Books that I've listened to for my #AcademicRunPlaylist
AcademicRunPlaylist Public
Created by Ben Waber
Books that I've listened to for my #AcademicRunPlaylist
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Private Equity at Work by Eileen Appelbaum, Rosemary Batt
4 stars
"Offers a new, original analysis of how private equity firms are affecting jobs and the sustainability of companies in a …
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日本の就活: 新卒一括採用は「悪」なのか by Yōhei Tsunemi
4 stars
何社にもエントリーシートを提出し、厳しい面接を繰り返し、ひたすら内定を追い求める。この就職戦線には学歴フィルターにオワハラ、学業の阻害といった様々な問題が山積みだ。財界も学者もその原因は「新卒一括採用」にあるという。しかし本当にそうなのか？ 就活の現実を直視し、労働社会の根幹にメスを入れる。
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The Chinese and the Iron Road by Gordon H. Chang, Shelley Fisher Fishkin
5 stars
The completion of the transcontinental railroad in May 1869 is usually told as a story of national triumph and a …
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The Banker Ladies by Caroline Shenaz Hossein
3 stars
All over the world, Black and racialized women engage in the solidarity economy through what is known as mutual aid …
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How Progress Ends by Carl Benedikt Frey
4 stars
In How Progress Ends, Carl Benedikt Frey challenges the conventional belief that economic and technological progress is inevitable. For most …
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Riding the Roller Coaster by Charles K. Hyde
4 stars
Chrysler has had an impressive list of technological "firsts" throughout the years—including the Chrysler Six of 1924 and front-wheel-drive vehicles …
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Platform Capitalism by Nick Srnicek
4 stars
What unites Google and Facebook, Apple and Microsoft, Siemens and GE, Uber and Airbnb? Across a wide range of sectors, …
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The Last Human Job by Allison J. Pugh
5 stars
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and labor-saving technologies like self-checkouts and automated factories, the future of work has …
