How do you manage for uncertainty, manage for change, and develop strategies for the new economy to be both profitable and employee sensitive? These articles provide cutting edge research into trends and methods for the future of the workplace.

"Workplace Strategies for the New Economy"
Fortune 500 firms talk about wanting to "be big and act small"? Yet how many large companies have actually paid any attention to how startups and young small web-centric companies actually organize and work; and in particular, how they use scarce resources of space and time in their pursuit of uncommon ideas, products, and services - and the people who make these happen? This Cornell University study analyzes the workplace strategies of these start up companies.

"Integrated Portfolio Strategies for Dynamic Organizations"
Excerpt - The Uncertainty DilemmaB
ecker, F., and Sims, W. (2000) Managing Uncertainty: Integrated Portfolio Strategies for Dynamic Organizations (pp. 5 - 7). New York: Cornell University International Workplace Studies Program (IWSP). This excerpt examines the factors contributing to uncertainty in workplace management and the underlying issues that uncertainty creates.

Managing Workplace Change
Excerpt - Communication for Managing Workplace Change
Becker, F., Tennessen, C., and L. Dahl (1997) Workplace Change: Managing Workplace Change. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University International Workplace Studies Program (IWSP). The common mistakes of managing workplace change and how to avoid them.

The companion article discusses the benefits of managing workplace change effectively.