact on our labour markets...
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Technology is constantly changing our world, leading to more efficient production. But where once technological advancements dramatically increased wages, the median wage has remained stagnant over the past three decades. Many of today's machines have taken over the work of humans, destroying old jobs while increasing profits for business owners and raising the possibility of ever-widening economic inequality.
Here, economist and software company...
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A study of the relationship between the U.S. Congress and the American labor movement over the course of a 75-year period.
Despite achieving monumental reforms in the United States such as the eight-hour workday, a federal minimum wage, and workplace health and safety laws, organized labor's record on much of its agenda has been mixed. Tracy Roof's sweeping examination of labor unions and the American legislative process explains how this came to...
13) Caribbean Trade, Integration and Development - Selected Papers and Speeches of Alister McIntyre (
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"The papers in these volumes inevitably chart the
course of Sir Alister's professional life and . . . I marvel at the prodigious
output of his intellectual journey."
–Sir Shridath Ramphal, former Chancellor
of the University of the West Indies, Common wealth Secretary General, Chairman
of the West Indian Commission and Director-General of the Caribbean Regional
Negotiating Machinery.
"Sir Alister held an unswerving belief that the only
workable...
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Cómo sacar el máximo provecho del tiempo y los efectivos disponibles
Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para entender y aplicar la ley de Parkinson, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:
• Entender los tres supuestos desarrollados por Parkinson y considerar si se pueden aplicar a sus empleados
• Descubrir la tasa de crecimiento de su organización y analizarla...
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