ILR Review

For more than 75 years, the ILR Review has been at the forefront of publishing peer-reviewed research on work and employment relations. The Review, published by SAGE Publications, is part of the Cornell University ILR School, which is regarded as the leading academic institution focused on the world of work.

We are dedicated to international and interdisciplinary research that advances new theory, presents novel empirical work, and informs organizational and public policy.

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Calls for Papers

Announcing a Special Issue on Organizational Perspectives on an Aging Workforce (PDF, 292 KB)

Announcing a Conference and Special Issue Honoring Harry C. Katz: Labor Relations at a Crossroads (PDF, 163 KB)

Announcing a Special Issue on Employee Ownership in the Contemporary Economy: Taking the High, Middle, or Low Road for Workers, Firms, and Society? (PDF, 259 KB)

Announcing a Special Issue on Industrial Relations, Political Parties, and Political Systems (PDF, 228 KB)

Announcing a Conference and Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work (PDF, 203 KB)

Now accepting submissions for a special series on Novel Technologies at Work (PDF, 139 KB)

Announcing the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) and ILR Review Best Paper Competition. (PDF, 182 KB)

Now accepting submissions for a special series on Industry and Organization Studies, in partnership with the Industry Studies Association (ISA). (PDF, 206 KB)


Current Issue – Volume 78, Number 5, October 2025

Acknowledgments


Articles

Voice without Representation: Worker Voice in China’s Networked Public Sphere
Duanyi Yang and Tingting Zhang
Contradictory Control: How Employers’ Multiple Control Practices Clash and Enable Workers’ Acts of Resistance
Yuequan Guo
The Effect of an Emergency Savings Program on Employee Savings and Work Performance: A Two-Year Field Intervention
Carrie Leana, Xue Yang, Daniel Berkowitz, and Daniya Kamran-Morley
Bonuses, Profit Sharing, and Job Satisfaction: The More, the Merrier?
Marco Clemens
Dissecting Child Penalties
Pierre Pora and Lionel Wilner

Book Reviews

The Labour Market Myth: How the Market Metaphor Hinders Our Understanding of Work. By Paul de Beer.
Reviewed by Francis Kuriakose.
Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class. By Blair LM Kelley.
Reviewed by Naomi R Williams.
A Just Transition for All: Workers and Communities for a Carbon-Free Future. By J. Mijin Cha.
Reviewed by Todd E. Vachon.
Fulfilling the Pledge: Securing Industrial Democracy for American Workers in a Digital Economy. By Roger C. Hartley.
Reviewed by Alvin Velazquez.
Democracy and Reform in Public Schools: The Case for Collaborative Partnerships. By Saul Rubinstein, Charles Heckscher, and John McCarthy.
Reviewed by Todd Dickey.

Indices to Volume 78, 2025