| 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.
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| 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.
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| 3 | Out of Crisis: Innovations in the 1980s and Beyond |
"From Steady State to Atrophy." (PDF) "What Changed in the 1980s and Why." (PDF)
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| 4 | New Emerging Models: New Firms, New Jobs, New Technology, and the Future of Work |
"The Rise and Fall of Saturn." (PDF) "'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.
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| 5 | Emerging Models of Worker Voice and Advocacy |
"Preparing for and Shaping the Future of Work and Organizations." (PDF) [Kochan] Chapter 5: A New Age of Innovation? (PDF), pp. 100-106.
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| 6 | The Social Contract Negotiation Exercise | No readings |
| 7 | Student Reports on Their Plans for Action | No readings |
