Amazon reports nearly equal gender pay | Survey: Many women in tech pessimistic about gender diversity | Samsung reveals plan to revamp strict corporate culture
Amazon says an internal survey shows female employees make 99.9% of what men earn for similar work. Women account for 39% of Amazon's workforce. The company revealed the data amid mounting pressure to disclose its record on gender equity. MarketWatch (3/23)
Samsung Electronics has announced a plan to restructure its authoritarian hierarchy and embrace a startup culture. The plan includes relinquishing traditional managerial roles, eliminating excessive work hours and providing employees with more vacation time. The Associated Press (3/24)
New technologies will make it possible to automate many jobs, but that doesn't mean it'll actually happen, writes Daniel Gross. The status quo has tremendous inertia, and pushing through big societal changes isn't easy. "Oftentimes, new technologies have to fit into existing ecosystems before they can start taking them over. And that takes time, work, and lots of money," Gross explains. Strategy+Business online (free registration) (3/23) Automation, analytics to become primary recruiting tools Talent management and recruiting are continuing to evolve as technology affects automation, feedback and tracking, writes Ian Davies. People analytics are going to begin to replace traditional recruiting efforts, while text analysis, sentiment analysis and employee tracking are just some examples of data that will be used to improve business outcomes, Davies writes. Forbes (3/17)
