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Review of the book [The marketing of higher education: The price of the university's soul]
Lieberwitz, Risa L. (Cornell University, 2004)[Excerpt] These commercialization trends have been the focus of recent scholarly commentary from such fields as history, sociology, education, and law. Derek Bok, former President of Harvard University and former Dean of ... -
Faculty in the Corporate University: Professional Identity, Law and Collective Action
Lieberwitz, Risa L. (Cornell University, 2007)Over the past two decades, major social and legal developments have made an enormous impact on U.S. universities' core functions of research and teaching, leading to a move away from the traditional "public interest" model ... -
Strengthening Social Regulation in the Digital Economy: Comparative Findings from the ICT Industry
Doellgast, Virginia (Taylor & Francis, 2023)National economies with different industrial relations and welfare state traditions are experiencing a similar digital transformation. This article examines how labour unions are seeking to influence digital strategies and ... -
Testimony before the United States House Committee on Education and Labor - In Solidarity: Removing Barriers to Organizing
Bronfenbrenner, Kate (2022-09-14)[Excerpt] The data I present to you today are the first cut descriptive findings of my new study on company characteristics and employer opposition. These data provide insight on whether and how employer opposition to ... -
Choosing Rights: Nissan in Canton, Mississippi, and Workers’ Freedom of Association under International Human Rights Standards
Johnson, Derrick; Compa, Lance (2013-10)[Excerpt] This Report chronicles Nissan’s aggressive anti-union tactics. These include mandatory “captive audience” meetings, individual sessions with supervisors, closed-circuit television presentations, surveillance, and ... -
Book Review: L’organisation international du travail et le BIT
Compa, Lance (University of Illinois College of Law, 2022)[Excerpt] The re-issuance of Georges Scelle’s seminal L’organisation international du travail et le BIT (The International Labor Organization and the International Labor Office) nearly a century after its initial publication ... -
Power and Perceived Influence: I Caused Your Behavior, But I'm Not Responsible For It
Bohns, Vanessa K.; Newark, Daniel A. (Wiley & Sons, 2019-01)There are numerous examples of powerful people denying responsibility for others' (mis)conduct in which they played—and acknowledge playing—a causal role. The current article seeks to explain this conundrum by examining ... -
With a Little Help from My Friends (and Strangers): Closeness as a Moderator of the Underestimation-of-Compliance Effect
Deri, Sebastian; Stein, Daniel H.; Bohns, Vanessa K. (Elsevier, 2019-05)Those seeking help systematically underestimate the likelihood that strangers will help them (Bohns, 2016). However, it is not known whether this same error persists when requesting help from people with whom we interact ... -
Rejecting Unwanted Romantic Advances Is More Difficult Than Suitors Realize
Bohns, Vanessa K.; DeVincent, Lauren A. (SAGE, 2018-11)In two preregistered studies, we find that initiators of unrequited romantic advances fail to appreciate the difficult position their targets occupy, both in terms of how uncomfortable it is for targets to reject an advance ... -
Empathy and Expectations of Others' Willingness to Help
Bohns, Vanessa K.; Flynn, Francis J. (Elsevier, 2021)