LERA PhD Consortium
Friday, January 2, 2009
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Schedule of Events

12:00 - 12:40	Attendee Registration, Materials Pick-Up, Lunch
12:40 - 1:00	Welcome and Attendee Introductions ▪  Remarks by Consortium Co-Chairs ▪  Student and Panelist Introductions ▪  Overview of the Program
1:00 - 2:00	Panel Discussion I: Views from the Top IRHR School Deans, Ph.D. Program Directors, and Leading Scholars discuss key issues in IRHR, the future direction of the field, and opportunities for research
2:10 - 2:50	Panel Discussion II: Industry Studies Research Faculty affiliates from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Industry Studies program will discuss opportunities for industry research
3:00 - 4:00	Panel Discussion III: Early Career Advice from Assistant Professors ▪  Tips on navigating the “job market” ▪  The Job Talk -- development, preparation, and execution ▪  Negotiating your first job -- what you can ask for, and what you     can expect ▪  Making the transition from student to assistant professor
4:10 - 4:40	Research Roundtables (students assigned based on interests) ▪  Global Human Resources and Employment Relations Issues ▪  Immigrant Worker Labor Issues in the U.S. ▪  Negotiation, Collective Bargaining, and Workplace Dispute     Resolution ▪  IRHR: Learning from the Healthcare Industry ▪  Open/To be determined based on faculty availability
4:50-5:30	Panel Discussion IV: Getting Published in Journals Accomplished faculty share their insights into the publishing process, and provide valuable guidance to help students succeed
5:30-6:00	Closing Comments ▪  Comments from the co-chairs and LERA ▪  Informal networking reception -- a chance for students to meet     with faculty members and practitioners

Faculty and Practitioner Participant List

▪ Ariel Avgar, University of Illinois	▪ Rosemary Batt, Cornell University
▪ Dale Belman, Michigan State University	▪ Alex Colvin, Cornell University
▪ Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Dean, Illinois	▪ Adrienne Eaton, Rutgers University
▪ David Finegold (pending), Dean, Rutgers	▪ Morris Kleiner, University of Minnesota
▪ Douglas Kruse, Rutgers University	▪ Russell D. Lansbury, University of Sydney
▪ Adam Seth Litwin, Johns Hopkins University	▪ Michael Loconto, Harvard Univ. Labor Relations
▪ Cheryl Maranto, Marquette University	▪ Marick Masters, University of Pittsburgh
▪ Ruth Milkman, UCLA	▪ Kyoung-Hee Yu, Australian School of Business

 

The 2009 Consortium is made possible by these valued Partners:

-- PREMIER UNIVERSITY SPONSORS --

Rutgers University
University of Illinois
Cornell University

-- UNIVERSITY SPONSORS --

Boston University HR Policy Institute
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution at Cornell University

 

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