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Low inflation, high employment, a stock market that has reached unprecedented heights. The economy doesn't get any better than this. Clearly, for the seventy-six million baby boomers hitting their prime earning years, the "good old days" are right now, and there's no end in sight. Or is there?
In this powerful, prescient book, economists and financial wizards William Sterling and Stephen Waite take an indepth look at how America's baby boomers have transformed the nation's--and the world's--economy and how that transformation must inevitably--and radically--alter its course as the boomers age. Grounded in common sense, infused with the startling clarity, Boomernomics is a book you can't afford to ignore.
Yes, the good times are bound to go on rolling for at least another decade. The demographics fueling the current boom, coupled with the huge benefits of technology and globalization, will take us into the twenty-first century on a building wave of prosperity--and Sterling and Waite show us how best to capitalize on that. But when the wave crashes, it may crash hard and fast.
But the economic "big chill" won't freeze you if you're prepared for it. As Sterling and Waite show, there are strategies we can use, both as private individuals and collectively as a nation, to prosper during the "age wave." Privatizing social security, applying market principles to the health care system, rethinking the concept of retirement, tapping creatively into the potential gold mine on the Internet, using demographics to pinpoint growth industries: these are among the prescriptive suggestions that the authors use to successfully manage their thirty-billion-dollar money market fund--and that will now work for you.
The baby boom is the single most significant social and economic phenomenon of the twentieth century--but its full impact will only be felt in the decades ahead. This landmark book gives you the vision and the knowledge you need to stay ahead of the all-important demographics curve.
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An Excellent Guide to the Possible Future.......1999-08-20
As a member of the financial industry, I'm always looking for hints as to which sectors of the market will do well in the future. This book is exactly what I was looking for. Using demographic trends, the authors have come up with some scenarios which will definitely change my outlook on the future.
A BRILLIANT WORK.......1999-07-19
WAITE IS A GENIUS WHOS IDEAS ARE OUT OF THIS WORL
Buy it........1999-04-19
This book is awesome. Buy it. That's all there is I have to say about it.
This book rocks.......1999-04-17
This is the greatest book I've ever read. It gives great advice. BUY IT!
Gee, I wonder if the authors have any connection to Cato.......1999-02-22
Imagine that you are perusing one of Yahoo's stock message forums, say symbol SSI and some guy with the moniker "catofan" posts a message like this: "CATO is going through the roof, sell SSI short, it's a Ponzi scheme and pile into CATO before it's too late!" What sort of credence would you give such a poster? For me, I wish I had hit the "Next" button, but no, I was unfortunate enough to buy the book.
If you like regurgitated CATO Institute ideology, you'll love this book. Gems like: *Social Security is a Ponzi game; let's put all the SSI money in a safe place---like the stock market. *America has too many low paid workers; lets' do away with "destructive" minimum wages and give generous tax subsidies to employers that pay low wages instead.
All written in the style of: "See Dick. See Jane. See Dick and Jane put all their retirement money in the stock market. See Dick and Jane go dumpster-diving in New Jersey for retirement."
There are actually a few concepts about the Boomer generation that could be useful---when the Boomers all try to sell financial and real estate assets all at once to fund their retirements there *could* be a bear market, just like there are bull markets when they are all buying at the same time.
However, most of the ideas in this book are like some kind of horrible pop song, repeated so much in the press that you find yourself almost unconciously humming along. Save yourself some money and time by surfing over to Cato to get "enlightened".
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The Visible Employee: Using Workplace Monitoring and Surveillance to Protect Information Assets-Without Compromising Employee Privacy or Trust
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Release Date: 2005-03-22 |
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The use of new technologies, coupled with the fact that there is an increasing amount of work being done on-line, whether on the Internet, intranets, LANs or other networks, has made extensive employee monitoring by employers inexpensive and easy. Employers have legitimate concerns about the efficiency of their employees, of the quality of the goods or services produced, and in relation to security. Additionally, monitoring can assist in employee health and safety, help reduce or eliminate sexual, racial and other forms of harassment, reveal areas in which training is required, and reduce the potential for crime, corruption, and other illegal activities. There is rising concern about the rights of employees, especially with respect to their rights to privacy, but also, for example, with respect to questions of justice and employee autonomy and dignity, to the legitimacy of some informed consent, to respect for employees as persons, and to trust. Clearly there are conflicting rights and interests. Ways need to be found to resolve these conflicts in a manner that is fair to all. This book contributes to the debate and will point the way toward some solutions. The contributors come from a variety of disciplines, countries, and cultures, and so bring a wide range of perspectives to the issues.
