Free agent nation: how America's new independent workers are transforming the way we live
Author: Pink, Daniel H. Publisher: Warner Books, 2001.Language: EnglishDescription: 356 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780446525237Type of document: BookBibliography/Index: Includes bibliographical references and index Previous title: Free agent nation: the future of working for yourself - Pink, Daniel H. - 2001 - Book
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Free Agent Nation How America's New Independent Workers Are Transforming The Way We Live Contents PROLOGUE. 1 PART ONE WELCOME TO FREE AGENT NATION CHAPTER 1. CHAPTER 2. Bye, Bye, Organization Guy 9 How Many Are There? The Numbers and Nuances of Free Agency 27 How Did It Happen? The Four Ingredients of Free Agency 47 CHAPTER 3. PART TWO THE FREE AGENT WAY CHAPTER 4. CHAPTER 5. CHAPTER 6. The New Work Ethic 59 The New Employment Contract 85 The New Time Clock 103 PART THREE HOW (AND WHY) FREE AGENCY WORKS CHAPTER 7. Small Groups, Big Impact: Reinventing Togetherness in Free Agent Nation 123 CHAPTER 8. Getting Horizontal: The Free Agent Org Chart and Operating System 143 The Free Agent Infrastructure 161 Matchmakers, Agents, and Coaches 171 Free Agent Families 183 CHAPTER 9. CHAPTER 10. CHAPTER 11. PART FOUR FREE AGENT WOES CHAPTER 12. Roadblocks on Free Agent Avenue: Health Insurance, Taxes, and Zoning 199 Temp Slaves, Permatemps, and the Rise of Self-Organized Labor 213 CHAPTER 13. PART FIVE THE FREE AGENT FUTURE CHAPTER 14. E-tirement: Free Agency and the New Old Age 233 School's Out: Free Agency and the Future of Education 317 CHAPTER 15. CHAPTER 16. Location, Location . . . Vocation: Free Agency and the Future of Offices, Homes, and Real Estate 261 Putting the "I" in IPO: The Path Toward Free Agent Finance 271 A Chip Off the Old Voting Bloc: The New Politics of Free Agency 287 What's Left: Free Agency and the Future of Commerce, Careers, and Community 301 CHAPTER 17. CHAPTER 18. CHAPTER 19. EPILOGUE 313 NOTES 317 APPENDIX: RESULTS OF THE FREE AGENT NATION ONLINE CENSUS. 339 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 345 INDEX 347
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