MIT IWER @MIT_IWER
Institute for Work and Employment Research at MIT Sloan School of Management mitsloan.mit.edu/institute-work… Cambridge, MA Joined September 2017-
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How Meritocracy Can Backfire--and 5 Steps to Address That: Highlights of the new book "The Meritocracy Paradox" by Emilio J. Castilla @MIT_IWER @MITSloan: tinyurl.com/4ybsd3xj
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Congratulations to @TomKochan @MIT_IWER @MITSloan & @ProfASLitwin & Ariel Avgar, both of @cornellilr! They have won an @equitablegrowth grant to study the effects of worker input on #AI strategies at Kaiser Permanente: tinyurl.com/mrybem8x
"Leaders cannot simply copy and paste their talent practices from others. They need diagnostic tools to assess their own organizations, identify their unique challenges, and adapt solutions & processes strategically..."—Emilio Castilla @MIT_IWER @MITSloan. tinyurl.com/yc462b38
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Health and well-being committees are designed to address three main categories of concerns: psychosocial environment, work organization, and physical environment. @MIT_IWER bit.ly/4lJ7YdC
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Since we're hiring off-cycle, we're aware typical dissemination channels might be less effective... please do share with anyone you think might be interested cc: @econ_ra
Since we're hiring off-cycle, we're aware typical dissemination channels might be less effective... please do share with anyone you think might be interested cc: @econ_ra
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In a field experiment that took place in the e-commerce division of a retail organization, health and well-being committees reduced turnover among warehouse workers by 20% over 12 months. @MIT_IWER bit.ly/4lJ7YdC
Congratulations to Professor Emilio Castilla @MIT_IWER @MITSloan! He has been named to the shortlist for the @thinkers50 2025 Talent Award for his new book "The Meritocracy Paradox": tinyurl.com/3mt777d3
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A new guide from MIT and @Harvard researchers explains how a workplace health and well-being committee can reduce turnover and save money. @MIT_IWER bit.ly/4lJ7YdC
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⬆️ There is a persistent, measurable increase in the number of job applications to companies with higher #wellbeing scores. Listen to @georgewward and @jedeneve discuss findings from their workplace research for the Working on Wellbeing podcast.👇 youtube.com/watch?v=tYqj5n…
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Work and Well-Being: An @MIT_IWER Research Compendium mitsloan.mit.edu/centers-initia…
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In this interview, Emilio J. Castilla and Renee Bales the strengths and limitations of meritocracy, the state of merit-based evaluation practices today, and why it's worth striving for the idea. buff.ly/DzwjzDa #MeritBasedEvaluation #WorkplaceEquity #FairHiring
New research from @MIT_IWER @MITSloan & @HarvardChanSPH finds that workplace health and well-being committees (HaWCs) can result in lower turnover & improvements in workers’ mental health. Read our new guide for managers about starting a HaWC program: tinyurl.com/yvs46sap
New in the @ColumbiaUP blog: Professor Emilio J Castilla of @MIT_IWER @MITSloan explains some key findings from his new book “The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them": tinyurl.com/5dtrfnm6
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Castilla is one of the best sociologists out there, IMO. I'm very excited to read this book.
Castilla is one of the best sociologists out there, IMO. I'm very excited to read this book.
"The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them," a new book by @MITSloan Professor Emilio J. Castilla @MIT_IWER, will be published soon by @ColumbiaUP & is now available for preorder: tinyurl.com/56cvrzan
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Join us online next Wednesday, July 23rd at 12 PM ET to learn about getting your PhD in Management @MITSloan! Register here: applymitsloan.mit.edu/register/July2…
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Very excited that our paper (joint with Jarkko Harju and @Schoefer_B) on "Voice at Work" is published in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. We study what happened when workers in Finnish firms got a right to worker voice on the corporate board. @AEAjournals 👇
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