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For business owners, managers, and IT staff interested in learning how to effectively and ethically monitor and influence workplace behavior, this guide is a roadmap to ensuring security without risking employee privacy or trust. The misuse of information systems by wired workers—either through error or by intent—is discussed in detail, as are possible results such as leaked or corrupted data, crippled networks, lost productivity, legal problems, or public embarrassment. This analysis of an extensive four-year research project conducted by the authors covers not only a range of security solutions for at-risk organizations but also the perceptions and attitudes of employees toward workplace surveillance.
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Human aspect.......2007-02-18
It was very pleasing to read an IS book that wasn't as dry as sandpaper.
The authors conducted a survey to find out user (general office worker non-tech, executive staff level, and IT people) attitudes about various IS topics. They then wrap around an introduction while the meat of each section is mainly survey excerpts accompanied by expert comments.
I've passed this book along to many of my colleagues to read. Those who have read it also give it rave reviews.
For those without common sense.......2006-10-02
The book consists of several adequate overview chapters, followed by excerpts from interviews with managers, IT people, and ordinary employees. These interview excerpts can be interesting, but anyone working in the field has certainly heard all of these opinions from their own coworkers. The book also contains the results of various surveys of attitudes and practices.
Beware that this is not a practical book, it's a social science monograph, written in a style that will leave you numb if you're not an academic. Worse, the authors occasionally adopt a condescending tone towards those who have only "intuitions" derived from personal experience, and not their own academic pseudo-knowledge.
A survey essential.......2006-09-24
THE VISIBLE EMPLOYEE: USING WORKPLACE MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE TO PROTECT INFORMATION ASSETS WITHOUT COMPROMISING EMPLOYEE PRIVACY OR TRUST is a 'must' for any business serious about privacy and information security in the workplace. It reports on the results of a four-year research project focused on prevailing workplace security measures and their repercussions, discussing solutions, employee attitudes towards monitoring, and privacy issues. Both legal and security issues come into play in a survey essential for IT managers.
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The results of a four-year research project concerning prevailing workplace security measures and their side effects.......2006-08-10
"The Visible Employee" presents the results of a four-year research project concerning prevailing workplace security measures and their side effects. On the one hand, deliberate or accidental employee misuse of information systems can cause havoc; on the other, too much monitoring and surveillance of employees can provoke conflict on all levels of hierarchy and cause drag on the efficiency of a business. Chapters present the perspectives of Information Technology professionals, managerial perspectives, employee perspectives, the pros and cons of different approaches to the quandary of balancing security against efficiency, and much more. Numerous appendices from employee interview protocol to a recommended password policy ("never use a dictionary word for a password" or "never send a password using email") and an index round out this valuable guide to businesses trying to successfully compete in a rapidly evolving and interconnected world.
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Most people would be shocked to know the many ways in which corporations monitor their activities -- including e-mail, phone conversations, video surveillance, GPS tracking of company cars, and even the use of infrared badges. The Naked Employee reveals the rapid technological advances that are shrinking workers' personal space, provides clear explanations of relevant legislation, and examines the social and moral implications of employee monitoring.
It's up to individuals to know which parts of their daily lives may fall under the corporate magnifying glass. This timely book arms readers with the facts they need to defend themselves against the omnipresent corporate gaze. Measuring the rights of the individual against the needs of the organization, this timely book investigates the vital privacy questions facing every employee.
The Naked Employee is packed with eye-opening, sometimes shocking information as well as clear, concise explanations of relevant legislation and technologies. This timely book arms readers with the facts they need to defend themselves against the omnipresent corporate gaze.
