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Lisa Nishii

  • Director, ILR WIDE
  • Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
  • Professor, Human Resource Studies
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JR Keller

  • Associate Director of Research and Corporate Outreach, ILR WIDE
  • Associate Professor, Human Resource Studies
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Sean Fath

  • Assistant Professor, Organizational Behavior
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Tristan Ivory

  • Assistant Professor, International and Comparative Labor
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Brian Lucas

  • Assistant Professor, Organizational Behavior
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Duanyi Yang

  • Assistant Professor, Labor Relations, Law, and History
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Emily Zitek

  • Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior
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Recent Research by Fellows

Work From Home Success Linked to Work/Life Boundaries

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The benefits of working from home are greater for those who work solely during standard business hours, according to new ILR research.
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Work From Home Success Linked to Work/Life Boundaries

Creating a Creativity Framework

A new paper by Assistant Professor Brian Lucas lays out a framework for how workers undertake the creative process.
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Creating a Creativity Framework

Manager Movement Impacts Subordinates’ Careers

Bonuses and other incentives decrease for employees left behind, but many seek out opportunities within their organizations, according to research co-authored by ILR Associate Professor JR Keller.
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Manager Movement Impacts Subordinates’ Careers

Women Resent Compliments About Communality at Work

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Research from Assistant Professor Devon Proudfoot illustrates that women experience more anger than men when encountering gendered stereotypes - even when the stereotypes are positive.
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Women Resent Compliments About Communality at Work

Disadvantage Impacts White Men’s Perception of Privilege

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New research by Assistant Professor Sean Fath finds that white men who have experienced disadvantages in the workplace – particularly when associated with a social identity – are more likely to recognize disadvantages faced by others and to understand the privilege they enjoy as white.
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Disadvantage Impacts White Men’s Perception of Privilege

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.

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Entitled People Less Likely to Follow COVID Guidelines

Fellows in the News

Why employee satisfaction isn’t enough for employee engagement

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This piece references Lisa Nishii, professor in the ILR School and vice provost for undergraduate education, on employee engagement.
Why employee satisfaction isn’t enough for employee engagement

Fath and Zhang Awarded Grants

Faculty members will study Black employee allyship and compensation for family caregivers.
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Fath and Zhang Awarded Grants

Q&A with Alex Kowalski

Get to know more about one of ILR’s four new faculty members.
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Q&A with Alex Kowalski

Zitek, Matteson, O'Connell Win SUNY Awards

Associate Professor Emily Zitek, Associate Professor David Matteson and Graduate Recruiting and Outreach Coordinator Darrie O'Connell have been honored with State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.
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Zitek, Matteson, O'Connell Win SUNY Awards

Devon Proudfoot Awarded Faculty Fellowship

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“Culture, Social Class, and Experience of Positive Stereotypes” to be investigated during a yearlong fellowship with one semester in residence at the Cornell Center for Social Sciences.
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Devon Proudfoot Awarded Faculty Fellowship

The Intervention White America Needs

Tristan Ivory, Assistant Professor, International and Comparative Labor, writes about the history that led to this moment and direct actions to address systemic racism and poverty.
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The Intervention White America Needs