Employee Participation

Automation in jobs: There's good news, and there's bad news.

By 2030, the U.S. standard of living could decline by as much as 9 percent, dropping it back to the 2000 level, Accenture says.

A survey of more than 200 small business owners by the furniture design firm Turnstone found that almost nine of 10 of those surveyed believe a unique company culture contributes to small biz success.

A new study finds that more than one-third of employees surveyed including 34 percent of directors and 38 percent of managers said they would change companies for an employer that embraces flexible work.

Employers are having trouble landing the top guns, and future top guns, to spearhead their battle for the gold, according to Towers Watson. Worse, even as they struggle to bring on new talent, many are losing their best performers, often to competitors.

Why and how people decide to change careers have always stumped economists.