Career Innovation and the Future of Work

Catalog description

MGMT 833 explores emerging trends in technology, organizations, and society that create new workplace practices, job tasks, and required skills. This course begins by covering the past, present, and emerging forces that shape labor markets and career trajectories. Students will then gain insight into how new technologies, social norms, and business models play out in establishing new organizational shapes and employment arrangements. Analysis of macrolevel factors including globalization, demographics, and sustainability from the top down will be combined with a bottom-up examination of each student¿s traits, skills, priorities, and employment history and aspirations. Students will analyze their future labor as an entrepreneur would, examining ¿new product development¿ opportunities, market analyses, and pricing options, and concluding with a go-to-market path.