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finds that while before 1930 the Colombian government granted United Fruit generous concessions and helped repress labor unionism, after 1930 the company, responding to growing nationalism, a stronger labor... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

22 Jun 2021
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Looking at Losses in Gender Equity in Post-COVID Canada

will require support for women at every level of the labor force. “We really are at a turning point for the global economy,” Collenette adds. “Post-pandemic, either we fashion a world where women take their rightful place in every seat at... View Details

17 Mar 2011
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Make or Break for the USA?

Germany, despite having the highest labor costs in the world, also enjoys the world’s largest export surplus, at 7 percent of GDP. The United States, by contrast, ranks lowest among the world’s largest manufacturing nations in “export... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2005
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Professors Thompson, Healy Remembered

social responsibility. Healy was an authority on labor relations and arbitration who joined the faculty in 1946. He remained active in high-level dispute resolution while teaching at HBS and was the coauthor of Collective Bargaining, a... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

18 Oct 2024
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My Worst Job

team and, you know, how to wash dishes, all skills I carry with me today. At spring reunions, we asked the alumni to share stories of their worst experiences in the working world. And this episode includes all sorts of life-altering lessons from the View Details

30 Jun 2015
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Special Presentation: Karen Gordon Mills

23 Nov 2013
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Are American Workers the Best?

28 Oct 2020
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