Work and Organization Studies
IWER Seminars
The Work and Organization Studies group is a hub for the study of work, employment, and organizations, and is host to one of the longest-running seminar series at MIT. These weekly seminars attract researchers from across the Institute and around the world. Unless otherwise noted, IWER seminars take place from 12:30-2:30 pm on Tuesdays in E62-346.
Current Seminars
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Academic year 2018-19 seminars will be updated soon.
Past Seminars
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Sep 12, 2017
Reconvening Discussion
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Sep 19, 2017
Adam Cobb, Wharton, Management Department
The Effects of Pay Dispersion and Work-Unit Demography on Employee Turnover Download Abstract
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Sep 26, 2017
Aruna Ranganathan, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Organizational Behavior
Stooping Down to Succeed: How Female Supervisors Motivate Worker Productivity in an Indian Garment Factory Download Abstract
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Oct 3, 2017
Amanda Pallais, Harvard University, Dept. of Economics
Valuing Alternative Work Arrangements Download Abstract & Paper
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Oct 17, 2017
John Van Reenen, MIT Sloan School of Management, Applied Economics
The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms Download Abstract
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Oct 31, 2017
Heejung Chung, University of Kent, UK, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Why Flexible Working Does Not Always Reduce Work-Family Conflict Download Abstract
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Nov 7, 2017
Dionne Pohler, University of Toronto, Centre for Industrial Relations & Human Resources
The Compliance Behavior of Multinationals in a Developed Country: An Empirical Assessment of Regulatory Employment Practices Using Administrative Data From Ontario Download Abstract
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Nov 14, 2017
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis Neil Gershenfeld, MIT Center for Bits and Atoms Alan Gershenfeld, E-Line Media
The Future of Work in the Third Digital Revolution: What if Anyone Could Make (almost) Anything? Download Introduction
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Nov 21, 2017
Jackson Lu, Columbia Business School
Joint IWER/OS Seminar, 12:30 – 2:30pm in room E62-350
Global Leader or Foreign Traitor? The Divergent Effects of International Experiences on Leadership Effectiveness vs. Leadership Selection Download Abstract
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Nov 28, 2017
Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research
Nudge Economics and Working Longer: Inadequate Responses to the Retirement Time Inequality Download Abstract
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Dec 5, 2017
Alex Kowalski, MIT Sloan School of Management
Does It Matter That There is No “I” in “Team”? Evaluating the trade-offs of individual- and group-based incentives in a single setting Download Abstract
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Dec 12, 2017
Thomas Kochan, Erin Kelly, William Kimball, and Duanyi Yang
Worker Voice in America: A Current Assessment and Exploration of Options Download Abstract
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Feb 06, 2018
Megan Larcom, Jenny Weissbourd, Jeremy Avins (MBA Students (MIT Sloan HKS dual-degree program)
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Feb 13, 2018
Kathleen McGinn, Harvard Business School
Breaking from Tradition: Women’s Labor Force Participation and Investments in Females in Rural Gujarat, 1981-2011 Download Abstract
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Feb 27, 2018
Jody Hoffer-Gittell, Brandeis University
Relational Coordination Theory: A Systematic Review of Evidence Across Countries and Industries Download Abstract
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Mar 06, 2018
Justin Steil, MIT Urban Planning
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Mar 13, 2018
Simon Jager, MIT Economics
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Apr 03, 2018
Erin Kelly, MIT IWER
Making Work Work: Work Redesign at the Work-Life Frontier Download Abstract
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Apr 10, 2018
Chris Winship, Harvard University, Dept. of Sociology
Inchoate Situations and Extra-Rational Behavior Download Abstract
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Apr 24, 2018
Kevin Lang, Boston University, Dept. of Economics
The Determinants of Teachers’ Occupational Choice Download Abstract
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May 01, 2018
Paul Osterman, MIT IWER & Michael Piore, MIT Economics
In Search of the High Road: What Is It and Does It Exist? Download Paper
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May 08, 2018
Steve Viscelli, University of Pennsylvania, Sociology
Driverless and Door to Door? Autonomous Trucks, Ecommerce, the “Uberization” of Freight and the Future of the American Trucker Download Abstract
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May 15, 2018
Hilary Robinson, Wesleyan