The Glass Hammer, June 25, 2012 Monday

The Glass Hammer

June 25, 2012 Monday

The Glass Hammer (full article)

LGBT: Progress and Problems in the Workplace

Challenge: Continuing harassment or discrimination in the workplace. Laura S. Hertzog, Esq., director of human capital development programs at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, says that one of the main issues that LGBT employees still face is very basic: harassment and discrimination.

Workforce, June 22, 2012, Friday

Workforce

June 22, 2012, Friday

Workforce (full article)

Going Places: Global Relocation Rebounds

Although overall overseas postings are on the rise, Cornell University's Chris Collins believes it's a short-term phenomenon. As companies expand internationally, he expects they'll cultivate leaders from within the ranks of in-country employees, leading to fewer expatriate assignments in the long run.

"The contradiction to that is that companies are trying to create leaders who can think globally, so they'll selectively move high potential talent or future leaders into global assignments to give them global exposure," says Collins, who runs the university's Center for Advanced Human Resources Studies.

Software Advice, June 21, 2012, Thursday

Software Advice

June 21, 2012, Thursday

Software Advice (full article)

5 Retention Strategies for a High Performance Environment

Make Retention Personal

Every employee is motivated by different things, and retention strategies thus need to be tailored down to the individual level.

Steve Miranda, Managing Director of CAHRS, Cornell University ILR School, says, “The key phrase is specialized efforts.” Successful organizations, he says, don’t view retention initiatives as “one size fits all.”

"Instead, they’re making retention strategies personal. How? By simply asking, “What motivates you?”

Businessweek, June 21, 2012, Thursday

Businessweek

June 21, 2012, Thursday

Businessweek (full article)

Why Women Get Paid Less Than Men

However, other researchers do detect gender bias. In a 2007 article for the Academy of Management’s journal Perspectives, Cornell University labor economists Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn wrote that even after adjusting for education, experience, race, industry, and occupation, women brought home just 91 percent of what men did. And they said that figure may understate the pay gap due to sex discrimination if women have been excluded from higher-paying opportunities. “There is evidence that although discrimination against women in the labor market has declined, some discrimination does still continue to exist,” they wrote.

Bloomberg, June 18, 2012, Monday

Bloomberg

June 18, 2012, Monday

Bloomberg (full article)

Public-Workers' Union Regroups After Wisconsin To Plot Comeback

Recent electoral setbacks reveal diminished public support towards government workers, Richard Hurd, a labor relations professor at Cornell University, said in an interview.

Political Winds

“It’s going to be very difficult for unions to turn themselves around,” Hurd said. “It’s how the political winds blow.”

Inc. Magazine, June 18, 2012, Monday

Inc. Magazine

June 18, 2012, Monday

Inc. Magazine (full article)

Leading Teams: Find the Right Balance Between Hands-on and Hands-off

By Samuel Bacharach is the McKelvey-Grant professor of labor management at Cornell and director of Cornell's Institute of Workplace Studies in New York.

WorldatWork's workspan magazine, June 2012

WorldatWork's workspan magazine

June 2012

An monthly column in workspan® applying scholarly research to the "real world" by ICS Director Kevin Hallock.

Does Graduating in a Bad Economy Penalize Your Pay for Life?

Long-term impact of graduating in a bad economy

New York Times, June 13, 2012, Wednesday

New York Times

June 13, 2012, Wednesday

New York Times (full article)

Motherhood Still a Cause of Pay Inequality

Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn of Cornell University tried to get at the pay gap between similar men and women by stripping out many of the differences that might affect wages, such as relative levels of education, the type of occupations and the industries they worked in, and the greater likelihood that women would interrupt their careers to have children. These variables explained about 60 percent of the total difference in wages, leaving an unexplained 9 percent pay gap between women and men.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 13, 2012, Wednesday

The Chronicle of Higher Education

June 13, 2012, Wednesday

The Chronicle of Higher Education (full article)

Ambitious AAUP Effort to Guide Relations Between Academics and Industry Meets Resistance

Risa L. Lieberwitz, professor of labor and employment law at Cornell who played a role in developing that university's guidelines and consulted the AAUP on its report, said Tuesday that strategic corporate alliances need to be governed by such principles. Otherwise, she said, university faculty members might lose autonomy over their research, which "undermines the integrity of our research and, ultimately, harms the public."

