Entrepreneurial students flock to kickoff event

The event featured more than 30 resource tables and pitches from four students hoping to be part of eLab.

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High achievers more likely to bolt when top rankings are restricted

At a multinational pharmaceutical company, employees who were nominated for, but not awarded, top performance ratings were at least 34% more likely to leave voluntarily.

Cost of living a major concern for New York workforce

The ILR School released its annual New York at Work Report on Aug. 18 with findings related to care workers, domestic workers, people in the justice system and those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Why some home sellers don't choose the highest offer

ILR School-led research found that a seller’s emotional attachment to an item influences the process through which sellers sort through the field of potential buyers to determine the course of negotiation and, ultimately, the sale.

Four new faculty joining ILR School

The ILR School will welcome four new faculty members who begin July 1.

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Why quitting a job you used to love is OK

People who are passionate about their work, but then become less engaged in it, may stay at the job due to an exaggerated fear that others will judge them harshly for quitting, but new research has revealed they may not be judged at all.

ILR School launches National Conflict Resolution Service

The Scheinman Institute, which promotes a problem-solving approach to dispute resolution, has formed the Cornell ILR National Conflict Resolution Service in collaboration with the American Arbitration Association.

Social media can amplify worker voice, but fades over time

Social media can influence workplace policies by amplifying worker voices, but fail to drive meaningful workplace improvement when workers lack support from labor unions or civil society organizations, according to new research by Duanyi Yang, assistant professor at the ILR School. 

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Research at risk: Breaking down barriers for autistic job seekers

A project examining how to help companies hire neurodivergent people has received a termination order, halting work that could have helped autistic people find jobs and employers find talent.