Wall Street and Main Street: Dilemmas for management strategy

When:
March 2, 2017 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
2017-03-02T18:00:00+00:00
2017-03-02T19:15:00+00:00
Where:
The British Academy
10-11 Carlton House Terrace
St. James's, London SW1Y 5AH
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Katie Barron
020 7969 5200

Financial actors have increasingly influenced business strategy, and in turn, the organisation of work and human resource management. By sharpening a focus on short-term shareholder returns, they encourage the outsourcing of work, substitution of technology for labour, and minimisation of long-term employment relations. This approach undermines organisational capabilities and investments in human capital designed to produce innovation, sustainable advantage, and employment stability. This paper explores a range of alternatives designed to rebuild patient capital and create a longer term strategy for organisational innovation and competitiveness – one that can balance the needs of many stakeholders while building sustainable economies.

Speaker: Professor Rosemary Batt, Cornell University
Chaired by: Professor Colin Mayer CBE FBA, University of Oxford

About the speaker:
Rosemary Batt is the Alice Hanson Cook Professor of Women and Work at the ILR School, Cornell University. She received her BA from Cornell University and her Ph.D. from MIT. Her current research focuses on financialization and globalization and their impact on firm behavior, HR management, and employment relations.

FREE. Registration not required. Seats allocated on a first come, first served basis