A business conference named “Beyond Reconciliation: The Potential for Common Ground on the Environment and Labor,” will be held at 9 a.m on Friday, 21st April, in the Raritan Valley Community College’s (RVCC) Conference Center, 118 Lamington Road in the Branchburg Township.
The conference is co-sponsored by the Somerset County Business Partnership, the program is freely open to the public. It is a part of RVCC’s commemoration of the Earth Week.
The keynote speaker of the conference is Benjamin K. Hunnicutt, the premier historian and expert on the work hours in United States. Hunnicutt will be speaking on “The Age of Experiences: The Promise of Liberation Capitalism,” that is the topic of his upcoming book.
Hunnicutt, a professor of leisure studies at the University of Iowa, has written for The Wall Street Journal and Politico. His books include “Kellogg’s Six-Hour Day” and also “Free Time: The Forgotten American Dream.”
He has worked as a consultant to the unions and businesses interested in shorter hours and the potential of leisure to improve the community and also workplace.
The conference will also include an address by Dan Aronson, RVCC professor of the economics, and also a panel discussion, “Conservation is for Everyone.” The panel will feature Glenn Ricketts, RVCC professor of the political science, and Michael Russell, assistant professor of business at the Centenary University. Each session will include time for the audience participation.
Among the topics to be addressed are reducing the number of working hours and also the correlation between shorter hours and also higher hourly productivity.
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According to Aronson, “If employers are willing to be flexible on the issue of working hours, studies have supported the argument that shorter hours improve productivity and support a more profitable bottom line.”
“The information to be presented at this conference is significantly important to decision makers at businesses of all sizes,” said Ed Seliga, chairman of the Business Partnership Board of Directors. “Attendance at this conference will help Somerset County businesses stay ahead of the curve as the dynamics of operating a business change. This topic is another small step toward improving efficiency and profitability.”
Registration for the conference is $30 per a person, or $20 for the students, and the conference includes a lunch featuring Latin and Moroccan vegetarian dishes.
To register online, visit www.raritanval.edu/conference_register. To get additional information, contact Aronson at (908) 526-1200, extension 8238.
Additional sponsors of the event include the Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce, the Faculty Federation of Raritan Valley Community College, the RVCC Foundation, and the New Jersey chapter of the Sierra Club.
Mrudula Duddempudi.
