From Knowledge@Wharton – “a tight job market tends to promote the growth of toxic environments, but that in any event, it takes two to tango in a toxic relationship. ‘To be abusive, someone has to have power over you or attempt to have power over you, and then you have to in some way authorize them to behave in that way,’ Shea points out. ‘So why would you do that? You might need the job; maybe you’re in tough financial straits at that time. That’s on the receiving end. On the giving end of that abuse are people who are simply unaware, or don’t care, or who are under remarkable pressure themselves, as in kicked-dog syndrome [displaced aggression].’

From Bloomberg.com – “After America dominated the 20^th century, a view formed that Asia would be the next to lead the world in economic and cultural influence. Africa may have something to say about that before the century is out.  The continent will claim three of the world’s 10 most populous countries in 2050, according to projections released Tuesday by the Population Reference Bureau in Washington. The largest of those, Nigeria, will be just 1 million people shy of the U.S.’s size, with Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia entering the list. They replace Russia and Mexico, with the former’s exit leaving Europe with no country on the top 10 list.”

From FT.com – “As the global economy heals, a brave new world is emerging for workers in which more temporary jobs are being created — especially for the young. FT experts discuss this employment shift and what the ‘gig’ economy means for workers and productivity.”

From Knowledge@Wharton – “Is climate change speeding up? A new study by James Hansen, perhaps the world’s foremost climate scientist, and 16 co-authors suggests that ice shelves and glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica may be melting 10 times faster than previous consensus estimates suggested. That would lead to a rise in sea levels of 10 feet in as little as 50 years. “