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ResearchLink, a publication from the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS), provides HR practitioners with concise, high-level overviews of research by Cornell ILR School's HR Studies faculty. ResearchLink covers not only studies published in academic journals, but also the most up-to-date, completed research yet to be submitted for publication. With support from its corporate partners, CAHRS provides research funding for HRS faculty to investigate today's most critical business, human resource, and organizational issues. ResearchLink is just one way CAHRS brings together partners and the Cornell ILR School's world-renowned HR Studies faculty to investigate, translate and apply the latest HR research into practice excellence.
For CAHRS research published prior to 2009, please see the CAHRS Working Paper Series.
Recent Submissions
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The Goldilocks Effect of Strategic Human Resource Management? Optimizing the Benefits of a High-Performance Work System Through the Dual Alignment of Vertical and Horizontal Fit
Han, Joo Hun; Kang, Saehee; Oh, In-Sue; Kehoe, Rebecca R.; Lepak, David P. (2019-09-01)[Excerpt] Fit is a foundational concept in strategic human resource management (SHRM). In this context, there are two types of ft: vertical ft, which refers to the degree of alignment between a frm’s HR strategy and its ... -
Understanding the New Reality of Layoffs and Helping Employees Find Solutions to Cope
Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (2010-08-01)KEY FINDINGS · In general, job tenure in the United States has shortened significantly over recent decades, particularly for relatively older male workers. · Stock prices, which used to react negatively to job loss ... -
All Turnover Is Not Created Equal: Gaining Insight Into How Employee Departures Affect Organizational Units
Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (2012-12-01)[Excerpt] Key Findings: Traditional turnover ratios–the number of employees leaving versus the total number in a unit—may not accurately describe how employee departures affect business unit performance. Traditional ... -
Believable or Biased? Overestimating the Impact of HR Practices on Firm Performance
Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (2010-04-01)KEY FINDINGS · HR and line managers intrinsically believe that high-performing companies have more progressive HR practices and effective HR functions. Likewise, they assume less successful companies have less effective ... -
Building Strong Social Connections Increases Innovation Capability
Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, ILR School, Cornell University (2012-07-01)For many years, we have been trying to understand why some work groups are more innovative than others even though they sit in the same departmental and corporate infrastructures as one another. Under-standing why some are ... -
Employee Compensation: Know the true costs of employment and optimize them to benefit employers, employees
Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (2010-06-01)KEY FINDINGS · While most employees—and possibly some employers—think of employee compensation primarily in terms of “wages” or “salary,” many employees’ total compensation packages add up to a significantly larger figure. ... -
To Cut Pay or Lay Off: Exploring a Vexing HR Challenge
Yoon, YeongJoon (2017-09-01)Key Findings: In today’s turbulent business environment the need to reduce payroll costs can arise at any time. Generally, this means resorting to one of two agonizing options: cutting pay or engaging in layoffs. The ... -
A Multi-Level Process Model for Understanding Diversity Practice Effectiveness
Nishii, Lisa Hisae (2017-07-01)Key Findings: The issue of workforce diversity has been at the forefront of organizational concerns for many years. Not surprisingly, this topic has generated reams of research aimed at shedding light not only on the ... -
Work-Family Conflict Not Just a Women's Issue: Helping All Employees Find Work-Life Balance
Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, ILR School, Cornell University (2010-04-01)KEY FINDINGS * If employees feel their family life interferes with their work, they tend to feel guilty. They're actually less likely to feel guilt when they feel work interferes with their family life, possibly ... -
Identify Critical Factors to Turn Workforce Satisfaction into Bottom-Line Results
Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (2010-04-01)KEY FINDINGS · While practitioners and researchers assume that higher employee satisfaction equals higher sales and profits, analysis shows that there is no direct link between the two. · Between the beginning point of ...