The ILIR Faculty have espertise that spans many aspects of labor, employment and organizational studies. In order to facilitate collaboration within ILIR, across the university and with key stakeholders in society, we have identified six major categories in which our scholarly efforts can be organized. These are as follows (with additional defining elements indicated for each).
Six Major Categories
I. Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior
Includes: Compensation; Corporate Social Responsibility; Human Resource Strategy; Leadership; Motivation; Negotiation & Decision Making; Organizational Development; Organizational Justice; Organizational Learning; Recruitment & Selection; Social Capital; Training & Development
Faculty Cluster: Ruth Aguilera, Ariel Avgar, Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, John Dencker, Fritz Drasgow, Jeff Ericksen, Aparna Joshi, Ron Laschever, John Lawler, .Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
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II. Industrial Relations, Labor Studies, and Industry Studies
Includes: Collective Bargaining; Industry & Sector Studies; Health & Safety; Labor History; Management, Labor & Government Strategies; Union Governance; Work/Life Issues; Work, Faith & Community; Worker Representation; Workplace Dispute Resolution
Faculty Cluster: Steven Ashby, Ariel Avgar, Symantha Aydt, Betty Barrett, Joe Berry, Monica Bielski Boris, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Greg Evans, Peter Feuille, Matt Finkin, Ed Hertenstein, Michael LeRoy, Francisco Montalvo, Craig Olson, Helena Worthen
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III. Labor Economics and Labor Market Institutions
Includes: Economics of Organizations & Work Processes; Human Capital; Immigration; Inequality; Internal Labor Markets; Labor Supply & Demand; Pension & Social Security Systems; Unemployment; Wage, Benefit & Incentive Studies
Faculty Cluster: Kristine Brown, Peter Feuille, Ron Laschever, Darren Lubotsky, Craig Olson
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IV. Labor and Employment Law, Public Policy, and Ethics
Includes: Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures; Collective & Individual Rights; Corporate Governance; Discrimination; Ethics; International and Comparative Labor and Employment Law; Labor Standards; Legislative Processes; Regulator Processes; Terror in the Workplace and Emergency Preparedness
Faculty Cluster: Ruth Aguilera, Ariel Avgar, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld,
Peter Feuille, Matt Finkin, Michael LeRoy, Darren Lubotsky, Deborah Rupp
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V. International, Cross-Cultural and Sociological Studies
Includes: Comparative Employment Relations Systems; Cross-Cultural Diffusion of Innovation; Globalization; Inter-Generational & Cross-Cultural Dynamics; Occupations & Careers; Societal Demographics
Faculty Cluster: Ruth Aguilera, Steven Ashby, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Bob Bruno, John Dencker, Jeff Ericksen, Matt Finkin, Aparna Joshi, John Lawler, Joseph Martocchio, Franciso Montalvo, Greg Northcraft
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VI. SocioTechnical Systems
Includes: Complex Systems; Engineering & Technology Studies; Gender & Technology Studies; Human Resource Information Systems; Innovation; Knowledge-Driven Work; Personnel Assessment Technology; Process Improvement Systems; New Technology; Social Networks; Work Re-Design; Workplace Team
Faculty Cluster: Ariel Avgar, Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Fritz Drasgow, Jeff Ericksen, Aparna Joshi, Ron Laschever, Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
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Individual Areas of Expertise
I. Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior
Compensation
Contacts: Fritz Drasgow, Aparna Joshi, John Lawler, Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
Corporate Social Responsibility
Contacts: Ruth Aguilera, John Dencker, Deborah Rupp
Human Resource Strategy
Contacts: Ariel Avgar, John Dencker, Jeff Ericksen, Aparna Joshi, John Lawler, Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
Leadership
Contacts: Aparna Joshi, Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
Motivation
Contacts: Fritz Drasgow, Aparna Joshi, Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
Negotiation & Decision Making
Contacts:Ariel Avgar, Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Greg Northcraft
Organizational Development
Contacts: Ariel Avgar, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Fritz Drasgow, Jeff Ericksen, Aparna Joshi, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
Organizational Justice
Contacts: Ruth Aguilera, Ariel Avgar, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Fritz Drasgow, Jeff Ericksen, Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
Organizational Learning
Contacts: Ruth Aguilera, Ariel Avgar, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Fritz Drasgow, Jeff Ericksen, Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
Recruitment & Selection
Contacts: Fritz Drasgow, Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft, Deborah Rupp
Social Capital
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Deborah Rupp, Ron Laschever
Training & Development
Contacts: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Fritz Drasgow, Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
II. Industrial Relations, Labor Studies, and Industry Studies
Collective Bargaining
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Ariel Avgar, Betty Barrett, Joe Berry, Monica Bielski Boris, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Peter Feuille, Ed Hertenstein, Michael LeRoy, Francisco Montalvo, Craig Olson, Helena Worthen
Industry & Sector Studies
