Research is a core component of ILR's mission. It informs, and is informed by, the teaching and outreach pieces of our mission. ILR faculty are thought-leaders in their respective fields, distinguished by cutting-edge research in aspects of the social sciences related to employment and the workplace. ILR's library and other programmatic resources facilitate faculty and student research.
Research Highlights
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Employee or independent contractor misclassification comes at a price
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ILR School professor plays lead role in first major international study of call centers
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EDI hosts learning community on Inmate to Citizen Research Project
Undergraduate Research Highlights »
ILR Publications
- DigitalCommons@ILR is a repository of ILR scholarship, including articles, reviews, working papers, and policy papers. Also see the working papers series from the Center for Advanced Human Resources (CAHRS).
- ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press that specializes in books about labor and work-related matters
- ILR Review, quarterly journal that publishes original research by social scientists on all aspects of the employment relationship
ILR News Services
- ILR in the News, a compilation of news articles mentioning ILR personalities
- IWS briefing, semi-annual newsletter on workplace issues and research by ILR faculty published by the Institute for Workplace Studies
- IWS Documented News Service provides the latest information related to ILR disciplines to researchers, companies, workers, and governments.
- IWS Issue Briefs explore current topics of interest to managers, workers, union leaders, policy makers, students, and the general public.
- Workplace Issues Today provides daily summaries of news items about the world of work.
Impact Briefs
- Industry Clusters Affect Job Mobility and Earnings Growth, Matthew Freedman
- Collective Bargaining Remains the Linchpin of Worker Representation, Rebecca Givan
- Deconstructing Absenteeism: Satisfaction, Commitment, and Unemployment, John Hausknecht, Nathan J. Hiller, and Robert J. Vance
- Employee Attributions about HR Practices Lead to Customer Satisfaction, Lisa Hisae Nishii, David P. Lepak, and Benjamin Schneider
- Building Trust and Cooperation in Boundary-Spanning Teams, Michele Williams
- Community College Websites and Barriers to Access, William Erickson, Sharon Trerise, Camille G. Lee, Sara VanLooy, and Susanne M. Bruyere
- Employee Attributions about HR Practices Lead to Customer Satisfaction, Lisa Hisae Nishii, David P. Lepak, and Benjamin Schneider
Also see Cornell Land Grant
Centers & Institutes
Each of the centers and institutes focuses on a particular workplace-related theme and provide an umbrella of support for broad research programs involving ILR faculty.
Funding for Research
- Funding opportunities and proposal preparation
- Graduate fellowships and financial aid
- Opportunities for undergraduates
Other Resources
- Catherwood Library
- Reference staff at ILR's Catherwood Library serve the research needs of undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, administrative staff, alumni, practitioners, policy makers, residents of New York State, and all others interested in workplace issues.
- Kheel Center Archives
- The Kheel Center is a rich repository of manuscript and media archival material on the history of labor relations.
- Gladnet.org
- Gladnet maintains an index to reports, goverment documents, external Web sites and project descriptions that relate to employment and training of people with disabilities.
