INDEX

401(k) pension plans. See also DC (defined contribution) pensions.

description, 61–65, 121

failure of, 121–122

history of, 61–65

A

acquisitions. See mergers and acquisitions.

Affordable Care Act, effects on employer-provided healthcare, 120

aircraft production, corporate decline, 158

Alibaba.com, 82

Alien Tort Claims Act, 79

Amazon

MTurk (Mechanical Turk), 124, 145, 176

shifting from jobs to tasks, 124

American Cotton Oil, 20

American Express, CEO-to-worker pay ratio, 131

American Sugar, 20

American Tobacco, 20

Andersen, Arthur, 182

Andreessen, Marc, 99–100

antitrust guidelines, relaxation of (1982), 57

APIs (application programming interfaces), in career choice, 188

Apollo 13, 170

Apple, employment trends, 147

AtFab, 156

AT&T

birth year, ...

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