03/05/2020
How do HR practices influence the gender pay gap?
Cornell ILR ICS' Barrington and Hallock discuss the relationship of the flow of practices on one company’s effort to further gender pay equity.
www.worldatwork.org
11/06/2018
Prioritizing money may lead to less interaction with co-workers find Assist. Prof. and co-author. Emphasize humanizing total rewards instead?
What Happens to Workers Focused on Money?
The prioritization of money may be at odds with our perceptions of human nature, and can have implications for workplace relationships and culture.
09/07/2018
ICS’s Barrington discusses tighter labor markets and innovative recruitment practices WorldatWork. www.ilr.cornell.edu/institute-for-compensation-studies/news/research-real-world-looking-talent-all-right-new-places
Research for the Real World: Looking for Talent in All the Right (New) Places
Linda Barrington discusses tighter labor markets spurring innovative recruitment practices in September’s Research for the Real World.
01/18/2018
ICS’s Hassan Enayati contributes to discussion on “salary privacy” bills http://bit.ly/salaryban
A Ban on Salary History
In an attempt to reduce the gender pay gap, some cities and states have enacted “salary privacy” bills.
04/12/2016
Linda Barrington discusses why older workers' pay declines after changing jobs in her latest workspan article, "Age, Total Rewards and Job Change."
www.ilr.cornell.edu
02/18/2016
" ICS’ Thomas on Pay transparency: What kind of information should HR be communicating? http://bit.ly/1SytwtX
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02/11/2016
In an effort to drive productivity, we may be undermining the very thing that helps us succeed says ICS' Thomas.
Compensation Cafe: Are You Cultivating Superchickens?
Productivity. Every organization is interested in it, and nearly every manager is searching for ways to improve it. Popular business books are full of advice on how to attract and retain "superstar" employees, control turnover by managing out the "deadwood", and design financial and non-financial in…
12/14/2015
Q3 12-month from holding in 2.0 range again. Read ICS commentary: http://bit.ly/1QoVfvQ
ICS Commentary - US Employment Cost Index, Q3 2015
Released October 30, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' 12-month Employment Cost Index (ECI) held constant at 2.0 for a second consecutive quarter. "The 12-month growth rate of U.S.
10/28/2015
ICS’ Thomas comments on relatively flat base pay raises in recent years – read/listen to story by Noel King on NPR Marketplace Morning Report
Stuck in place: the American economy | Marketplace.org
The Marketplace-Edison Research Poll shows many Americans feel economically stuck.
09/23/2015
ICS' Stephanie R. Thomas on innovation, intrinsic motivation and crowding out by monetary http://bit.ly/1gOm2lk
Compensation Cafe: What Citizen Scientists Can Teach Us About Incentives
If you've ever used anything powered by electricity, then you should thank Michael Faraday. He revolutionized our understanding of electricity. Faraday invented the electric motor, the electric generator, the Bunsen burner, electrolysis and electroplating. He also discovered electromagnetic induction and metallic nano-particles (thought to be the birth of nano-science). He is considered one of the most influential scientists the world has ever seen. The really interesting thing about Faraday? He was never taught science, and dropped out of school at age 14 to work as an apprentice in a book-binding shop. So what was it about Faraday that pushed him...
07/07/2015
Join ILR's 70th Anniversary Celebration by going to the web site and add a reflection and/or photo. Selfies welcome!
07/07/2015
Thomas delivers exec ed program in Thailand
On June 26-27, 2015, Dr. Stephanie R. Thomas shared insights and strategies on problem-solving to a group of 45 financial services professionals in Bangkok, Thailand.