The Center for the Study of Collaboration in Work and Society (CSC)
has achieved a national reputation for work on major
organizational change, particularly in union settings. In general, the
center promotes more participative and team-based systems of work.
The
Center for Women and Work, which operates within SMLR, addresses the
needs of working women. It studies public policies that affect women,
fosters and disseminates research on issues that concern working women,
and sponsors educational programs for women, policymakers and corporate
leaders, and community groups.
The
Center for Work and Health, conducts research on health care work organizations, labor relations in health care organizations, human resource management in health care organizations, and the impact of the aforementioned on organizational performance. Established in 2013, the center focuses on workforce development for the health care sector, public policy concerning health insurance and access to health care (including health insurance as an employment-based benefit), and the impact of work on workers' physical and mental health.
The Education and Employment Research Center (EERC) is housed within the School of Management and Labor Relations. EERC conducts research and evaluations on education and workforce development programs and policies.
The Interdisciplinary Working Group on Governing Work in the Global Economy is supported by the Rutgers Centers for Global Advancement and International Affairs. Organized around a core group of faculty from the School of Management and Labor Relations, the Department of Political Science, and Rutgers Business School, the group seeks to bring together faculty and graduate students from across Rutgers University to explore the influence of global economic dynamics on labor market regulation and working conditions around the world.
The Occupational Training and Education Consortium (OTEC) has led a range of workforce development projects supported through federal, state, and foundation sources. With a focus on work environment issues including occupational and environmental health and safety, OTEC develops grant-funded partnerships with employers, unions, and community-based groups. OTEC projects seek to increase the communication and problem-solving skills of individuals and the effectiveness of their organizations.
The Program for Disability Research conducts and coordinates research on the economic, social, and political inclusion of people with disabilities. It focuses on two broad areas: employment and political participation of people with disabilities.
The Research Partnership with the Solidarity Center is a nonprofit organization that assists workers around the world who are struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions. The center is aimed at documenting the effects of globalization on the nature of work and on labor and employment relations around the world. In particular, the research has focused on three programmatic areas thus far: unions and informal workers, unions and women workers, and unions and migrant workers. Studies have been undertaken in Cambodia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Jordan, South Africa, and Tunisia and have involved researchers based both at Rutgers and at other institutions around the globe. In 2011, Rutgers SMLR Professors Susan J. Schurman and Adrienne Eaton were selected as the principal investigators for a five-year research partnership with the Solidarity Center.
The Strategic Human Resource Leadership Council (SHRLC) is part of the top-ranked Department of Human Resource Management at Rutgers University's School of Management and Labor Relations. SHRLC was created to increase collaboration between the world-renowned HR faculty at Rutgers and senior HR thought-leaders from many of the top global corporations. Together, they identify the competencies and design the curriculum for the development of future HR leaders. The goal of SHRLC is to advance and shape the field of human resource management by means of this exceptional collaboration.
The Working Group on Governing Work in the Global Economy explores the influence of global economic dynamics on labor market regulation and working conditions around the world. Organized around a core group of faculty from the School of Management and Labor Relations, the Department of Political Science, and Rutgers Business School, the group seeks to bring together faculty and graduate students from across Rutgers University to explore the influence of global economic dynamics on labor market regulation and working conditions around the world.
