{"id":8,"date":"2021-09-08T13:17:44","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T13:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu\/osterman\/research-publications\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:38:32","slug":"research-publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu\/osterman\/research-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &amp; Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-8\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-research widget_mit_pf_research panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3><a href=\"#jump-to-books\">List of All Books<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"#jump-to-chapters\">List of All Chapters<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"#jump-to-journal\">List of All Journal Articles<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"#jump-to-other\">List of All Other Publications<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-8-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-research widget_mit_pf_research\" data-index=\"1\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Books<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/books\/creating-good-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Creating Good Jobs: An Industry-Based Strategy.<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul (Ed.). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2020.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.russellsage.org\/publications\/who-will-care-us-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Who Will Care For Us? Long-Term Care and the Long-Term Workforce.<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 2017.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/books\/economy-society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><i>Economy In Society: Essays In Honor of Michael J. Piore.<\/i><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a>Osterman, Paul. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2012.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><i>Good Jobs America: Making Work Better For Everyone.<\/i><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul and Beth Shulman. New York, NY: Russell Sage, 2011.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><i>The Truth About Middle Managers.<\/i><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2009.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><i>Gathering Power: The Future of Progressive Politics In America.<\/i><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2003.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/books\/working-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Working in America: A Blueprint for the New Labor Market.<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul, Thomas A. Kochan, Richard M. Locke and Michael J. Piore. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/books\/paperback\/9780691086880\/securing-prosperity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><i>Securing Prosperity: The American Labor Market: How It Has Changed and What To Do About It.<\/i><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a>Osterman, Paul. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2000.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><i>Broken Ladders: Managerial Careers in the New Economy.<\/i><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1996.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><i>The Mutual Gains Enterprise: Forging a Winning Partnership Among Labor, Management, and Government.<\/i><br \/>\n<\/strong>Kochan, Thomas A. and Paul Osterman. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1994.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><i>Employment Future: Reorganization, Dislocation and Public Policy.<\/i><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1988.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/books\/internal-labor-markets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Internal Labor Markets.<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1984.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><i>Getting Started: The Youth Labor Market.<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Osterman, Paul. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1980.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-8-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-research widget_mit_pf_research\" data-index=\"2\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Chapters<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Improving Job Quality In Long Term Care.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In\u00a0<i>Creating Good Jobs: An Industry-Based Strategy<\/i>, edited by Paul Osterman, 115-144. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2020.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1108\/S0733-558X20160000047023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Externalization of Work by Corporate Law Firms: Implications for Careers and the Profession.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Riordan, Christine, and Paul Osterman. In\u00a0<i>The Structuring of Work in Organizations (Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Volume 47<\/i>, 333 - 361. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"The Labor Market Context For Employment and Training Policy.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In\u00a0<i>Connecting People To Work: Workforce Intermediaries and Sector Strategies<\/i>, edited by Maureen Conway and Robert Giloth, 21-38. New York, NY: Columbia University, 2014.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Skills and Skill Gaps in Manufacturing.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul and Andrew Weaver. In\u00a0<i>Production in the Innovation Economy<\/i>, edited by R. Locke and R. Wellhausen, 17-50. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2014.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"The New Skill Production System: Policy Challenges and Solutions in Manufacturing Labor Markets.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul and Andrew Weaver. In\u00a0<i>Production in the Innovation Economy<\/i>, edited by R. Locke and R. Wellhausen, 51-80. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2014.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.russellsage.org\/publications\/old-assumptions-new-realities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"The Role of Skill Development and Firm Level Policies In Improving Outcomes For Low Wage Workers.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In\u00a0<i>Old Assumptions, New Realities<\/i>, edited by Jennifer Romich, Marcia K. Meyers, and Robert Plotnick, 103-124. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 2013.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Job Quality In America: The Myths That Block Action.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In\u00a0<i>Are Bad Jobs Inevitable?<\/i> Edited by Chris Tilly, Chris Warhurst, Francois Carre, and Patricia Findlay, 45-60. New York, NY: Palgrave, 2012.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Community Colleges: Promise, Performance, and Policy.