[Kochan] = Kochan, Thomas A. Shaping the Future of Work: What Future Worker, Business, Government, and Education Leaders Need To Do For All To Prosper. Business Expert Press, 2015. ISBN: 9781631574016. [Selected chapters of this book are provided below.]
| SES # | TOPICS | RECOMMENDED READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Challenges and Opportunities as You Enter the Workforce |
[Kochan] Chapter 1: The Next Generation’s American Dream: What Can Be Done to Achieve It? (PDF), pp. 1–24. Around the World Reading: “Key Indicators of the Labor Market (KILM).” International Labour Organization, 2015. |
| 2 | The Old Social Contract: What Made It Work and Why did It Break Down? |
We Have Been Here Before—The New Deal and Where the Ideas for it Came From: ‘The New Deal.’ (PDF) [Kochan] Chapter 2: The Post War Social Contract (PDF), pp. 25–45. |
| 3 | Out of Crisis: Innovations in the 1980s and Beyond | |
| 4 | New Emerging Models: New Firms, New Jobs, New Technology, and the Future of Work |
‘High Road’ and ‘Low Road’ Strategies and the Birth of High Performance Work Systems. (PDF) Alternative Models of Governance: ‘New Charters / Governance Models.’ (PDF) Global Firms: Can We Hold Them Accountable? (PDF) [Kochan] Chapter 5: A New Age of Innovation? (PDF), pp. 93-100. |
| 5 | Emerging Models of Worker Voice and Advocacy |
[Kochan] Chapter 5: A New Age of Innovation? (PDF), pp. 100-106. |
| 6 | The Social Contract Negotiation Exercise | No readings |
| 7 | Student Reports on Their Plans for Action | No readings |
