a “good job”
What is a “good job”? Research Zeynop Ton’s Good Jobs Institute and “good jobs strategy.” Then apply her theories to answer: Where are “good jobs” emerging for women and persons of color? What is the significance of the growth of huge corporations such as Wal-Mart and McDonalds to good jobs? Is such growth beneficial to persons of color and women? (250 words).
Note: this TedTalk may be helpful: [Tedx Talks]. (2013, September 25). The Good Jobs Strategy: Zeynep Ton at TEDxCambridge 2013. Retrieved from
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According to Zeynep Ton, a good job helps to meet the employee’s basic needs through good wages, offer conducive working environments and provide employees with opportunities for personal and professional development. She proposes the good jobs strategy that entails investment in people through offering less, cross-training of employees, standardization and employee empowerment and operation with slack. Through this, employees can focus on fewer products and gain knowledge about the products. Operating with slack ensures that the employees can complete their tasks…
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