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Reinventing Higher Education The Promise of Innovation<\/i>, edited by Andrew P. Kelly, Ben Wildavsky, and Kevin Carey, Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2011.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"https:\/\/research.upjohn.org\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?filename=5&amp;article=1014&amp;context=up_press&amp;type=additional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Demand Side Policies To Improve Job Quality.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>A Future of Good Jobs<\/i>, edited by Susan Houseman and Timothy Bartik, Kalamazoo, MI: The Upjohn Institute For Employment Policy, 2008.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"The Changing Employment Circumstances of Managers.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>America at Work: Choices and Challenges<\/i>, edited by Edward Lawler and James O\u2019Toole, 193-210. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Employment and Training Policies: New Directions for Less Skilled Adults.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Workforce Policies for a Changing Economy<\/i>, edited by Demetra Nightingale and Harry Holzer, Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 2006.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Ports and Ladders: The Nature and Relevance of Internal Labor Markets in a Changing World.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul and M. Diane Burton. In <i>Oxford Handbook on Work and Organization<\/i>, edited by Pamela Tolbert and Rosemary Batt, 425-448. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2006.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Making Bad Jobs Good: Strategies for the Service Section Job Quality and Employer Behavior.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Job Quality and Employer Behavior<\/i>, edited by Claudio Lucifora, Stephen Bazen, and Wimer Salverda, London, England : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"The Economic Context for Workforce Intermediaries.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Workforce Intermediaries in the Twenty-first Century<\/i>, edited by Robert Giloth, 155-169. Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, 2003.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Organizing the U.S. Labor Market: National Problems, Community Strategies.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Governing Work and Welfare in the New Economy<\/i>, edited by David Trubek and Jonathan Zeitlin, 240-265. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2003.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Employers in the Low Wage\/Low Skill Labor Market.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Low Wage Workers In The New Economy<\/i>, edited by Marc Miller and Richard Kazis, Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 2001.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Changing the Constraints: A Successful Employment and Training Strategy.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lautsch, Brenda and Paul Osterman. In <i>Jobs and Economic Development<\/i>, edited by Robert Giloth, 214-233. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Internal Labor Markets.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>A Dictionary of Human Resource Management<\/i>, edited by Larry Peters , London, England : Basil Blackwell, 1997.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Apprenticeship Programs for the American Youth Labor Market.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Contract With America's Youth: Towards a National Youth Development Agenda<\/i>, Washington, DC: American Youth Policy Forum, 1995.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Involving Employers in School-to-Work Programs.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Learning to Work<\/i>, edited by Thomas Bailey, Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1995.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Is There a Problem With the Youth Labor Market and If So How Should We Fix It? Lessons for the U.S. From American and European Experiences.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Poverty, Inequality, and the Crisis of Social Policy: Western States in the New World Order<\/i>, edited by Katherine McFate, Roger Lawson, and William J. Wilson, New York, NY: Russell Sage, 1995.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Problems and Policies for the Youth Labor Market.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>The Changing Nature of Work<\/i>, edited by Ann Howard, New York, NY: Jossey Bass, 1995.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"The Transformation of Work in the United States: What The Evidence Shows.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Managing Human Resources in the 1990s and Beyond<\/i>, edited by Bryan Downie and Mary Lou Coates, Kingston, Canada: IRC Press, 1995.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Work Organization and Training in American Enterprises.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Institutions and Labor Market Performance: Comparative Views on the U.S. and German Economies<\/i>, edited by David Soskice, Friedrich Buttler, Ronald Schettkat, and Wolfgang Franz, 20-44. London, England : Routledge, 1995.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Internal Labor Markets: Theory and Change.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Labor Economics and Industrial Relations: Markets and Institutions<\/i>, edited by Clark Kerr and Paul Staudohar, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1994.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"La Organizacion del trabajo en Estados Unidos: Inferences para la politica industrial (Work Organization in the United States: Implications for Industrial Policy).\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Politica Industrial, Teoria y Practica<\/i>, edited by Carmela Martin, Madrid, Spain: Economistas Libros, Colegio De Economistas de Madrid, 1992.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Latinos in the Midst of Plenty Latinos in Boston.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Latinos in Boston Confronting Poverty, Building Community<\/i>, Boston, MA: The Boston Foundation, 1992.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Internal Labor Markets in a Changing Environment: Models and Evidence.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Research Frontiers in Industrial Relations and Human Resources<\/i>, edited by David Lewin, Olivia Mitchell, and Peter Sherer, 273-308. Madison, WI: Industrial Relations Research Association, 1992.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Pressures and Prospects for Employment Security in the United States.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Employment Security and Labor Market Behavior: Interdisciplinary Approaches and International Evidence<\/i>, edited by Christoph Buechtemann, Ithica, NY: Cornell University Press, 1992.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Gains From Growth? The Impact of Full Employment in Boston on Poverty.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>The Urban Underclass<\/i>, edited by Christopher Jencks and Paul Peterson, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 1991.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Poverty and the Underclass: The Impact of Full Employment.