Faculty & Staff Directory
The LER Faculty have espertise that spans many aspects of labor, employment and organizational studies. In order to facilitate collaboration within LER, 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; Employee Engagement and Meaningful Work; Human Resource Strategy; Leadership; Motivation; Negotiation & Decision Making; Organizational Development; Organizational Justice; Organizational Learning; Recruitment & Selection; Social Capital; Training & Development
Faculty Cluster: Ariel Avgar, Betty Barrett, Teresa Cardador, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, John Dencker, Fritz Drasgow, Aparna Joshi, Amit Kramer, Ron Laschever, John Lawler, Joe Martocchio, Taekjin Shin
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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, Monica Bielski Boris, Bob Bruno, Teresa Cardador, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Peter Feuille, Matt Finkin, Ed Hertenstein, Michael LeRoy, Craig Olson, Matt Quinlan, Dave Tomlinson
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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,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: Ariel Avgar, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Peter Feuille, Matt Finkin, Michael LeRoy,Taekjin Shin
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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: Steven Ashby, Teresa Cardador, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Bob Bruno, John Dencker, Matt Finkin, Aparna Joshi, John Lawler, Joseph Martocchio,Taekjin Shin
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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, Teresa Cardador, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Fritz Drasgow,Aparna Joshi, Ron Laschever, Joe Martocchio,
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Individual Areas of Expertise
I. Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior
Compensation
Contacts: Aparna Joshi, John Lawler, Joe Martocchio
Corporate Social Responsibility
Contacts: Teresa Cardador, John Dencker
Employee Engagement and Meaningful Work
Contacts: Teresa Cardador, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
Human Resource Strategy
Contacts: Ariel Avgar, John Dencker, Aparna Joshi, John Lawler, Joe Martocchio
Leadership
Contacts: Aparna Joshi, Joe Martocchio
Motivation
Contacts: Teresa Cardador, Aparna Joshi, Joe Martocchio
Negotiation & Decision Making
Contacts:Ariel Avgar, Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Amit Kramer
Organizational Development
Contacts: Teresa Cardador, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Aparna Joshi
Organizational Justice
Contacts: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Amit Kramer, Joe Martocchio
Organizational Learning
Contacts: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joe Martocchio
Recruitment & Selection
Contacts: Fritz Drasgow, Amit Kramer, Joe Martocchio
Social Capital
Contacts: Ariel Avgar, Betty Barrett, Amit Kramer, Ron Laschever
Training & Development
Contacts: Teresa Cardador, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Amit Kramer, Joe Martocchio
II. Industrial Relations, Labor Studies, and Industry Studies
Collective Bargaining
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Ariel Avgar, Betty Barrett, Monica Bielski Boris, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Peter Feuille, Ed Hertenstein, Michael LeRoy, Craig Olson
Industry & Sector Studies
Contacts: Ariel Avgar, Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Craig Olson
Health & Safety
Contacts: Symantha Aydt, Matt Quinlan, Dave Tomlinson
Labor History
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Bob Bruno, Ed Hertenstein
Management, Labor & Government Strategies
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Monica Bielski Boris, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Peter Feuille, Ed Hertenstein, Michael LeRoy
Union Governance
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Monica Bielski Boris, Bob Bruno, Ed Hertenstein, Michael LeRoy
Work/Life Issues
Contact: Teresa Cardador, Amit Kramer
Work, Faith & Community
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Monica Bielski Boris, Bob Bruno, Teresa Cardador
Worker Representation
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Ariel Avgar, Monica Bielski Boris, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Peter Feuille, Ed Hertenstein, Michael LeRoy, Craig Olson
Workplace Dispute Resolution
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Ariel Avgar, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Peter Feuille, Matt Finkin, Ed Hertenstein, Michael LeRoy
III. Labor Economics and Labor Market Institutions
Economics of Organizations & Work Processes
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Peter Feuille, Ron Laschever, Craig Olson
Economics of Social Interactions/Networks
Contact: Ron Laschever
Economic Policy and Evaluation Research
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Ron Laschever, Craig Olson
Human Capital and Education
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Ron Laschever, Craig Olson
Inequality
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Ron Laschever, Craig Olson
Internal Labor Markets
Contacts: Ron Laschever, Craig Olson
Labor Supply & Demand
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Ron Laschever, Craig Olson
Minimum Wage
Contacts: Darren Lubotsky, Craig Olson
Pension & Social Security Systems
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Craig Olson
Public Finance
Contact: Kristine Brown
Unemployment
Contacts: Ron Laschever, Craig Olson
Wage, Benefit & Incentive Studies
Contacts: Kristine Brown, Ron Laschever, 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: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Michael LeRoy
Discrimination
Contacts: Michael LeRoy
Ethics
Contacts: Michael LeRoy
International and Comparative Labor and Employment Law
Contacts: Matt Finkin, Michael LeRoy
Labor Standards
Contacts: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Michael LeRoy
Legislative Processes
Contacts: Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Peter Feuille, Matt Finkin, Michael LeRoy
Regulatory Processes
Contacts:Matt Finkin, Michael LeRoy
Terror in the Workplace and Emergency Preparedness
Contact: Symantha Aydt, James Childers, Michael LeRoy, Matt Quinlan, Dave Tomlinson
V. International, Cross-Cultural and Sociological Studies
Comparative Employment Relations System
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Bob Bruno, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, John Dencker, Matt Finkin, John Lawler
Cross-Cultural Diffusion of Innovation
Contacts: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, John Dencker, Aparna Joshi, John Lawler
Globalization
Contacts: Steven Ashby, Bob Burno, John Dencker, Aparna Joshi, John Lawler
Inter-Generational & Cross-Cultura Dynamics
Contacts: John Dencker, Aparna Joshi, John Lawler, Joseph Martocchio
Occupations & Careers
Contacts: Teresa Cardador, John Dencker, Aparna Joshi
Societal Demographics
Contacts: John Dencker, Aparna Joshi, Amit Kramer, Joseph Martocchio
VI. SocioTechnical Systems
Complex Systems
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
Engineering & Technology Studies
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
Gender & Technology Studies
Contacts: Aparna Joshi
Human Resource Information Systems
Contacts: Joe Martocchio
Innovation
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Aparna Joshi
Knowledge-Driven Work
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Teresa Cardador, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
Personnel Assessment Technology
Contacts: Fritz Drasgow
Process Improvement Systems
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
New Technology
Contacts: Ariel Avgar, Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Aparna Joshi, Joe Martocchio
Social Networks
Contacts: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Aparna Joshi, Ron Laschever, Joe Martocchio
Teams
Contacts: Betty Barrett, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Fritz Drasgow, Aparna Joshi, Joe Martocchio
Work Re-Design
Contacts: Ariel Avgar, Teresa Cardador