ILR Review

For more than 75 years, the ILR Review has been at the forefront of publishing peer-reviewed research on work and employment relations. The Review, published by SAGE Publications, is part of the Cornell University ILR School, which is regarded as the leading academic institution focused on the world of work.

We are dedicated to international and interdisciplinary research that advances new theory, presents novel empirical work, and informs organizational and public policy.

Contact us at:
ILR Review
242 and 244 Ives East Building
ILR School, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3295
ilrr@cornell.edu


Calls for Papers

Announcing a Conference and Special Issue Honoring Harry C. Katz: Labor Relations at a Crossroads (PDF, 163 KB)

Announcing a Special Issue on Employee Ownership in the Contemporary Economy: Taking the High, Middle, or Low Road for Workers, Firms, and Society? (PDF, 259 KB)

Announcing a Special Issue on Industrial Relations, Political Parties, and Political Systems (PDF, 228 KB)

Announcing a Conference and Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work (PDF, 203 KB)

Now accepting submissions for a special series on Novel Technologies at Work (PDF, 139 KB)

Now accepting submissions for a special series on Work, Labor, and Employment Relations in the COVID-19 Era (PDF, 142 KB)

Announcing the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) and ILR Review Best Paper Competition. (PDF, 182 KB)

Now accepting submissions for a special series on Industry and Organization Studies, in partnership with the Industry Studies Association (ISA). (PDF, 206 KB)


Current Issue – Volume 78, Number 2, March 2025


Articles

Gender Inequality in the Labor Market: Continuing Progress?
Francine D. Blau
Women in Power and Female Employment
Isabelle Allemand, Phan Huy Hieu Tran, and Thu Ha Tran
Working from Home, COVID-19, and Job Satisfaction
Inga Laß, Esperanza Vera-Toscano, and Mark Wooden
Beyond the Ladder: The Effects of Limited Promotion Opportunities on Bureaucrats’ Career Decisions and Work Effort
Taeho Kim
The Changing Skill Content of Private-Sector Union Coverage
Samuel Dodini, Michael Lovenheim, and Alexander Willén

A Book Review Forum on Workers, Power and Society

The Centrality of Labor Power for Understanding Contemporary Capitalism
Lisa Dorigatti
From the Structures of Capitalism to Power of Workers?
Jörg Nowak
Power As a Capacity
Marissa Brookes
Power Resource Theory: Where, for Whom, and Why?
Adam Mrozowicki
A Response to Dorigatti, Nowak, Brookes, and Mrozowicki
Jens Arnholtz and Bjarke Refslund

Book Reviews

Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity. By Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson.
Reviewed by Stephen J. Frenkel.
Queer Career: Sexuality and Work in Modern America. By Margot Canaday.
Reviewed by Youbin Kang.
Investing in Innovation: Confronting Predatory Value Extraction in the U.S. Corporation. By William Lazonick.
Reviewed by Dylan K. Nelson.
Alt-Labor and the New Politics of Workers’ Rights. By Daniel J. Galvin.
Reviewed by Jake Barnes.