W 3/20 Radin and Werhane (EIB 343-352); Kanter (EIB 361-363); Film: Roger and Me

Topic: Job Security

1. According to Radin and Werhane, what are the critiques of employment at will that arise from the notions of rights and fairness?

2. What is the concept of an employee as “economic value added”? How is this illustrated by the employment policies put forward by Kanter?

3. Radin and Werhane claim that we should rethink the nature of the employee on the model of the professional. What is the nature of this model, and what model are they encouraging us to abandon?