Workforce, Industry, and Economic Development (WIED) was a unit of Cornell University's ILR School focused on providing applied economic expertise.
WIED was committed to promoting the creation of good jobs and stimulating workforce development to strengthen the New York State and global economy. While the WIED unit was discontinued by the ILR School in 2008, its documents will remain here for research and archival purposes.
Manuscripts from 2009
Cultural Capital: Challenges to New York State’s Competitive Advantages in the Arts and Entertainment Industry, Lois Gray, Maria Figueroa, Catherine Lanier, and Daniel Cerio
Articles & Chapters from 2007
Organizing for Equitable Economic Development: The Significance of Community Empowerment Organizations for Unions, Ronald Applegate
Bridging the Gap: Training Needs Assessment of the Immigrant Workforce in Onondaga County, NY, Maralyn Edid
Two Paths to the High Road: The Dynamics of Coalition Building in Seattle and Buffalo, Ian Greer, Barbara Byrd, and Lou Jean Fleron
Manuscripts from 2006
Buffalo Child Care Means Business: Executive Summary, Lou Jean Fleron, Lauren Breen, and Danielle Dimitrov
Buffalo Child Care Means Business: PowerPoint Presentation, Lou Jean Fleron, Lauren Breen, and Danielle Dimitrov
Buffalo Child Care Means Business: Full Study Report, Lou Jean Fleron, Lauren Breen, Regina L. Grogan, and Danielle Dimitrov
Labor and Regional Development in the U.S.A.: Building a High Road Infrastructure in Buffalo, New York, Ian Greer and Lou Jean Fleron
Articles & Chapters from 2005
Changing Administrative Practices in American Unions: A Research Note, Paul F. Clark and Lois Spier Gray
Local Nodes in Global Networks: The Geography of Knowledge Flows in Biotechnology Innovation, Meric S. Gertler and Yael M. Levitte
Labor and Urban Crisis in Buffalo, New York: Building a High Road Infrastructure , Ian Greer and Lou Jean Fleron
Articles & Chapters from 2004
Bonding Social Capital in Entrepreneurial Developing Communities – Survival Networks or Barriers?, Yael M. Levitte
Articles & Chapters from 2000
Assessing the Proposed IAM, UAW, and USW Merger: Critical Issues and Potential Outcomes, Paul F. Clark and Lois Spier Gray
Champions @ Work: Employment, Workplace Practices and Labor-Management Relations in Western New York: A Study, Lou Jean Fleron, Howard Stanger, and Eileen Patton
Articles & Chapters from 1998
Union Administrative Practices: A Comparative Analysis, Paul F. Clark, Kay Gilbert, Lois Spier Gray, and Norman Solomon
Articles & Chapters from 1996
Reflections on Progress at Work, Lou Jean Fleron and Lois Spier Gray
Introduction, Lois Spier Gray and Ronald L. Seeber
Looking Ahead, Lois Spier Gray and Ronald L. Seeber
The Industry and the Unions: An Overview, Lois Spier Gray and Ronald L. Seeber
Articles & Chapters from 1993
The Route to the Top: Female Union Leaders and Union Policy, Lois Spier Gray
Articles & Chapters from 1991
Union-Management Training Programs in the Public Sector: The New York Experience, Lois Spier Gray, Thomas B. Quimby, and Kathy Schrier
Articles & Chapters from 1988
Women in Union Leadership Roles, Lois Spier Gray
Articles & Chapters from 1981
Unions Implementing Managerial Techniques, Lois Spier Gray
Articles & Chapters from 1980
Apprenticeship Training: Where Does It Stand Today?, Lois Spier Gray and Alice O. Beamesderfer
Articles & Chapters from 1971
Of Republicans and Recessions: Why Does Big Business Vote for Them?, R.D. Corwin and Lois Spier Gray