{"product_id":"9781403984913","title":"The New American Workplace : The Follow-up to the Bestselling Work in America","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe New American Workplace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): James O'Toole, Edward E. Lawler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty years ago, the bestselling \"letter to the government\" \u003ci\u003eWork in America\u003c\/i\u003e published to national acclaim, including front-page coverage in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Wall Street Journal,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWashington Post.\u003c\/i\u003e It sounded an alarm about worker dissatisfaction and the effects on the nation as a whole. Now, based on thirty years of research, this new book sheds light on what has changed--and what hasn't. This groundbreaking work will illuminate the new critical issues--from worker demands to the new ethical rules to the revolution in culture at work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Offers a persuasive argument for high-wage, self-managed employment. . . . Employees confronting the changed world of work will be better off for reading it.” —\u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This comprehensive and authoritative volume presents the latest information on trends and conditions in the U.S. workplace with clarity and tangible detail.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“. . . an optimistic updating . . . also reckons with technological forces and a global economy that are radically and rapidly disrupting business organizations.” —\u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“James O'Toole and Edward E. Lawler definitely tackle 'must-address' topics in their examination of the American workplace, including outsourcing, immigration, compensation, public policy, and work\/life issues.” —\u003ci\u003eIndustryWeek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book makes a compelling argument about where the workplace has been, where it is now, and where it is going . . . it raises questions and provides insight about what the US and organizational managers need to do to remain competitive.” —\u003ci\u003eHuman Resource Planning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It would be impossible to understand the 21st-century workplace without this book. Certainly the management book of the year; probably of this decade.” —\u003ci\u003eWarren Bennis, author of On Becoming a Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A thoroughly researched inquiry into the dramatic transformation of work in America, \u003ci\u003eThe New American Workplace\u003c\/i\u003e challenges everyone--employers, workers and elected officials--to act now to keep our country competitive in the 21st century.” —\u003ci\u003eU.S. Representative Tom Allen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe New American Workplace \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a compelling account of the pressures for change in the workplace and how they are playing out for employers and employees.” —\u003ci\u003ePeter Cappelli, Editor of The Academy of Management Executive and Director of the Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this revealing work, O'Toole and Lawler highlight the growing sophistication required of all interested parties and the increasing interdependencies that each must exhibit if the United States is to survive and thrive in the years ahead. The insights they offer are both intimidating and exhilarating and lay out the challenges that all of us will have to take on in the years to come.” —\u003ci\u003eDave Pace, Executive Vice-President, Partner Resources, Starbucks Coffee Company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Filled with both information and insight, the book provides a fantastic overview of the contemporary world of work and what that picture says about public policy imperatives.” —\u003ci\u003eJeffrey Pfeffer, author of The Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting People First, Professor, Stanford Business School\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781403984913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40673417822414,"sku":"9781403984913","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_79322f9a-2130-42ba-9b5d-38aaf4a90707.jpg?v=1639882985","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781403984913","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}