International issuesJohn M. HannonAssistant professor, management(765) 494-5871 E-mail: hannon@mgmt.purdue.edu Spent a year in Japan studying how the Japanese train employees. Found they emphasize human resource development and customer service.
Jon D. HavemanAssistant professor, economics(765) 494-6156 E-mail: jon@mgmt.purdue.edu Researches the effect of international trade on domestic labor and trade negotiations. Teaching interests include international trade and labor economics. Served as a senior economist on the 1997-98 Council of Economic Advisors for President Clinton.
Kate LaskowitzAssociate professor, conflict management(765) 494-5615 E-mail: klaskowitz@tech.purdue.edu Has expertise in collective bargaining and international employment relations, particularly Japanese relations. Has done extensive research on mediation and alternative dispute resolution. Has special interest in organizational decision-making structures, information technology and productivity.
Labor statisticsKevin D. ShellResearcher and labor analyst, Office of Manpower Studies(765) 494-2559 E-mail: mpw1@vm.cc.purdue.edu Studies implications of changing ethnic-group representation in the population and trends in secondary-school enrollment, attendance and academic preparation.
UnemploymentAlexander W. CrispoAssistant professor, organizational leadership and supervision(765) 494-5609 E-mail: awcrispo@tech.purdue.edu Has special expertise in downsizing, reorganizing, relocating and retraining dislocated workers. Has experience implementing work teams in various industries and helped implement a state dislocated worker training center.
Robert PerrucciProfessor, sociology(765) 494-4714 E-mail: perruccir@sri.soc.purdue.edu Has published research on industrial plant closings in the United States. Has studied auto factories transplanted from Japan into the Midwest corridor. Studies patterns of job loss and job creation. Other interests include organizations, stratification and political economy.
Dena B. TargAssociate professor and Extension specialist, child development and family studies(765) 494-2937 E-mail: targ@cfs.purdue.edu Has conducted extensive research on the effect of unemployment on communities, families and individuals. Co-author of the book "Plant Closings: International Context and Social Costs."
UnionsJames B. DworkinProfessor, managementAssociate dean, School of Management (765) 494-4364 E-mail: jdworkin@mgmt.purdue.edu Expert on unions, collective bargaining in professional athletics, arbitration and dispute resolution. Has published books and articles on collective bargaining in professional baseball, and also is familiar with labor issues in professional basketball . Has studied the newer, cooperative style of labor relations in athletics. Has extensive experience dealing with both print and broadcast media.
Nancy GabinAssociate professor, historyInterim department head, Department of History (765) 494-4127 E-mail: ngabin@purdue.edu Research focuses on women, work and unions in the United States in the 20th century. Teaches courses in U.S. labor history. Current work involves the history of women in Indiana, and women in mass production industries in the Midwest.
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