The Conversation on Work

Ian O. Williamson is the dean of the University of California-Irvine Paul Merage School of Business. He is the coeditor of Doing Business in ASEAN Markets: Leadership Challenges and Governance Solutions across Asian Borders.

Series Editor's Foreword Preface Part I. How Work Has Changed 1. America Is in the Middle of a Labor Mobilization Moment 2. The Great Resignation Is a Trend That Began before the Pandemic-and Bosses Need to Get Used to It 3. Americans Are Taking More Control over Their Work Lives-Because They Have To 4. American Workers Feel Alienated, Helpless, and Overwhelmed-Here's One Way to Alleviate Their Malaise 5. Quiet Quitting and the Great Resignation Have a Common Cause-Dissatisfied Workers Feel They Can't Speak Up in the Workplace 6. What Inspired Digital Nomads to Flee America's Big Cities May Spur Legions of Remote Workers to Do the Same 7. What's a "Gig" Job? How It's Legally Defined Affects Workers' Rights and Protections 8. Forget the American Dream-Millions of Working Americans Still Can't Afford Food and Rent Part II. The Workforce of the Future 9. Diversity of US Workplaces Is Growing in Terms of Race, Ethnicity, and Age-Forcing More Employers to Be Flexible 10. How to Build Relationships in a World of Remote Work-What Leaders and Employees Should Do 11. Inclusion Starts with Better Management-Here's What Employees Say about Making Diversity Work 12. The Pandemic's Impacts on How People Live and Work May Change City Centers for Decades to Come 13. What Employees Risk When They Use the Workplace for Activism 14. 5 Strategies Employers Can Use to Address Workplace Mental Health Issues 15. Green Jobs Are Booming, but Too Few Employees Have Sustainability Skills to Fill Them-Here Are 4 Ways to Close the Gap Part III. The Future Workplace 16. How the Needs of Monks and Empire Builders Helped Mold the Modern-Day Office 17. The Future of Work Is Hybrid-Here Are an Expert's Recommendations 18. 5 Drawbacks to Following Your Passion 19. What Makes a Job Meaningful and Why That Matters 20. 5 Ways to Deal with Burnout at Work 21. A Journey from Work to Home Is about More Than Just Getting There-the Psychological Benefits of Commuting 22. Want to Take an Online Course? Here Are 4 Tips to Make Sure You Get the Most out of It for Your Career 23. Four-Day Workweek Trial Confirms Working Less Increases Well-Being and Productivity 24. Working in Isolation Can Pose Mental Health Challenges-Here's How Gig Workers Have Adapted Part IV. Technology and Work 25. AI and the Future of Work: 5 Experts on What ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Other AI Tools Mean for Artists and Knowledge Workers 26. How Will AI Affect Workers? Tech Waves of the Past Show How Unpredictable the Path Can Be 27. What's the Secret to Making Sure AI Doesn't Steal Your Job? Work with It, Not against It 28. Working in the Metaverse: What Virtual Office Life Could Look Like 29. AI Is Changing How Americans Find Jobs, Get Promoted, and Succeed at Work 30. Worker-Protection Laws Aren't Ready for an Automated Future 31. Robots Are Coming for the Lawyers Which May Be Bad for Tomorrow's Attorneys but Great for Anyone in Need of Cheap Legal Assistance 32. What the Industrial Revolution Really Tells Us about the Future of Automation and Work 33. What Amazon's Decision to Retrain a Third of Its Employees Means for the Future of Work 34. How to Prevent the "Robot Apocalypse" from Ending Labor as We Know It 35. Companies Are Increasingly Turning to Social Media to Screen Potential Employees Contributors Index