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Institute for Work & Employment Research

The Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) is dedicated to advancing research that enhances the well-being of workers and their loved ones while guiding managers towards creating an inclusive and successful future of work. Comprising sociologists, labor economists, and employment scholars, this multidisciplinary group offers a collaborative environment where PhD students work closely with core faculty. IWER provides an interdisciplinary environment deeply rooted in sociology, labor relations, and labor economics, preparing students for innovative empirical research and impactful contributions to policy and practice. Notable faculty members include Erin Kelly, Thomas Kochan, Susan Silbey, and Emilio J. Castilla.

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Emilio J. Castilla

Emilio J. Castilla

NTU Professor of Management

Emilio J. Castilla is the NTU Professor of Management and a Professor of Work and Organization Studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Castilla is currently the co-director of the Institute for Work and Employment Research. He joined the MIT…

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Erin Kelly

Erin Kelly

Sloan Distinguished Professor of Work and Organization Studies

Erin L. Kelly is the Sloan Distinguished Professor of Work and Organization Studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Co-Director of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research.  Kelly’s research has been published in many top…

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Anna Stansbury

Anna Stansbury

W. Maurice Young (1961) Career Development Assistant Professor of Management

Anna Stansbury is an Assistant Professor of Work and Organization Studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and is in the core faculty of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research. She is also a nonresident senior fellow at the…

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Nathan Wilmers

Nathan Wilmers

Erwin H. Schell Associate Professor of Management

Nathan Wilmers is the Erwin H. Schell Associate Professor of Management and an Associate Professor of Work and Organization Studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is in the core faculty of the Institute for Work and Employment Research…

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Thomas Kochan

Thomas Kochan

George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management, Emeritus

Thomas A. Kochan is the Post-Tenure George Maverick Bunker Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a faculty member in the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research. Kochan focuses on the need to update America's work and…

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Paul Osterman

Paul Osterman

Nanyang Technological University Professor Emeritus

Paul Osterman is a Professor Emeritus of Human Resources and Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management as well as a member of the Department of Urban Planning at MIT.  From July 2003 to June 2007 he also served as Deputy Dean at the MIT Sloan…

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Susan Silbey

Susan Silbey

Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Humanities

Professor Susan S. Silbey is Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Humanities, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, and Professor of Behavioral and Policy Sciences, Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Silbey is…

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Mary Rowe

Mary Rowe

Adjunct Professor, Work and Organization Studies

Mary P. Rowe is an Adjunct Professor of Negotiation and Conflict Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and taught these topics for twenty years. She served for almost 42 years as an organizational ombuds reporting directly to five…

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Robert B. McKersie

Robert B. McKersie

Professor Emeritus, Work and Organization Studies

Robert McKersie is Professor Emeritus of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. McKersie is an expert source on industrial and labor relations with a focus on bargaining. He researches strategies being pursued by different industries to…

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