AI and the disruption it has caused in the workplace

Your assignment is to do the following:

1. READ these articles carefully.

2. THINK about the primary arguments or actions found in each of these articles.

3. COMPARE and CONTRAST the articles to find areas of agreement, areas of disagreement, and recommendations implied by the articles.

4. CHOOSE YOUR TOPIC, AND COMPOSE YOUR PAPER:

a. FIND YOUR INTEREST: The articles discuss several topics: layoffs, remote work/return to the office, older versus younger workers, and AI. Choose the subset of articles that interests you most.

b. THINK: for the subset of articles most interesting to you, what are the management challenges and opportunities presented by these changes? How will you as a manager deal with planning, organizing, controlling, and leading your employees through these changes?

WRITING STYLE SUGGESTIONS

a. Use strong topic sentences, leading off focused paragraphs, presented in logical sequence. A typical page should include three or four focused paragraphs.

b. Use formal business style, which includes clarity, brevity, accuracy, and correct spelling and grammar.

c. BE SPECIFIC IN DEFINING/ EXPLAINING THE COURSE CONCEPT(S), AND CLEARLY APPLY TO THE SITUATION!!!

d. Save your opinions for the end, as a thoughtful and logical outcome of the facts and concepts you have presented.

e. Make sure you put quotations within quote marks, and that you clearly provide attribution for the works of other authors.

EVALUATOR’S CHECKLIST – HOW YOUR PAPERS WILL BE GRADED:

Does the student clearly connect the articles’ information to MGMT 316 course concepts?

Are course concepts first defined, then explained in detail, then logically and completely applied into your discussion of the articles?

Are all of the relevant source articles clearly included and well-summarized in the paper’s discussion?

Are the paragraphs of this report presented in logical sequence?

Does each paragraph have a strong, clear topic sentence?

If the evaluator reads only the topic sentences, in order, does the report make sense?

Does the writer use facts, express concepts clearly, connect them logically?

Does each paragraph deal with only one area of analysis, or does it drift into other areas?

Does the writer successfully avoid colloquialisms, imprecise language, and hyperbole?

Is each sentence grammatically correct? (Check green underline).

Is each word spelled correctly? (Check red underline)

Check spelling of synonyms (there, they’re, their; it’s, its; too, two, and to; etc.)

Is the paper consistent in using passive voice and formal report style throughout?

Is the author’s opinion presented at the end of the report, and does it flow logically from the facts and concepts developed throughout the paper?

Articles

https://kanebridgenews.com/your-gen-z-co-worker-is-hustling-more-than-you-think/

https://kanebridgenews.com/the-jobs-most-exposed-to-chatgpt/

https://archive.ph/ywpXx

https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-older-workers-work-harder-some-bosses-think-so-c4088c7d

https://headtopics.com/us/chatgpt-can-save-you-hours-at-work-why-are-some-companies-banning-it-37024239

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ford-looks-to-offer-severance-to-white-collar-employees-it-deems-underperformers-11667186857

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