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Research Explores The Path Our Careers Take

The Horizons Tracker

The study examined the types of jobs workers chose and considered both monetary and non-monetary job characteristics, such as flexibility and location, which influence workers’ job choices. As such, employers must consider not only monetary incentives but also non-monetary factors when designing job packages.

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Capitalism’s Future Is Already Here

Harvard Business Review

Incentives to maximize shareholder value pushed managers toward decisions that paid off in the short term but were devastating to the long term viability of firms. Employees were viewed more as fungible inputs to operations, and customers viewed more as targets within more and less lucrative segments.