The New Work Place Class 1 of 2

Administrative Critiques can’t be handed in early or late, only on do date Remember everyone must do at least one by October 20

Review Authority at work  Sources of legitimate authority  Often hierarchical  Often derived from property rights but doesn’t have to be  Bureaucratic authority delegated Impact of types of payment systems  Affects how people work  Affects how they feel about work  Affects norms they develop to govern group behavior at work

Today I. Economic Security II. Globalization and work

I. Economic Security What is job security?  Is it important?  Why? What is employment security?  How does it relate to job security?  How do we provide it? What is income security?  How does it relate to employment and job security?  How do we provide it?

I. Economic Security What has happened to job security in the last twenty-five years? Why? What are the alternatives? What happens if we make it harder to lay people off? Can be harder to get jobs Employers now cracking down on a variety of previously accepted behaviors

II. Globalization and Work What is globalization? What has been the impact of globalization on work? Is the impact of globalization something new in the world of work? How many of you have seen, “Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price”

Next Time What is happening to work time and work location in 2011?

The New Workplace Where and When We Work Class 2 of 2

Administrative Anyone have critique to hand in today? Critiques can’t be handed in early or late Remember at least one of two must be done by March 19. Can do both by then Walmart movie?

Review Job Security v. Employment Security v. Income Security Impact of globalization on work and the work place This impact is not unprecedented, similar to expansion from local to national markets 200 years ago

Today I. Going to Work II. Where does work take place? III. When does work take place? IV. Implications of new modes of work?

I. Going to Work What does it mean? What do they get from going there in addition to income? Can they get the same things without working?

II. Where Does Work Take Place? Where do people work? How is this changing? For what kinds of workers is it changing? For how many workers (most, many, a few?) is it changing? What does it mean for a worker to be “untethered?”

III. When Does Work Take Place? When do people work? How is this changing? For what kinds of workers is it changing? For how many workers (most, many, a few?) is it changing?

IV. Implications of New Modes of Work? How will these new arrangements affect work life, positively and negatively? How will these new arrangements affect home and family life, positively and negatively? Evidence more than half of U.S. managerial and skilled professional workers fail to take all the vacation they have earned

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