Decidedly Working-Class,Ed Never Graduated from High School and Is Almost

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Decidedly working-class,Ed never graduated from high school and is almost ninety years old.When he returned from World War II,he got a job at a factory in the town where he grew up.Eventually he and his wife bought a tiny house down the road from the factory and raised their kids there.Thirty-five years after he was hired,he retired from the factory.He wonders why he and his kids worked so hard for so many years to help his grandkids all go to college,because all of his college-educated grandkids are struggling to find jobs.When they do,they change jobs frequently and move often.He finds this all very frustrating.Based on what you know about postmodern organizations,what could you tell Ed to help explain what's going on with his grandkids?

• A)Large economies of scale that support the development of steady employment for a lifetime don't really exist in our postmodern and always-shifting economy.
• B)Because knowledge-workers live in a world where their jobs are always slightly threatened,they have to be ready to jump at new and interesting opportunities as they pop up.
• C)Organizations no longer honor the social contract that Fordist,modernist organizations used to honor with their employees.
• D)All of the above.

Analyze the impact of solving important problems and innovation on power and leadership effectiveness.

Understand the methods and tactics used for influencing attitudes and behavior within organizations.

Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate uses of power and influence tactics in work settings.

Grasp the significance of task-relevant knowledge and skill as sources of personal power in organizations.

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