Inês Black

Inês Black is an Assistant Professor in the Strategy area at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Her research examines the intersection of firm strategy and labor markets, focusing on how hiring practices impact organizational performance. She teaches the core Strategy course for Fuqua's MBA program.

Her research interests include analyzing firm-driven labor market search mechanisms, network hiring effects, and the strategic implications of skill demand. She has published in top journals like Strategic Management Journal and Strategy Science, with a focus on understanding how organizations optimize talent acquisition strategies in evolving labor markets.

Recent work explores topics such as the increasing role of proactive talent hunting by firms (up 50% since 2010), the role of occupational switching in wage dynamics, and the interplay between technology adoption and organizational fit. Her methodologies include large-scale administrative data analysis and employer-employee linked datasets.