Ann Bartel
- Merrill Lynch Professor of Workforce Transformation
- Economics Division
- Areas of Expertise
- Healthcare, Labor Markets, Microeconomics
- Contact
- Office: 583 Kravis
- E-mail: [email protected]
Professor Bartel is the Merrill Lynch Professor of Workforce Transformation at Columbia Business School and the Director of Columbia Business School's Workforce Transformation Initiative. She is an expert in the fields of labor economics and human resource management and has published numerous articles on employee training, human capital investments, job mobility, and the impact of technological change on productivity, worker skills, and outsourcing decisions. Bartel received the 1992 Margaret Chandler Award for Commitment to Excellence in teaching. She teaches Managerial Negotiations and Economics of Organizational Strategy. Bartel is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and the recipient of numerous research grants. She has also served as a consultant for many companies on strategic human resource management issues and has directed executive education programs for talented women executives who are positioning themselves for career advancement.
- Education
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BA, University of Pennsylvania, 1970; MA, Columbia, 1973; PhD, 1974
- Joined CBS
- 1976
All Activities
Getting the Job Done: How Paid Family Leave Impacts Employers
How Paid Family Leave is Working: New York Policy Winning Support Among Businesses and Employees
Columbia Business School Researcher Argues One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Pay-for-Performance Doesn’t Work in Today’s Marketplace
- Case ID
- 210407
LUV It or Leave It? Southwest Airlines Reflects on Organizational Choices
Should Southwest consider parting with its single carrier policy—considered by many to be a cornerstone of its industry-defying long-term profitability?
- Case ID
- 190307
ABC Coalition Game: Relationships and Bargaining
How are multi-party coalitions formed?
- Case ID
- 180305
Children's Aid: Transitioning to a Results-Oriented Organization
What tools should newly appointed Children's Aid Society CEO Phoebe Boyer implement to better assess talent and measure program outcomes in order to position the organization for long-term success?
- Case ID
- 160303
Onyx Pharmaceuticals: HR-Driven Change
What performance management strategies did biotech firm Onxy Pharmaceuticals implement to fast track growth?
- Case ID
- 140309
Betterment: People Management at a Start-up
What HR challenges do successful start-ups face as they enter their "adolescent" stage?
- Case ID
- 120304
New York City Teacher Incentive Program: Agreeing on a Plan
What elements are critical to the design of a teacher incentive program for the City of New York?
- Case ID
- 90330
Compensation Plans at Pearson & Daye Securities
What compensation scheme would allow Pearson and Daye to reward their valued employees without losing sight of their initial goals? And how much would the five original partners consider diluting their holdings?
- Case ID
- 90301
MacAfee Building Supply: Improving Performance Across Retail Stores
What incentive scheme will ensure branches of a London-based multinational will enjoy continued success?
- Case ID
- 80325
Texas PetroChemical: Designing an Effective Incentive Program
How should a Fortune 500 chemical company modify its performance measurement and incentive system in order to increase productivity?
- Case ID
- 80304
The DaimlerChrysler Merger: Why Didn't It Succeed?
DaimlerChrysler Merger: What untried strategies and policies might have better supported an ultimately unsuccessful merger between two large automakers?