Bloomberg BNA, June 13, 2012, Wednesday

Bloomberg BNA

June 13, 2012, Wednesday

Bloomberg BNA (full article)

SHRM-Cornell Survey Suggests Pathways To Retain, Promote Workers With Disabilities

Employers may say they embrace the broad principles of hiring, retaining, and advancing employees with disabilities, but there seems to be a drop-off in employer follow-through to achieve those goals, according to survey results released June 6 by the Society for Human Resource Management and Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations' Employment and Disability Institute.

“It is critical that management be provided the insight and tools to in turn create real career opportunities for workers with disabilities,” Susanne M. Bruyère, director of the Employment and Disability Institute, said. “[W]hat we're finding is disappointing,” she said.

Wisconsin State Journal, June 10, 2012, Sunday

Wisconsin State Journal

June 10, 2012, Sunday

Wisconsin State Journal (full article)

Public unions face uncertain future

Walker's win means Republicans in other states will be emboldened to curtail legal union rights, but labor's future in Wisconsin is far from dim, said Kate Bronfenbrenner, director of labor research at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

New York Times, June 8, 2012, Friday

New York Times

June 8, 2012, Friday

New York Times (full article)

For Labor, a Fight to Lead Heats Up

“It’s going to be a very close race,” said Richard Hurd, a professor of labor relations at Cornell University. “They both have strong support within the organization.”

Bloomberg, June 6, 2012, Wednesday

Bloomberg

June 6, 2012, Wednesday

Bloomberg (full article)

How Consumer Loans Saved the Banking Industry

By Louis Hyman, assistant professor of history at Cornell University and the author of “Borrow: The American Way of Debt.”

New York Times, June 6, 2012, Wednesday

New York Times

June 6, 2012, Wednesday

New York Times (full article)

Unions, at Center of Wisconsin Recall Vote, Suffer a New Setback in Its Outcome

“They haven’t found a way to connect with the average voter and make clear how they’re proposing positive change rather than policies of the past,” said Harry Katz, dean of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. “Until they do that, they are going to be on the defensive, and in trouble.”

NPR, June 6, 2012, Wednesday

NPR

June 6, 2012, Wednesday

NPR (full article)

What Wisconsin's Recall Means For Labor Unions

The 2010 elections realigned legislatures in several Midwestern states as Republicans gained seats. That gives the Wisconsin vote more punch, says Lee Adler, a public sector union expert and professor at Cornell University.

WNYC, June 5, 2012, Tuesday

WNYC

June 5, 2012, Tuesday

WNYC (full article)

Pushing Back Against Critics, NYU Powers Ahead With Expansion Plan

Higher education experts, like Professor Ronald Ehrenberg, director of Cornell University’s Higher Education Research Institute, said those costs would be passed on to NYU students.

“NYU’s endowment is relatively small compared to competitors on a per student basis. Invariably the cost of building will raise operating costs and that leads to higher tuition, and larger debt levels for students,” said Ehrenberg.

NYU students already graduate with high debt loads

Forbes, June 1, 2012, Friday

Forbes

June 1, 2012, Friday

Forbes (full article)

Why Women's Pay Growth Slows at Age 30 and Peaks by 39

Francine Blau, professor of economics and industrial and labor relations at Cornell University, offers some cautions when reading the data: It’s not a random sample, as users opt in to providing information, and so may differ from other sources. It also doesn’t follow people over time. Rather, they are comparing earnings based on gender and various ages at one point in time.

Chicago Tribune, May 27, 2012, Sunday

Chicago Tribune

May 27, 2012, Sunday

Chicago Tribune (full article)

Pressure on the picket line

"Legally it is more risky (to strike). Workers can't be fired, but the employer can hire replacement workers," said Alex Colvin, an associate professor of labor relations and conflict resolution at Cornell University.