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Craig Olson
Health & Safety
Contacts: Symantha Aydt, Greg Evans, Helena Worthen
Labor History
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Joe Berry, Bob Bruno, Ed Hertenstein
Management, Labor & Government Strategies
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Joe Berry, Monica Bielski Boris, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Peter Feuille, Ed Hertenstein, Michael LeRoy, Francisco Montalvo, Helena Worthen
Union Governance
Contacts: Steen Ashby, Joe Berry, Monica Bielski Boris, Bob Bruno, Ed Hertenstein, Michael, LeRoy, Francisco Montalvo, Helena Worthen
Work/Life Issues
Contact: Helena Worthen
Work, Faith & Community
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Monica Bielski Boris, Bob Bruno
Worker Representation
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Joe Berry, Monica Bielski Boris, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Peter Feuille, Ed Hertenstein, Michael LeRoy, Francisco Montalvo, Craig Olson, Helena Worthen
Workplace Dispute Resolution
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Joe Berry, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Peter Feuille, Matt Finkin, Ed Hertenstein, Michael LeRoy, Francisco Montalvo, Helena Worthen
III. Labor Economics and Labor Market Institutions
Economics of Organizations & Work Processes
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Peter Feuille, Ron Laschever, Darren Lubotsky, Craig Olson
Economics of Social Interactions/Networks
Contact: Ron Laschever
Economic Policy and Evaluation Research
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Ron Laschever, Darren Lubotsky, Craig Olson
Human Capital and Education
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Ron Laschever, Darren Lubotsky, Craig Olson
Immigration
Contact: Darren Lubotsky
Inequality
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Ron Laschever, Darren Lubotsky, Craig Olson
Internal Labor Markets
Contacts: Ron Laschever, Darren Lubotsky, Craig Olson
Labor Supply & Demand
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Ron Laschever, Darren Lubotsky, Craig Olson
Minimum Wage
Contacts: Darren Lubotsky, Craig Olson
Pension & Social Security Systems
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Darren Lubotsky, Craig Olson
Public Finance
Contact: Kristine Brown
Unemployment
Contacts: Ron Laschever, Craig Olson
Wage, Benefit & Incentive Studies
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Ron Laschever, Darren Lubotsky, Craig Olson
IV. Labor and Employment Law, Public Policy, and Ethics
Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures
Contacts: Ariel Avgar, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Peter Feuille, Matt Finkin, Michael LeRoy
Collective & Individual Rights
Contacts: Ariel Avgar, Peter Feuille, Matt Finkin, Michael LeRoy
Corporate Governance
Contacts: Ruth Aguilera, Ariel Avgar, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Michael LeRoy, Deborah Rupp
Discrimination
Contacts: Ruth Aguilera, Michael LeRoy
Ethics
Contacts: Michael LeRoy, Deborah Rupp
International and Comparative Labor and Employment Law
Contacts: Ruth Aguilera, Matt Finkin, Michael LeRoy
Labor Standards
Contacts: Ariel Avgar, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Michael LeRoy
Legislative Processes
Contacts: Ruth Aguilera, Ariel Avgar, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Peter Feuille, Matt Finkin, Michael LeRoy
Regulatory Processes
Contacts: Ruth Aguilera, Ariel Avgar, Matt Finkin, Michael LeRoy
Terror in the Workplace and Emergency Preparedness
Contact: Michael LeRoy
V. International, Cross-Cultural and Sociological Studies
Comparative Employment Relations System
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Ruth Aguilera, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, John Dencker, Matt Finkin, John Lawler, Francisco Montalvo
Cross-Cultural Diffusion of Innovation
Contacts: Ruth Aguilera, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, John Dencker, Aparna Joshi, John Lawler
Globalization
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Ruth Aguilera, Bob Burno, John Dencker, Aparna Joshi, John Lawler, Francisco Montalvo, Greg Northcraft
Inter-Generational & Cross-Cultura Dynamics
Contacts: Ruth Aguilera, John Dencker, Aparna Joshi, John Lawler, Joseph Martocchio, Francisco Montalvo, Greg Northcraft
Occupations & Careers
Contacts: Ruth Aguilera, John Dencker, Jeff Ericksen, Aparna Joshi
Societal Demographics
Contacts: Ruth Aguilera, John Dencker, Aparna Joshi, Joseph Martocchio, Francisco Montalvo
VI. SocioTechnical Systems
Complex Systems
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Jeff Ericksen
Engineering & Technology Studies
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
Gender & Technology Studies
Contacts: Aparna Joshi, Deborah Rupp
Human Resource Information Systems
Contacts: Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
Innovation
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Jeff Ericksen, Aparna Joshi, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
Knowledge-Driven Work
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham
Personnel Assessment Technology
Contacts: Fritz Drasgow, Deborah Rupp
Process Improvement Systems
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham
New Technology
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Jeff Ericksen, Aparna Joshi, Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft
Social Networks
Contacts: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Jeff Ericksen, Aparna Joshi, Ron Laschever, Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
Teams
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Fritz Drasgow, Jeff Ericksen, Aparna Joshi, Joe Martocchio, Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham, Deborah Rupp
Work Re-Design
Contacts: Greg Northcraft, Greg Oldham