Timely articles on the changing nature of work, workers and workplace:
THE POLL
We polled 2,000 execs, and the prognosis is surprisingly positive
Online Extra: Online Poll -- Ten Years from Now…
A BusinessWeek poll indicates big changes are ahead in tomorrow's workplace
MANDEL ON ECONOMICS
Which Way To The Future?
Globalization and technology are drastically changing how we do our jobs—and that's both a promise and a problemMANAGING THE NEW WORKFORCE
One of the great challenges for a multinational is learning how to build a productive global team
With R&D talent scarce, companies like Cisco hire inexperienced workers and put them through "management kindergarten"
The organization man isn't extinct or even endangered—but the role has been refined over the past 100 years
Hearing-aid maker Oticon removed all office boundaries—and has flourished by learning which ones it needs
Today these benefits are on the fringe. Tomorrow they could be commonplace for employers who want to hold on to key workers
Multidisciplinary projects, accordion staffing, a freelance army: how Lucasfilm's new digs help it manage a flexible organization
Online Extra: Narrated Slide Show: Lucasfilm's New Digs
A look at the organization's $350 million complex and how work gets done there
Playbook: Home, Office, And Laboratory
Consultant Margaret Regan puts theory to work with a far-flung network of off-site consultants and part-timers
Thanks in part to younger workers, more companies are using social computing tools to aid collaboration and to foster innovation and growth
In his new book, Vanderbilt B-school professor Bruce Barry explores the sometimes threatened status of free speech in the workplace
Why You Can't Get Any Work Done
Workplace distractions cost U.S. business some $650 billion a year. Here's how managers can keep employees focused
Improving the work/life balance
The Worst Workplace Distractions
Chances are you have suffered from at least one of these distractions‹or even been the cause
TECHNOLOGY ON THE MARCH
The End Of Work As You Know It
Increasing connectivity will change how and where we labor—even the very notion of an employer
Online Extra: Slide Show: A Look Backward At The Future Of Work
For a century, companies have split over the right way to manage a workforce
Online Extra: The Changing Work Equation
Author Thomas Malone talks about the decentralizing power of the Internet
Online Extra: Slide Show: The Weird New Ways We Work
Technology has already transformed the way we work, but there's much more still to come
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