Topic: The Thought of Work
Speaker: Professor John Budd
Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies
Carlson School of Management
University of Minnesota
Time: 15:00 – 16:30pm, Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Location: Room 217, New Building of GSM, Peking University.
Abstract
What is work? And why does it matter? "The Thought of Work" uniquely reveals the wide-ranging nature of work by uncovering the diverse ways in which influential thinkers and practitioners conceptualize work. The result is a powerful framework of ten conceptualizations of work that integrates the rich thinking about work from across the historical and contemporary social sciences and humanities. Individually, the conceptualizations fundamentally shape who and what is valued in society, perceptions of freedom and social integration, identity construction, evaluations of worker well-being, the legitimacy and design of human resource management practices, support for labor unions and labor standards, and relationships between religious faith and work ethics. When taken together, the ten conceptualizations replace the usual fragmentary approaches to understanding work with a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach that not only promotes a deep understanding of work, but that also establishes the fundamental importance of work for the human experience.
Speaker's Biographical Sketch
John W. Budd is a Professor of Work and Organizations in the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, where he holds the Industrial Relations Land Grant Chair and is the Director of the Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies. He is a graduate of Colgate University and earned a Ph.D. degree in economics from Princeton University. Professor Budd is the author of "Employment with a Human Face: Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice" (Cornell University Press), "Labor Relations: Striking a Balance" (McGraw-Hill/Irwin), "Invisible Hands, Invisible Objectives: Bringing Workplace Law and Public Policy into Focus" (with Stephen Befort, Stanford University Press), "The Thought of Work" (Cornell University Press), and numerous journal articles. Professor Budd has also been Director of Graduate Studies for the University of Minnesota’s graduate programs in Human Resources and Industrial Relations.
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