“Educating the Next Generation of Neutrals and Practitioners”
The Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution at Cornell University promotes interdisciplinary education, research and training in dispute resolution for students, academics, neutrals and practitioners.
The Institute builds on the Cornell ILR School’s proud tradition of instruction in the practical use of conflict resolution skills in the workplace and beyond.
In support of its mission, the Scheinman Institute's principal activities involve:
- Undergraduate and graduate courses and degrees
- Training and certificate programs for neutrals and professionals
- Consultation and technical assistance to practitioners and neutrals
- Scholarly and empirical research and evaluation
- Conferences, symposia and workshops
In Cornell’s ILR School, the Institute continues its focus on programs dealing with workplace dispute resolution. Through its joint program with the Cornell Law School and relationships with the other Cornell colleges, the Institute addresses commercial, environmental, international, regulatory and other conflicts that arise in the public, private and non-profit sectors as well as in complex litigation where creative conflict resolution can have a meaningful impact.
In all of its activities, the Institute is committed to promoting diversity, cross-cultural understanding and equal opportunities for individuals without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability or other protected characteristics.
Manuscripts from 2012
The Impact of Case and Arbitrator Characteristics On Employment Arbitration Outcomes, Alexander Colvin and Kelly Pike
Articles & Chapters from 2011
An Empirical Study of Employment Arbitration: Case Outcomes and Processes, Alexander Colvin
The Effect of Gender on Awards in Employment Arbitration Cases: The Experience in the Securities Industry, David B. Lipsky, J. Ryan Lamare, and Abhishek Gupta
Manuscripts from 2010
Organizational Primacy after the Demise of the Organizational Career: Employment Conflict in a Post-Standard Contract World, Alexander Colvin
Joint Labor-Management Training Programs for Healthcare Worker Advancement and Retention, Sally Klingel and David B. Lipsky
The Conflict Over Conflict Management, David B. Lipsky and Ariel C. Avgar
The Arbitration of Employment Disputes in the Securities Industry: A Study of FINRA Awards, 1986-2008, David B. Lipsky, Ronald L. Seeber, and J. Ryan Lamare
Manuscripts from 2009
The Long-Haul Effects of Interest Arbitration: The Case of New York State’s Taylor Law, Thomas A. Kochan, David B. Lipsky, Mary Newhart, and Alan Benson
Workplace Arbitration in the Current Economic Crisis, David B. Lipsky
Organizational Strategies for the Adoption of Electronic Medical Records: Toward an Understanding of Outcome Variation in Nursing Homes, David B. Lipsky, Ariel C. Avgar, and James Ryan Lamare
Articles & Chapters from 2008
Whose Job Is It Anyway? Preparing Arbitrators for Consumer Dispute Resolution Programs, David B. Lipsky, Rocco M. Scanza, Mary Newhart, and Richard D. Fincher
Articles & Chapters from 2007
Improved Metrics for Workplace Dispute Resolution Procedures: Efficiency, Equity, and Voice, John W. Budd and Alexander Colvin
Conflict Resolution and the Transformation of the Social Contract, David B. Lipsky
Online Dispute Resolution Through the Lens of Bargaining and Negotiation Theory: Toward an Integrated Model, David B. Lipsky and Ariel C. Avgar
Managing the Politics of Evaluation: Lessons from the Evaluation of ADR Programs, David B. Lipsky, Ronald L. Seeber, Ariel C. Avgar, and Rocco M. Scanza
Articles & Chapters from 2006
Contemporary Issues in Employment Relations—A Roundtable, David Lewin, Adrienne E. Eaton, Thomas A. Kochan, David B. Lipsky, Daniel J. B. Mitchell, and Paula B. Voos
Manuscripts from 2005
The Energy Construction Industry Gainsharing Handbook, Michael Gaffney, Ronald L. Seeber, and Scott M. Sears
The Impacts of Alternative Dispute Resolution on Workplace Outcomes: Discussion, David B. Lipsky
Articles & Chapters from 2004
Adoption and Use of Dispute Resolution Procedures in the Nonunion Workplace, Alexander Colvin
From Supreme Court to Shopfloor: Mandatory Arbitration and the Reconfiguration of Workplace Dispute Resolution, Alexander Colvin
Dispute Resolution in the Changing Workplace, David B. Lipsky and Ronald L. Seeber
Articles & Chapters from 2003
Public Sector Collective Bargaining and the Imperative for Service Delivery: An Overview, Jonathan Brock and David B. Lipsky
The Dual Transformation of Workplace Dispute Resolution, Alexander Colvin
Institutional Pressures, Human Resource Strategies, and the Rise of Nonunion Dispute Resolution Procedures, Alexander J.S. Colvin
Interest-Based Bargaining in Education, Sally Klingel
Conceptual Foundations: Walton and McKersie's Subprocesses of Negotiations, Thomas A. Kochan and David B. Lipsky
The Social Contract and Dispute Resolution: The Transformation of the Social Contract in the United States Workplace and the Emergence of New Strategies of Dispute Resolution, David B. Lipsky and Ronald L. Seeber
Manuscripts from 2001
Facilitating Conflict Resolution in Union-Management Relations: A Guide for Neutrals, Richard Chaykowski, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Thomas A. Kochan, and Christina Sickles Merchant
Designing Integrated Conflict Management Systems: Guidelines for Practitioners and Decision Makers in Organizations, Institute on Conflict Resolution and Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution
An Evaluation of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Pilot Program for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Ronald L. Seeber, Timothy P. Schmidle, and Robert S. Smith
Articles & Chapters from 2000
Resolving Workplace Disputes in the United States: The Growth of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Employment Relations, David B. Lipsky and Ronald L. Seeber
The Arbitration Profession in Transition: Final Report to the National Academy of Arbitrators, Michel G. Picher, Ronald L. Seeber, and David B. Lipsky
The Arbitration Profession in Transition: Preliminary Results From a Survey of the National Academy of Arbitrators, Michel G. Picher, Ronald L. Seeber, and David B. Lipsky
The Arbitration Profession in Transition: A Survey of the National Academy of Arbitrators, Michel Picher, Ronald L. Seeber, and David B. Lipsky
Manuscripts from 1998
The Appropriate Resolution of Corporate Disputes: A Report on the Growing Use of ADR by U.S. Corporations, David B. Lipsky and Ronald L. Seeber