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Work and Welfare<\/i>, edited by Ann Enander, Karlstad, Sweden: University of Karlstad, 1991.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"New Technology and Work Organization.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Technology and Investment<\/i>, edited by Enrico Deiaco, Erik Hornell, and Graham Vickery, London, England: Pinter, 1991.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"The Impact of Information Technology Upon Employment.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>The Corporation of the 1990's: Information Technology and Organizational Transformation<\/i>, edited by Michael Scott Morton, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1991.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"The Future of Employment Policy: A U.S. Perspective.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Flexibility in Labor Markets in the United States and Canada<\/i>, edited by Gilles Ferland, Gilles Laflamme, Gregor Murray, and Jacques Belanger, Geneva, Switzerland : International Institute for Labor Studies, 1990.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Innovations in Training and Human Resource Development: Integrating Public and Private Policy.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>New Developments in Worker Training: A Legacy for the 1990's<\/i>, edited by Ernest Savoie, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Louis Ferman, and Michele Hoyman, Madison, Wisconsin: Industrial Relations Research Association, 1990.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"The Job Market for Adolescents.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. In <i>Adolescence and Work: Influences of Social Structure, Labor Markets, and Culture<\/i>, edited by David Stern and Dorothy Eichorn, 235-256. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, 1989.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-8-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-research widget_mit_pf_research\" data-index=\"3\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Journal Articles<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/00197939211018191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>\"How American Adults Obtain Work Skills: Results of a New National Survey.\"<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul.\u00a0<em>ILR Review<\/em>, Forthcoming. <a href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?PublicationDocumentID=7955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Paper<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0019793917738757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"In Search of the High Road: Meaning and Evidence.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul.\u00a0<i>ILR Review<\/i> Vol. 71, No. 1 (2018): 3-34. <a href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?PublicationDocumentID=7954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Paper<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0019793916660067\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Skill Demands and Mismatch in U.S. Manufacturing.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Weaver, Andrew, and Paul Osterman.\u00a0<i>Industrial and Labor Relations Review<\/i>\u00a0Vol. 70, No. 2 (2017): 275-307.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0730888415625096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Organizing For Good Jobs: Recent Developments And New Challenges.\"<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nBernhardt, Annette, and Paul Osterman.\u00a0<i>Work and Occupations<\/i>\u00a0Vol. 44, No. 1 (2017): 89-112.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/001979391306600401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Job Quality: What Does It Mean and How Do We Think About It.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul.\u00a0<i>Industrial and Labor Relations Review<\/i>\u00a0Vol. 66, No. 4 (2013): 739-752.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0730888412455155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"The Politics of Job Quality: A Case Study of Weatherization.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul and Elizabeth Chimienti.\u00a0<i>Work and Occupations<\/i>\u00a0Vol. 39, No. 4 (2012): 409-426.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0730888411418317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Job Training In America: Making Sense of the System.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Work and Occupations<\/i> Vol. 38, No. 4 (2011): 500-507.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/001979391106400401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Institutional Labor Economics, The New Personnel Economics, and Internal Labor Markets: A Reconsideration.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Industrial and Labor Relations Review<\/i> Vol. 64, No. 4 (2011): 637-653.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/iveybusinessjournal.com\/publication\/recognizing-the-value-of-middle-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Recognizing The Value of Middle Management.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Ivy Business Journal<\/i> (2010): 1-14.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/job.639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Job Design In The Context of The Job Market.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Journal of Organizational Behavior<\/i> Vol. 31, No. 2-3 (2010): 401-411.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1564-913X.2008.00028.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Improving The Quality of Low Wage Work; The Current American Experience.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>International Labor Review<\/i> Vol. 147, No. 2-3 (2008): 115-134.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Evading the Iron Law: Culture and Ritual in Social Movement Organizations.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Administrative Science Quarterly<\/i> (2007): 1-13.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1467-8543.2006.00517.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Community-Based Organizing and Employee Representation.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>British Journal of Industrial Relations<\/i> Vol. 44, No. 4 (2006): 629-649.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/25067516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"The Wage Impacts of High Performance Work Organization.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Industrial and Labor Relations Review<\/i> Vol. 59, No. 2 (2006): 187-204.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/001979390005300201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Work Organization in an Era of Restructuring: Trends in Diffusion and Impacts on Employee Welfare.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Industrial and Labor Relations Review<\/i> Vol. 53, No. 2 (2000): 179-196.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/102425899800400207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Changing Work Organization in America: What Has Happened and Who Has Benefited?