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PDW about Internal Labor Markets

  • 1.  PDW about Internal Labor Markets

    Posted 07-10-2018 22:48

    This message is  posted on behalf of Winnie Jiang and Evelyn Zhang


    Dear Colleagues,

    We would like to invite you to join an exciting PDW on Research on Internal Labor Market. This PDW might be of interest to scholars studying mobility, hiring, and related topics.

    This PDW is scheduled to be on Saturday, Aug 11 2018 6:00PM - 8:00PM at Sheraton Grand Chicago in Gold Coast

    This PDW aims to provide scholars with a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities in studying internal labor markets (ILMs) and intra-organizational mobility. Specifically, the PDW is organized to meet three goals: (1) to discuss how research on ILMs contributes to the broader literature on labor markets and career mobility; (2) to discuss the process of conducting research on ILMs, from idea conceptualization to publication; and (3) to inspire more research associated with ILMs. 

    A growing body of research suggests that intra-organizational mobility represents an important source of value creation and retention (e.g., Bidwell, 2011; Bidwell, Briscoe, Fernandez-Mateo, & Sterling, 2013; Bidwell & Keller, 2014; Bidwell and Mollick, 2015; Cappelli and Keller, 2014; Keller, 2017). Notwithstanding the great practical and theoretical interests in the benefits of intra-organizational mobility at the organizational level, little is known about the processes and consequences associated with individuals' intra-organizational job changes. By openly discussing the excitements, challenges, and helpful strategies in studying ILMs, we hope this PDW could encourage more and more scholars to develop theories associated with ILMs, foster discussions and collaborations, and eventually improve our understandings of the processes through which individual workers' careers are facilitated, complicated, or constrained within organizations. This PDW features a group of scholars experienced in the study of labor market and mobility, including: 

    Discussant: James N. BaronYale School of Management 
    Discussant: Peter CappelliU. of Pennsylvania 
    Presenter: Matthew James BidwellU. of Pennsylvania 
    Presenter: Isabel Fernandez-MateoLondon Business School 
    Presenter: Ming De LeungU. of California, Riverside 
    Presenter: JR KellerCornell U. 

    Pre-registration is required. Please complete this brief survey http://yale.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ahMZoKCfxdlck5f  to obtain the approval code, which you will need to register for the PDW. Space is limited; please register soon.  

    Thank you! We are looking forward to seeing you in Chicago!

    Regards,

    Evelyn and Winnie



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    Jos Akkermans
    Associate Professor
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    Netherlands
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