"Alarming studies today predict AI and robotics will do away with jobs?but this is only part of the story. Many jobs will change, some jobs will be eliminated entirely, many more jobs will evolve. The new jobs will require new skills and will pay higher wages. This book explains the big picture...

Part 1 - The road less travelled -- Chapter 1 - Iguanas, isolation, and ideas -- Chapter 2 - About this book -- Chapter 3 Spoiler alert -- Chapter 4 A note on COVID-19 -- Part 2 The making of a pilgrimage -- Chapter 5 Anatomy of a pilgrimage -- Chapter 6 No pain, no gain -- Chapter 7 My two...

We examine the hypothesis that flexible work organization involves greater skill requirements and, hence, an increased likelihood of receiving employer provided training. Using unique linked employer-employee data from Germany, we confirm that employees are more likely to receive training when...

Using nationally representative surveys of workplaces with 50 or more employees we find the adoption of High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) in the public sector are positively correlated with workplace financial performance and the implementation of workplace organizational change. The...

Die Machtverhältnisse am Arbeitsmarkt haben sich zugunsten der Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter gewandelt. Qualifizierten Nachwuchs für Kliniken zu finden und zu binden, wird in Zukunft noch schwieriger. Kliniken müssen sich stärker mit den Bedürfnissen ihrer Beschäftigten...