Suggested preparation: Interest in labor, management or public policy.
About this course
Examine changing employment systems through workplace conflict, corporate purpose and emerging forms of work. The collection connects organizational choices with wider social and economic questions.
Topics and lesson examples
- Introduction to the Course
- Managing Societal and Workplace Conflicts: Interview with Mary Rowe
- The Purpose of the American Corporation
- Emerging Forms of Work
- Discussion of Student Reports on Their Plans for Action
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Intermediate — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 45 |
| Video duration | 7h 2m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Interest in labor, management or public policy.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Future of Work and Employment Systems | Intermediate | Introduction to the Course · Managing Societal and Workplace Conflicts: Interview with Mary Rowe · The Purpose of the American Corporation | 7h 2m of video; practice time is additional |
| Understanding Organizations: Free Course | Beginner | Organisational structures · Process thinking · Organisational models | 4h 22m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free People Management Course: Coaching and Team Leadership | Beginner | Manager mindset · Team effectiveness · SMART goals | 1h 24m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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