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Happy Days Are Not Here Again
The workforce is not a happy place these days. According to a recent survey from Mercer Human Resource Consulting, half of today’s employees are miserable in their jobs and one third would like to...
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Labor Day 2011: Not Everyone Will Be Celebrating
If you look up the words “Labor Day” on the web site of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), you will learn that this holiday — first celebrated on September 5, 1882, in New York City — “is dedicated to...
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According to a new research study by the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College, the people who are most satisfied with their jobs are older employees – those age 50 and up. The most...
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Return of the Founder
It’s been a dramatic time for Urban Outfitters: First, CEO Glen Senk surprised everyone by resigning. Then Urban Outfitters founder Richard Hayne stepped forward to appoint himself to the CEO job. A...
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Is the Unplanned Career Best?
College students, and parents concerned about their kids’ careers, often try to divine which jobs or skills will be in demand when it’s time to enter the workforce. With today’s quickly shifting...
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Disappointing News on the Job Front
According to statistics released Friday by The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 96,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in August – a “worse than expected” showing, especially in manufacturing,...
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Faculty Perspectives on the Election
In the wake of President Barack Obama’s victory over challenger Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election, K@W Today asked Wharton faculty for their perspective on a number of issues that will take...
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Why Walmart Is Enlisting Veterans
Walmart’s announcement yesterday that it would offer jobs to veterans may well be a good business move as well as a way to bolster its recently tarnished image. A strike last October by Walmart workers...
View ArticleJob Discrimination Against the Disabled: Not Just an Academic Issue
Although employment discrimination against people with disabilities was outlawed in 1990 through the Americans with Disabilities Act, discrimination in the workplace still exists, for a variety of...
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