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BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Michelle Conlin |
At Costco, "Good Jobs and Good Wages" Costco CEO disputes Wal-Mart's low-pay model and says in the long run, "it doesn't pay the right dividends."   |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 10, 2014
April White |
Minimum Wage Debate Is Really About Social Values Debate over raising the minimum wage tends to focus on costs and benefits, but economist Matthew Weinzierl argues that what really is at stake are much deeper societal values. |
Job Journal
February 5, 2006
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Link Minimum Wage to CPI Count Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger among those who favor raising the minimum wage. But should our lowest wages be tied to the cost of living? |
BusinessWeek
November 27, 2006
Peter Coy |
More Ammo For A Higher Minimum New research says a ripple effect would hike the pay of a lot of family bread winners. |
BusinessWeek
February 19, 2007
Max B. Sawicky |
Minimum Wage, Maximum Pork Tax breaks could just as easily benefit business owners not affected by the minimum wage increase. |
Job Journal
January 25, 2004
Michael Kinsman |
The Minimum-Wage Dilemma Small businesses question the city of San Francisco's $8.50-an-hour minimum wage. |
Job Journal
June 20, 2004
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Waning Interest in Minimum Wage Is it time to consider another hike in America's minimum wage? |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2004
Aaron Bernstein |
Minimum Wage: The States Get It Since Congress won't raise hourly pay, local lawmakers are taking the lead. |
Entrepreneur
October 2006
Chris Penttila |
Raising the Minimum Wage Will a higher minimum wage hurt entrepreneurs? Many say no. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
Seattle Takes Its First Step To A $15 Minimum Wage The city will continue to raise the minimum wage until all workers in the city earn $15 per hour on January 1, 2017 -- which will be more than twice the current federal U.S. minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. |
Entrepreneur
October 2001
C.J. Prince |
Pay Up When the minimum wage rises, will small businesses get the downside? |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Conlin & Bernstein |
Working...And Poor In today's cutthroat job market, the bottom rung is as high as most workers will ever get. But the political will to help them seems a long way off. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 4, 2015
James Heskett |
Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality? Walmart's recent action to raise wages and offer new career advancement opportunities cheer advocates who believe market forces, not government intervention, offer the best ways to address unhealthy levels of wage disparity. |
Reason
November 2005
Kerry Howley |
Data: Whose Living Wage? A study by a nonpartisan think tank, suggests that while living wage laws in America do tend to reduce overall poverty, they hurt those who can least afford it. |
Salon.com
September 20, 2000
David Moberg |
Everything you know about the new economy is wrong In California, birthplace of the high-tech boom, the wage gap is growing, setting yet another national trend... |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Michelle Conlin |
Lost in "No-Man's Land" The Brookings Institution's Ron Haskins says without better education, many Americans are doomed to a life of working poverty. |
BusinessWeek
January 24, 2005 |
John Snow: "Let's Get It Fixed Forever" The Treasury Secretary lays out the Administration's reasons for pushing private investment accounts for Social Security. |
Inc.
October 2004
Jess McCuan |
Minimum Wage Hikes Eyed Nationwide New York may soon become the 13th state to raise its minimum wage above the federal level of $5.15 an hour. |
Job Journal
February 4, 2007
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: 2007 -- a Turnaround Year Predictions of an improving climate for workers and job-seekers. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2006
Mike Norman |
The Cost of Doing Business It could be going up, but the quest for productivity will drive another cycle of technology investment. What does this mean for investors? |
Salon.com
June 3, 2002
Chris Colin |
Welcome to the occupation Maple Razsa, an organizer from last year's living wage sit-in at Harvard, talks about his documentary on the event, snooping administrators and Oprah's take on poverty... |
Reason
February 2004
Ronald Bailey |
Sweatshops Forever: Oppression rasies wages Want to improve the lives of poor workers in developing countries? Then rush out and buy a pair of Nikes or Levi Strauss jeans, says a new report by the National Bureau of Economic Research. |
U.S. Banker
September 2010
Jeffrey Pfeffer |
A Matter of Competitiveness It's not just about GDP and profits. Progressive countries also measure economic success by citizens health, quality of life and job satisfaction. U.S. policymakers and corporate executives would be wise to take note. |
CFO
December 1, 2006
Edward Teach |
A Productive Debate Significant or not, the gap between pay and productivity is a subject that won't go away, particularly now that control of Congress is passing to the labor-friendly Democratic Party. |
Finance & Development
September 2011 |
More or Less Income inequality has risen over the past quarter-century instead of falling as expected. |
BusinessWeek
July 18, 2005 |
"A Massive Economic Development Boom" Legalizing undocumented immigrants would be a win for everyone, says UCLA professor Raul Hinojosa |