\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Transfer: European Review of Labor and Research, Summer<\/i> Vol. 4, No. 2 (1998): 246-263.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Is There a Youth Labor Market Problem in America?\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Revista Asturiana De Economia<\/i> Vol. 1995, No. 2 (1995): 1-2.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/2393758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Work\/Family Programs and the Employment Relationship.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Administrative Science Quarterly<\/i> Vol. 40, No. 4 (1995): 681-700.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1468-232X.1995.tb00365.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Skill, Training, and Work Organization in American Establishments.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Industrial Relations<\/i> Vol. 34, No. 2 (1995): 125-146.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Work Organization.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Looking Ahead: The Journal of the National Planning Association<\/i>(1994): 1-2.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Beginning Work: The Youth Labor Market in America.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>The Wilson Quarterly<\/i> (1994): 1-2.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/2117863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Supervision, Discretion, and Work Organization.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>American Economic Review<\/i> Vol. 84, No. 2 (1994): 380-384.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/001979399404700202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"How Common Is Workplace Transformation and How Can We Explain Who Adopts It?\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Industrial and Labor Relations Review<\/i> Vol. 47, No. 2 (1994): 173-188.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307\/3325301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Employer-Centered Training Programs for International Competitiveness: Lessons From State Programs.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul and Rosemary Batt. <i>Journal of Policy Analysis and Management<\/i> Vol. 12, No. 3 (1993): 456-477.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1006\/ssre.1993.1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Why Don't 'They' Work? Employment Patterns in a Full-Employment Economy.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Social Science Research<\/i> Vol. 22, No. 2 (1993): 115-130.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/800566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Welfare Participation in a Full Employment Economy: The Impact of Neighborhood.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Social Problems<\/i> Vol. 38, No. 4 (1991): 475-491.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Investing in Workers.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>TransAtlantic Perspectives<\/i> (1989): 1-2.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Employment Systems in the United States: Competing Models and Contingent Employment.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Travail-Emploi<\/i> (1989): 1-32.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1468-232X.1989.tb00865.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Technological Innovation and Employment in Telecommunications.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Lynch, Lisa M. and Paul Osterman. <i>Industrial Relations<\/i> Vol. 28, No. 2 (1989): 188-205.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-8-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-research widget_mit_pf_research panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Other Publications<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?PublicationDocumentID=7956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>\"Contract Employment: Measurement and Implications for Employer-Employee Relationships.\"<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. MIT Sloan Working Paper 6473-21. Cambridge, MA: MIT Sloan School of Management, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>\"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?PublicationDocumentID=7933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skill Training for Adults<\/a><\/strong>.\" Osterman, Paul. MIT Work of the Future, Research Brief. October 2020.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Employers and Community Colleges: What is the Connection and What Explains It.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Weaver, Andrew, and Paul Osterman.\u00a0Industrial Relations, December 2016.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"<a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2012\/12\/who-can-fix-the-middle-skills-gap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who Can Fix the 'Middle-Skills' Gap?<\/a>\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Kochan, Thomas, David Finegold and Paul Osterman. Harvard Business Review, December 2012.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonreview.net\/paul-osterman-jobs-employment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Good Jobs: Three Reasons There Aren\u2019t More.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul.\u00a0The Boston Review<i>, <\/i>March 2012.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\"><a class=\"publication__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.americanprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/issues\/2008\/08\/pdf\/highered1.pdf?_ga=2.128791692.1436450289.1631415955-825995943.1631115643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"College for All: The Labor Market for College Educated Workers.\"<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. Center for American Progress<i>, <\/i>August 2008. <a href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?PublicationDocumentID=7926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Preprint<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"Flexibility and Commitment in the United States Labor Market.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. International Labor Organization, 2001.<\/li>\n<li><b>\"Revolutionizing Work.\"<br \/>\n<\/b>Osterman, Paul and Kerry Tremain. Blueprint, 2000.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"New Rules for the Labor Market.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. Working Today, 1999.<\/li>\n<li><b>\"The Impact of Training on Productivity and Its Role in the Social Dialogue.\"<br \/>\n<\/b>Osterman, Paul. International Labor Organization, 1999.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"publication__main-title\">\"The Future of Employment and Training.\"<br \/>\n<\/strong>Osterman, Paul. <i>Urban Institute Policy Briefs, <\/i>1996.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>List of All Books List of All Chapters List of All Journal Articles List of All Other Publications Books Creating Good Jobs: An Industry-Based Strategy. Osterman, Paul (Ed.). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2020. Who Will Care For Us? Long-Term Care and the Long-Term Workforce. Osterman, Paul. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 2017. 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