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The confluence of four technologies - elastic cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things - writes Siebel, is fundamentally changing how business and government will operate in the 21st century. Siebel masterfully guides listeners through a fascinating discussion of the game-changing technologies driving digital transformation and provides a roadmap to seize them as a strategic opportunity.

For more than a century, the interplay between private, investor-owned electric utilities and government regulators has shaped the electric power industry in the United States. Provision of an essential service to largely dependent consumers invited government oversight and ever more sophisticated market intervention. The industry has sought to manage, coopt, and profit from government regulation. In The Power Brokers, Jeremiah Lambert maps this complex interaction from the late 19th century to the present day.

Cool People. Cool Jobs. At Project Labor, we’ve got both. Project Labor podcast celebrates the daily grind by diving deep into the lives and careers of people doing interesting work.Each episode asks the essential questions: What do you actually do all day? How do you feel about your work? And how’d you get here?In honest, in depth conversations, we talk to everyone from union tradespeople, artists, small business owners, and daring career changers.Join us in building a living catalog of the modern American workplace. Whether you’re a student imagining your first step, a career changer...

Theatre Work: Reimagining the Labor of Theatrical Production investigates both the history and current realities of life and work in professional theatrical production in the United States and explores labor practices that are equitable, accessible, and sustainable. In this book, Brídín Clements Cotton and Natalie Robin investigate the question of artmaking, specifically theatrical production, as work.

While most people work ever-longer hours, international statistics suggest that the average time spent on non-work activities per employee is around two hours a day. How is this possible, and what are the reasons behind employees withdrawing from work? In this thought-provoking book, Roland Paulsen examines organizational misbehavior, specifically the phenomenon of "empty labor", defined as the time during which employees engage in private activities during the working day. This study explores a variety of explanations, from under-employment to workplace resistance.

This groundbreaking book explodes several myths: that selling sex is completely different from any other kind of work; that migrants who sell sex are passive victims; and that the multitude of people out to save them are without self-interest. Laura Agustín argues that the label 'trafficked' does not accurately describe migrants' lives and that the 'rescue industry' disempowers them.

Powerful and accessible, A History of America in Ten Strikes challenges all of our contemporary assumptions around labor, unions, and American workers. In this brilliant book, labor historian Erik Loomis recounts ten critical workers’ strikes in American labor history that everyone needs to know about (and then provides an annotated list of the 150 most important moments in American labor history in the appendix).

A historically conscious manifesto calling for worker organizing in tech, led by Black and Latinx technologists What We Build with Power is an urgent call for organizing shared strategies in order to disrupt the tech industry and move toward a more economically inclusive and equitable workforce...

For over 60 million people, work in America has been a story of declining wages, insecurity, and unsafe conditions, especially amid the coronavirus epidemic. This new and troubling reality has galvanized media and policymakers, but all the while a different and little-known story of rebirth and struggle has percolated just below the surface. On the Job is the first account of a new kind of labor movement, one that is happening locally, quietly, and among our country's most vulnerable - but essential - workers.

Welcome to Labor Lounge Podcast! Co-hosted by Anthony Abrantes, Assistant Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, the Carpenter’s Union, and Cyndie Williams, Executive Director of the Carpenter Contractor Trust. We’ll explore the world of organized labor, bringing you behind-the-scenes stories and insights from inspiring union leaders, dedicated partners, and community change-makers. In each episode, we dive into authentic conversation to uncover what unions are really about - beyond the headlines and myths. Tune in, get informed, and ...

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Blending cutting-edge legal strategies for winning justice at work with a theory of dramatic, bottom-up social change, this practical audio guide to workers’ rights aims to make work better while reinvigorating the labor movement.

The Unskilled Labor Podcast shines a spotlight on jobs and people that are anything but "unskilled." These are the stories of people and professions that make a difference in the lives of others.

Will robots take over our jobs? As the Fourth Industrial Revolution becomes more and more important, the debate around the labor market of the future intensifies and uncertainty grows. Through the Future of Work in Latin America and the Caribbean series, we want to offer new data to help our region take advantage of the opportunities and minimize the risks around this important topic. Learn about the questions that guide our conversation and subscribe to follow our contents at: www.iadb.org/en/labor-and-pensi…rica-and-caribbean.

Tune into Husch Blackwell's Labor Law Insider Podcast with members of our labor and employment law team for conversations about recent and anticipated developments in laws and regulations that affect the workplace. Each episode will provide guidance on best practices and strategies that employers should implement as the environment for businesses in all sectors of the economy continues to evolve.

Host Caroline Labour is a professional money mindset coach and an Amazon bestselling author committed to helping people create financial abundance and living the life they deserve. Money Mindset with Caroline Labour brings a raw and edgy perspective on money based on Caroline’s personal journey of breaking free from $100k of debt. Tune in every week as Caroline shares strategies you can implement to transform your money story. Submit your questions for Caroline at www.PersonalEmpowermentAcademy.com.

(Azerbaijani version is below) Young people are innovative, alert and eager to learn in different contexts, both formal and informal, attracted as they are by the newest sources of information through digital communication, social media and the internet. Their development as citizens and professionals deserves the highest priority in state policies and investment. In EaP countries, youth transition from school to work is challenging, owing to economic conditions (low demand, low levels of job creation, low wages, opportunities to emigrate), societal constraints (for women, in particular, the ...

(Armenian version is below) Young people are innovative, alert and eager to learn in different contexts, both formal and informal, attracted as they are by the newest sources of information through digital communication, social media and the internet. Their development as citizens and professionals deserves the highest priority in state policies and investment. In EaP countries, youth transition from school to work is challenging, owing to economic conditions (low demand, low levels of job creation, low wages, opportunities to emigrate), societal constraints (for women, in particular, the ...

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