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Big Brother in the 21st century.......2004-01-28
A few months ago, I applied for an adjunct position -- teaching one course, online from my home computer. To my amazement, the private "alternative" university demanded a background check. I said thanks but no thanks -- and only now do I understand what happened.
Lane, author of Naked Employee, explains that companies fear risks associated with loose cannon employees, although he doesn't use those words. They risk embarrassment, lawsuits and more. And now, when it's so easy to order background checks, why take those risks?
If you resist, says Lane, prospective employers won't think you're principled; they'll think you're hiding something. After all, background checks revealed that fifty percent of resumes submitted to a major search firm included falsified information, ranging from imaginary degrees to exaggerated responsibilities.
Once you're hired, you can be subjected to physical exams and ongoing surveillance. Lane reviews the relative invasiveness of hair, blood and urine tests. Uniforms can be equipped with devices to prevent theft and track your whereabouts. Personal phone calls can be monitored long enough to discover they're personal -- a good two to three minutes.
As I read this book, I grew more and more horrified. Lane stays focused on what's happening today, only briefly suggesting ways to frame the problem on a broader scale. For instance, at the very end of the book, he notes that providing health insurance gives employers a solid basis for questioning employee lifestyles, on and off the job.
In a much earlier book, JobShift, WIlliam Bridges called for individuals to become independent contractors rather than employees. He argued that separating health insurance from employment would protect our privacy as well as our physical health. A paradigm shift, requiring major changes in infrastructure, would be required to alter our relationship with our employers, careers and jobs.
Thus the employment relationship has become decidedly lopsided. In return for invasion of privacy, the employer offers no long-term guarantees of employment. And in at least one non-traditional "university," the background checks have become a substitute for hiring: the "dean" didn't know anything about what was being taught -- just checked off boxes. I wonder how prevalent this trend has become.
Packed with both social analysis and business insights.......2003-07-20
Technology has made it easier for employers to monitor and investigate employees' behavior - in turn, affecting morale and productivity. The Naked Employee offers an analysis of how technology is compromising workplace privacy, with chapters covering the social, legal and moral implications of different types of employee monitoring systems. From issues of employee privacy to the nuts and bolts of current investigative surveillance systems, this is packed with both social analysis and business insights.
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Employers need to protect themselves from workers whose behavior damages the company. Does that give them the right to conduct random drug tests, read employees' e-mail, search desk drawers, and monitor off-the-job activities?
Workplace privacy issues are complex -- many employers are confused about their legal and ethical rights. The New Battle Over Workplace Privacy provides critical information to help companies create appropriate policies and practices. Through case examples, highlights of state and federal laws, checklists, and sample policies, this book shows a company how to:
* protect itself from employee theft, substance abuse, and other misconduct
* stay within legal bounds by learning what laws are (and aren't) in place
* avoid litigation -- and win the cases that do go to court.
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Be prepared!.......2006-02-16
Employers and managers today face an increasing number of threats to the organization. Theft of business assets costs U.S. companies an estimated $40 billion a year. More than one million employees a year are victims of workplace violence. Employees who download games from the internet increase the risk of introducing viruses to company computer systems and expose their employers to charges of software piracy. However, measures that employer's have taken to address these issues, like workplace surveillance and performance monitoring, have sparked a violent debate, and several lawsuits claiming invasion of privacy, sexual harassment and discrimination. Your best defense, says William S. Hubbartt, is to be prepared. He presents guidelines for helping you to avoid battles over workplace privacy and examines some of the laws that protect employees' rights.
· Develop policies that will stand up in court. The best way to avoid lawsuits is to clearly spell out the policies that the company will use to handle privacy issues like testing, conduct and performance monitoring. Before you draft your policies, make sure you are aware of federal and state laws that apply.
· When screening job applicants, relate all questions and checks to the job.
· Protect computerized records containing information about employees.
· Develop tests that fairly evaluate employee's work attributes.
· If you use drug testing, notify applicants and employees that they will be tested. Utilize procedures that allow them as much privacy and dignity as possible.
