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Research
Community Context Shapes Corporate Response to Violence in Street Protests
New research by Forrest Briscoe examined how reported violence in protests was associated with increased local corporate diversity action announcements.
Workers With Temporary Protected Status Aid NYS’s Economy, Society
Cornell Chronicle
Central Americans with TPS status make significant contributions to New York’s economy and civic and political organizations, an ILR School report says.
Women Negotiate as Effectively as Men – But Leave People Happier
Cornell Chronicle
Men and women achieve similar economic outcomes in negotiations, but female negotiators foster stronger interpersonal relationships, according to new research by Charlotte “Charlie” Townsend, a Future of Work fellow in the ILR School’s Department of Organizational Behavior.
Surprising Lessons for Democracy From the Latin American Left
Cornell Chronicle
Polarization is often created by political elites seeking to gain popularity, but it can also stem from social conflicts rooted in extreme inequalities, according to a new book on Latin American politics co-authored by Santiago Anria.
Listening to Political Opponents Who Share Common Values Can Ease Polarization
Cornell Chronicle
Americans are more willing to engage with opposing views than popular narratives about echo chambers presume, and perceived common ground can help moderate positions.
Disability Compounds Employment Woes for People with Criminal Records, and Vice Versa
Cornell Chronicle
Justice-impacted individuals with disabilities are considerably less likely to be employed than people with disabilities who have not interacted with the criminal justice system, according to Yang-Tan Institute research.
Fast Deliveries Worsen Conditions for E-Commerce Warehouse Workers
Cornell Chronicle
Conditions in e-commerce fulfillment centers are harsher than in traditional warehouses, and Amazon's focus on speedy delivery likely lowers job quality, according to research by Alexander Kowalski, assistant professor of human resource studies in the ILR School.
Businesses, Investors ‘Flying Blind’ When Trust in Government Statistics Declines
Cornell Chronicle
Even a temporary loss of trust in official data may be costly, with an economic impact many times the budgets of the agencies that report key indicators, according to Erica Groshen, senior labor market adviser at the ILR School.
Morally Diverse Communities More Accepting of Norm Violations
Individuals in a morally diverse community tend to believe that the community’s norms are looser. In turn, norm violations are more accepted, and there is a reduced willingness to police transgressions, according to research by Merrick Osborne, assistant professor of organizational behavior.
E-commerce Warehouse Data Offers Insight Into Worker Behavior
ILR researcher finds that even when working independently, with no group incentives and no time to communicate, employees in an e-commerce warehouse responded to performance-related cues from nearby peers.
Rudeness May be Rewarded – As a Response to Rudeness
Cornell Chronicle
If you don’t have anything nice to say, perhaps it’s OK to say it anyway – if responding to someone who has treated you or your group disrespectfully, according to research by Merrick Osborne, assistant professor of organizational behavior.
New research by Rebecca Kehoe ’05, M.S. ’08, Ph.D. ’10, professor of human resource studies, found that the more often a person starts a new job, the better they get at it.
Distant Past May Expose Companies to Claims of Hypocrisy
Cornell Chronicle
Companies risk being criticized as hypocritical when their words and deeds don’t match – even if those discrepancies are decades apart, according to research by Brian Lucas, associate professor of organizational behavior.
New Paper Explores Black Workers in the South and Their Views on Unions
Black workers in the Southeast face numerous challenges, but they also believe unions could alleviate some of these issues, according to a working paper co-authored by Kate Bronfenbrenner, Ph.D. ’93, director of Labor Education Research at the ILR School.
Job Listings With Wide Pay Ranges May Deter Female Applicants
Cornell Chronicle
Pay range transparency laws intended to promote pay equity can inadvertently deter women from applying, thus perpetuating gender gaps in the workforce, according to research from Alice Lee, assistant professor of organizational behavior.
Research into social hierarchies and identity by ILR Assistant Professor Merrick R. Osborne points to best practices for designing effective diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Labor Action Tracker Reports Jump in Health Care Strikes
Cornell Chronicle
While the number of U.S. work stoppages decreased over the past year, the health care industry saw a jump in both work stoppages and the number of workers involved, according to a report by the ILR School and the University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations.
Mindful Choice or Locked In? Study Probes Feelings About Written Consent
Cornell Chronicle
People who sign consent forms feel more trapped – not more empowered – than those who give consent verbally, according to new research by Vanessa Bohns, the Braunstein Family Professor in the ILR School.
Timing, not just content, influences whether organizational expressions of allyship are perceived as authentic, according to research by James T. Carter, assistant professor of organizational behavior.
Talent Loss Proves Costly to Businesses Following Corporate Wrongdoing
Cornell Chronicle
According to new research by Professor Forrest Briscoe, employees are more willing to leave their job when their employers engage in stakeholder violations and more employees quit when the sanctions are broad in scope.
How Well-Meaning Allies Increase Stress for Marginalized People
Cornell Chronicle
Rsearch from Merrick Osborne found that when allies directly asked a marginalized person for help during a prejudice confrontation, marginalized group members reported more emotional burden than when no help was sought.
Narrative-Based Performance Reviews Deemed Fairest by Employees
Cornell Chronicle
Shifting from numerical to narrative-based performance reviews can significantly impact employees’ perceptions of fairness and their likelihood of improving performance based on the feedback, according to new research by Associate Professor Emily Zitek.
‘Lifting and Shifting’ Workers Is Not Always the Best Answer
Cornell Chronicle
New research from Caitlin Ray, assistant professor in the ILR School’s Human Resource Studies Department, examines if internal mobility is good or bad for a business.
How ‘Free Money’ Helped Low-Income Workers Stay Employed
Cornell Chronicle
New research by Dionne Pohler, the David and Alexandra Lipsky Professor in Dispute Resolution and Labor Relations, found that a small, unexpected tax benefit helped low-income Canadians continue working, contrary to what classic economic theory would predict.
How Do Gender Norms Hold Women Back in the Workforce?
Cornell Chronicle
Encouraging a growth mindset and being more subtle about the pursuit of power and dominance are among the ways women might rise through the ranks in the workplace, according to a new model that maps women’s pathways to influence.
Assessment of a Unique Agreement to End Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in Apparel Factories
The Dindigul Agreement to End Gender-based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) has been successful in empowering women to identify and combat gender-based violence in the workplace, largely due to a strong female-led union and a productive labor-management relationship, according to a recent assessment by Cornell’s Global Labor Institute.
Universities’ Role in Society Goes Beyond Education, Research
Cornell Chronicle
Americans broadly agree that universities should engage in a range of societal issues beyond their core education and research missions – while avoiding political activism, new economics research finds.
New Interactive Map Highlights How Federal Funding Impacts NY State
Cornell Chronicle
Russell Weaver, the co-lab’s director of research, introduced the “NYS Federal Impact Interactive Map,” to help New Yorkers track the impact of sweeping economic policy changes enacted since January by the Trump administration.
