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Research
Takeout Couriers in China Quietly Strike ‘Under the Radar’
Research from Chuxuan “Victoria” Liu ’21 and Eli Friedman documents “ministrikes” by small groups of food couriers in China.
A new paper from ILR’s New Conversation Project differentiates between apparel industry changes brought on by COVID-19 and those that result from the industry’s natural trajectory.
The Ideological Foundations of the Mobilization of the Unemployed
Assistant Professor Dina Bishara compared Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco to explore the emergence – or lack thereof – of collective associations of unemployed university graduates.
Associate Professor Vanessa Bohns is a member of the multidisciplinary Prosocial Project, which has received a four-year, $1.19 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the emergence and maintenance of norms to deter negative online behavior.
Report: Ithaca Economy Shouldn’t Return to Business As Usual
An ILR faculty-led report offers nine recommendations that seek to reduce racial disparities and wage inequalities, remove barriers to work and promote living-wage jobs in growth areas.
In collaboration with the Gender Policy Report, researchers at the The Worker Institute co-authored a new report that provides guidance on several measures and principles they say should be built into any new child care, long-term care and health care investments in order to drive greater equity.
In new research out of the ILR School, Assistant Professors John McCarthy and JR Keller suggest that managers who encourage employee input may gain an internal recruiting advantage over those who do not.
The Kheel Center’s Steven Calco and Marcie Farwell join archivists from across the Cornell University Library system to display some of the rare and distinctive collections that support Cornell scholarship and attract researchers from all over the world.
“Private Regulation of Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains,” a new book by Professor Sarosh Kuruvilla, examines the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility in improving labor standards in global supply chains.
Reconciling Social Rights and Economic Development
International organizations must improve coordination with each other to help governments recover from COVID-19, says Assistant Professor Desiree LeClercq.
Videos from a December 2020 conference focused on the Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order archives, housed at ILR’s Kheel Center in Catherwood Library, are now available for viewing.
New Conversations Project Releases Social Dialogue Report
A year-long mapping exercise, utilizing COVID-19 as a “stress test,” has resulted in 10 country-specific reports on the state of worker organizing, bargaining and social dialogue in garment-producing nations.
The May issue of the ILR School’s peer-reviewed journal explores new theories that help us understand economic and social changes that affect employment relations.
Technology Is Displacing Workers, But Not The Way You Think
New research co-authored by Associate Professor Adam Seth Litwin and Sherry M. Tanious ’17 suggests that companies focused on quality, not price, are more likely to use technology to empower workers rather than to replace them with temps.
Higher-Income Individuals Take More COVID-19 Safety Precautions
New research co-authored by ILR Professor Michèle Belot focuses on the role socioeconomics played in individuals’ health-related decisions during the early months of the pandemic.
New research co-authored by Assistant Professor Brian Lucas found that when considering candidates for a position in a male-dominated field, people consistently included more women on longer “short lists.”
New research from ILR Associate Professor Rebecca Kehoe lays out the risks and rewards of collaborating with a star at work – which span beyond learning and task performance.
ILR Assistant Professor Courtney McCluney co-authored new research exploring the ways in which white gaze permeates organizations and is experienced by Black women in the workplace.
Study Tests Why Internal Hires Outperform External Hires
High-performing internal hires are likely to stay with the organization while high-performing external hires leave more often, according to research by ILR Assistant Professor Ben A. Rissing and Alan Benson ’07.
Entitled People Less Likely to Follow COVID Guidelines
New research by ILR Associate Professor Emily Zitek suggests that entitled people’s refusal to follow health guidelines is causing them to be at risk of contracting COVID-19.
New research co-authored by ILR Assistant Professor JR Keller and Associate Professor Rebecca Kehoe indicates “boomerang” hires receive stronger performance evaluations than other new hires.
ILR Research: Entitled People React With Anger to Bad Luck
New research by ILR Associate Professor Emily Zitek indicates that people with a higher sense of entitlement get angrier than others after experiencing bad luck.