BusinessWeek
July 9, 2007
James Sherk |
An Upside To Inequality? Policymakers must search for ways to expand the number of jobs that can base pay on performance and allow more workers to share in the gains. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2006
Michael K. Evans |
Evans On The Economy -- Rx: The Market With real wages for workers weakening, the case for market decisions determining health care becomes stronger. |
BusinessWeek
March 29, 2004 |
Ann Fudge on Making Choices The Young & Rubicam CEO talks about the benefits of stepping away from work and how her priorities changed because of it |
BusinessWeek
May 3, 2004 |
What Eric Schmidt Found at Google Today, the 48-year-old chairman and CEO is charged with guiding this 1,500-person company through a wrenching transition, as Google fends off hefty competitors and eyes the public market. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Labor Ready Is Ready for Action The temp agency surprises even itself, but investors should watch out for wage increases. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 10, 2005 |
Readers Respond: What's the Future of Globally Organized Labor? Some readers believe unions are on their way out because of market pressures and ineffectiveness, while others think they provides a valuable service and can adapt to changing conditions. |
BusinessWeek
February 12, 2007
Maria Bartiromo |
The Good News Economy Al Hubbard, director of the National Economic Council and one of the President's top advisers talks about the U.S. economy. |
BusinessWeek
May 23, 2005 |
The WellPoint CEO's "Simple Philosophy" Larry Glasscock, head of the $45-billion-a-year health-care insurer WellPoint, discusses his "very humble beginnings," lessons learned from his company's merger, and pressing issues in health care. |
ifeminists
September 22, 2004
Wendy McElroy |
Wage Gap Reflects Women's Priorities The disparity in wages has nothing to do with discrimination against women. It reflects the preferences of women themselves. |
BusinessWeek
July 12, 2004
Diane Brady |
Arnold Palmer: With IMG from the Start The golfing great reminisces about his long association with IMG founder Mark McCormack and sports marketing then and now. |
BusinessWeek
May 16, 2005 |
"The Least Risk Is Investing Yourself" In this interview, Social Security point man Allan Hubbard assesses the President's ownership agenda. |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004 |
"We're Going To Come Through This Fine" (extended) Treasury Secretary John Snow sees a very strong underlying U.S. economy. Here's an extended version of edited excerpts from a Q&A that will appear in the Sept. 6 issue of BusinessWeek. |
Finance & Development
March 2008
David T. Coe |
Jobs on Another Shore Outsourcing of service jobs to other countries could affect industrial countries' economies and attitudes toward globalization. |
BusinessWeek
May 3, 2004 |
Google's Goal: "Understand Everything" Google's co-founder Larry Page talks about the vast possibilities in search and what brought him and Sergey Brin together. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 12, 2012
Kim Girard |
Pay Workers More So They Steal Less Bigger paychecks for retail employees could generate significant payoffs for employers by reducing worker theft and raising the level of moral behavior in the workforce, a new study shows. |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Aaron Bernstein |
Pitting Markets vs. Poverty Harvard's Michael Porter talks about some surprising strengths in inner cities and how capitalist forces can help improve their lot |
Reason
June 2009
Brink Lindsey |
Nostalgianomics The rise in income inequality does raise issues of legitimate public concern. But the caricature of postwar history put forward by purveyors of nostalgianomics won't lead us anywhere. |
Entrepreneur
August 2007
Carol Tice |
Gimme a Tax Break Tax breaks ease the burden of the minimum-wage hike for business owners. |
BusinessWeek
October 25, 2004 |
A Talk with UTC's Brainy Boss CEO George David says his "intellectual upbringing" molded his style today: "I do not mouth platitudes. I hate corporate-speak." |
Salon.com
October 19, 2000
Charles Pappas |
Libertarian financial advice Presidential candidate Harry Browne has a consistent platform: Social Security -- gone; income taxes -- gone; minimum wage -- gone... |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 23, 2005
Cynthia Churchwell |
What Could Bring Globalization Down? Do you think the forces of globalization are here to stay? Harvard professor Niall Ferguson says nothing is for certain. Consider what happened to the "first age of globalization" in 1914---and then look around at the world today. |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004 |
"We Need to Refocus the Labor Movement" Steelworkers President Leo Gerard on the need to work harder on membership growth and "to take back America from the corporations." |
Reason
February 2004
Tim Cavanaugh |
Sins of Wages: Living wages, killing restaurants San Francisco recently upped its minimum wage to $8.50 an hour, a hike that includes waitresses' and waiters' pay. Restaurateurs, who have until February to comply with the new law, are already discussing plans to cut back benefits and freeze hiring to offset the new expense. |
Job Journal
September 2, 2007
Rich Heintz |
State of the Workplace Is anyone really paying attention to the plight of American workers? Here is a look at some of the major issues confronting American workers in 2007. |
