Faculty & Research

Paul Osterman

Biography | Selected Publications

The Truth About Middle Managers [2009]

"Ports and Ladders: The Nature and Relevance of Internal Labor Markets In A Changing World." In Pamela Tolbert and Rosemary Batt (Eds.) Oxford Handbook on Work and Organization. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [2004]

Gathering Power: The Future of Progressive Politics In America (Beacon Press), 2003

Gathering Power; Rebuilding Progressive Politics in America (Beacon Press), 2003

Working In American; A Blueprint for A New Labor Market. MIT Press, 2001

Securing Prosperity: The American Labor Market: How It Has Changed and What To Do About It (Princeton Univerisity Press), 1999

Broken Ladders: Managerial Careers in the New Economy. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.

The Mutual Gains Enterprise: Forging a Winning Partnership Among Labor, Management, and Government. Boston, Mass.: Harvard Business School Press, 1994.

Employment Futures : Reorganization, Dislocation and Public Policy. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.

Employment Security at DEC: Sustaining Values Amid Environmental Change [1988]

The Impact of Technological Change on Employment Structure in Telecommunications: Whatever Happened to the Wichita Lineman? [1988]

Internal Labor Markets. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1984.

Getting Started: The Youth Labor Market. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1980.