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Involving Workers In Technological Change

The Good Companies, Good Jobs Initiative at MIT Sloan asked Elisabeth B. Reynolds, the Executive Director of the MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future and one of the authors of that Task Force's recent report, to summarize some of the report's most important points.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Calls For Greater Worker Say In Technology Decisions

USA Lab Class Honored with "Ideas Worth Teaching" Award

Strategically targeted federal investments in R&D are key to creating good jobs in the future, according to MIT Sloan Professor Simon Johnson.

A distinguished senior officer burst into my waiting room and came right through into my office.[1] He was holding a furled umbrella high over …

Despite a long history of research on training in the fields of organizational psychology, human resources, and labor economics, little is known about the state‐of‐the‐art in training practices offered by employers, use of training opportunities by employees, or the effects of training and upskillin...

In the new briefing, titled "Worker Voice, Representation, and Implications for Public Policies," Kochan "examines the need to rebuild worker voice, power, and representation against the backdrop of building a new social contract at work..."

Does the U.S. tax system incentivize companies to overinvest in automation—at the expense of jobs?

What role can businesspeople play in fostering economic and social justice? That was the topic of an intriguing panel discussion organized at MIT Sloan and held via Zoom.