· Have a clear business justification for formal dress codes, such as public image, security or safety. Apply dress codes equally to men and women. Communicate the purpose of the dress code to employees.
· Banning solicitation at the workplace must apply to everyone, from girl scout cookies to distributing religious literature.
· Respect your employees lifestyle choices.
· Investigate if the problem is serious.
· Use monitoring to check routine issues.
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The workplace is a pivotal arena for privacy issues and still one of the murkiest. Privacy Issues in the Workplace helps to shed light on the most pressing workplace privacy issues. This book is a must-have for any law library or practice.
Each chapter is thoroughly footnoted and authoritatively written by experts in the field of workplace privacy.
The chapters and their topics are as follows:
l Employee Background Investigations
l Confidentiality of Personnel Files
l Confidentiality of Medical Records
l Employee Drug Testing
l Workplace Surveillance
l State Constitutional Provisions
l The Tort of Invasion of Privacy
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Workplace privacy has become one of the hottest employement law issues to sweep the nation. What was once popular fiction has sprung to life with pervasive employee monitoring and surveillance. The rapid digitization of the workplace has also created growing concerns over data security and privacy. Headlines abound with news of strict legislation governing the use and transfer of employee information. Now, organizations must deal with the privacy "fall-out" of September 11th. Anti-terrorism efforts have placed employers in the precarious position of balancing employee privacy rights with the need to assist homeland security and provide cooperation to law enforcement.
If the recent developments and trends in workplace privacy make one thing clear; it is that employers need to wake up to the seriousness of their privacy challenge. This Task Force Report is designed to give the reader a comprehensive overview of workplace privacy issues. It is an excellent first step in understanding the new "privacy imperative" and will provide assistance to a wide range of organizations - from those who are just beginning to tackle privacy concerns, to those who are proactively managing privacy issues and assessing information practices.
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Employer's Guide to Workplace Privacy
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The Employer's Guide to Workplace Privacy examines the workplace issues that are most likely to raise privacy concerns. It is a must read for business owners, managers, and human resource professionals who have an interest in privacy law within the context of the employer/ employee relationship.
The Guide discusses privacy law throughout the United States and offers strategies for managing privacy issues. Sample policies and checklists appear throughout the Guide. There are state law charts dealing with drug testing, electronic communications, arrest and conviction records, credit and character investigations, and more.
New and updated topics in this, our 5th Edition, include:
Retention and disposal of personnel records, including new federal requirements
HIPAA Security Standard with updated discussion of medical records privacy
Video surveillance, including discussion of the new federal video voyeurism law
Identity theft, with discussion of state and federal laws governing the use of Social Security numbers
Electronic tracking of employees location via GPS and other devices
Monitoring employee communications, plus new developments in web-based email, instant messaging, and blogging
Sample agreement for assignment of employees inventions to employers
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Employer's Guide to Workplace Privacy.......2007-05-23
The Employer's Guide to Workplace Privacy helps employers manage confidential information about their business and their employees.
The Guide examines workplace issues that are most likely to raise privacy concerns, including:
employee and applicant tests
confidentiality and access issues involving employee records
employee and applicant investigations
employees' off-duty activities
employee monitoring and surveillance
employer's confidential and proprietary information
The Guide discusses privacy law throughout the United States and offers strategies for managing privacy issues. There are numerous state law charts, including charts on alcohol and drug testing, monitoring electronic communications, background checks, and more. The Guide includes employer checklists for medical testing and recordkeeping, skills testing, criminal history checks, credit investigations, and many other topics. Also, there are over a dozen sample policies, including smoking, personal appearance, interpersonal relationships, workplace searches, and more.
The Employer's Guide to Workplace Privacy includes sections on current, topical issues, including:
security breach notification laws, with strategies for addressing theft or loss of employee information
discussion of the USA PATRIOT Act's provisions affecting business records
employee Internet use, e-mail, text messaging, and blogging, along with sample policies
The Guide is a must-read for business owners, managers, and human resource professionals who have an interest in privacy law within the context of the employer/employee relationship
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