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Job Architecture
Building a Language for Workforce Intelligence
Ben Zweig (Author)
9781394369065, Wiley
Hardback, published 5 January 2026
208 pages
23.1 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.386 kg
Harness the power of taxonomies for better human capital management and employee wellbeing In Job Architecture, economist and entrepreneur Ben Zweig offers a revolutionary approach to transforming human capital management through the power of taxonomies. The book follows the experience and ideas of key individuals—from the founders of Wall Street, to the original management consultant, to a young data scientist just out of grad school looking to make sense of the modern workforce—in order to illustrate why our current human capital infrastructure is not serving employees well and what we can do to change that. By categorizing and organizing workforce data, Zweig provides a practical roadmap for creating a more efficient and data-driven labor market. This book includes key insights on how to: Combining storytelling with real-world examples, theoretical analysis, and a practical framework, Job Architecture is an essential guide for companies to manage a competitive, modern workforce that improves the working experience for all employees.
Foreword ix Introduction: Wasting Our Most Precious Resource 1 Part I The Theory of Taxonomies 15 Chapter 1 The Architecture of Work 17 Chapter 2 Why Work Gets Organized into Jobs 29 Chapter 3 How Jobs Transform 47 Chapter 4 Technologies and Transformation 59 Part II How to Build Taxonomies 79 Chapter 5 The Fundamentals of Building a Taxonomy 81 Chapter 6 Creating a Complete Workforce Taxonomy 103 Chapter 7 The Right Way to Construct Taxonomies 115 Part III Using Taxonomies 129 Chapter 8 How Taxonomies Support Employees and Job Seekers 131 Chapter 9 How Taxonomies Can Help Investors 141 Chapter 10 How Taxonomies Enable Organizational Success 159 Conclusion: Putting Job Architecture to Work—Everywhere 173 Notes 179 Acknowledgments 183 About the Author 185 Index 187
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
