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Duanyi Yang is an Assistant Professor at Cornell University's ILR School within the Department of Global Labor and Work. She holds a PhD from MIT Sloan School of Management and has dual expertise in worker voice dynamics and work-family policy impacts. Her research explores labor relations across the US, China, and Germany, focusing on grievance systems, workplace disputes, and gender inequality. Yang has authored influential studies on topics like SA8000 compliance in China and remote work effects in Germany, with media coverage in Forbes and The New York Times.
Education: PhD in Management (MIT, 2020), MPP in Public Policy (University of Minnesota, 2014), BS in Economics (University of Minnesota, 2012). Awards include $37,800 Cornell Center for Social Sciences Fellowship and $25,000 Families & Workers Fund Grant.
- Research Themes: Worker Voice Measurement, Work-Life Balance Policies, Global Labor Regulation
- Teaching: Labor Relations (ILRGL 2050), Writing Seminar on Employee Voice (ILRGL 2080)
- Professional Roles: Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution affiliate, ILR Graduate Program Committee member
Her work bridges labor relations theory with sociological insights, addressing contemporary challenges like platform labor and post-pandemic work arrangements. Yang advises multiple PhD candidates and undergraduate researchers at Cornell while maintaining active participation in global academic networks including LERA and AOM.
