Dr. Ryan Lamare

Biography

J. Ryan Lamare is a prominent academic in the field of Employment Relations and Human Resource Management. He joined the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in August 2024. Prior to this role, he held the position of Professor at the School of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and has also taught at Penn State University, University of Manchester, and University of Limerick. He obtained his PhD in Industrial Labor Relations from Cornell University. Ryan's teaching expertise lies in international human resource management, strategic human resource management, negotiations, and workplace dispute resolution, with a focus on collective bargaining and industrial relations theory. He is recognized for his outstanding teaching, having received numerous excellence awards throughout his career. His research interests are primarily centered on quantitative empirical analyses of the interactions between institutions and Employment Relations/Human Resource actors. His notable projects investigate the relationships between workplace actors and the political arena, specifically the utilization of private workplace conflict management systems within organizations. Additionally, he explores the connections between institutions and employee voice in multinational firms, as well as the impacts of macro-level shocks on workplace environments. Ryan has published extensively in prestigious outlets, including the British Journal of Industrial Relations, ILR Review, and various leading journals in human resource management, work sociology, law, and political science. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the British Journal of Industrial Relations.

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