Jamie Ladge Patrick F. & Helen C. Walsh Research Professor, Management and Organizational Development j.ladge@neu.edu Expertise Gender and Diversity Issues, Identity in Organizations, Labor Movement, Work-Life Integration Jamie Ladge in the Press Is there a minimum amount of time you need to stay at a job? “Baby boomers and prior generations typically spent much of their careers in one organisation,” explains Jamie Ladge, associate professor of management and organisational development at Northeastern University in Boston. “More current generations have evolved from this thinking.” Dads are doing less at home again, fearing a career hit There are also cultural norms that come into play, including traditional notions of men being the “breadwinners” of the family, said Jamie Ladge, an associate professor of management and organizational development at Northeastern University who studies work-life integration. Unspoken workplace rules discourage fathers from taking full advantage of paternity leave when it’s offered, with more […] Dads Are Doing Less at Home Again There are also cultural norms that come into play, including traditional notions of men being the “breadwinners” of the family, said Jamie Ladge, an associate professor of management and organizational development at Northeastern University who studies work-life integration. Unspoken workplace rules discourage fathers from taking full advantage of paternity leave when it’s offered, with more […] Childcare Is a Business Issue Alicia Sasser Modestino is an Associate Professor with appointments in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the Department of Economics at Northeastern University. Jamie Ladge is an Associate Professor of Management at the D’Amore McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Exeter Business School. […] Kids at Home Could Put the Economy in Detention A survey by Northeastern University economists Alicia Sasser Modestino, Jamie Ladge and Alisa Lincoln conducted in May and June found that 13.3% of working parents lost their job or reduced their hours because of a lack of child care. Working moms always battled shame. The pandemic just made it worse Jamie Ladge is an associate professor of management and organizational development at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and a distinguished research professor at the University of Exeter Business School. More fathers are protesting unequal treatment at work Men also sometimes get teased by male co-workers for being an involved parent, making it less socially acceptable for them to take time off to care for their children, said Jamie Ladge, a management and organizational development professor at Northeastern University. “We always say women are their own worst enemies, but I think men are […] Philly.com Balancing act: Working dads’ changing roles “Involved fathering has positive work-related outcomes that can benefit organizations,” says Jamie Ladge, an associate professor of management and organizational development at Boston’s Northeastern University and an author of a study on fathers published in the Academy of Management Perspectives in February. But Ladge says her research also found that many men feel stigmatized at […] Men's Health ‘Don Draper got it right’ and other fatherhood wisdom from Adam Carolla MH: There’s a recent study out of Northeastern University in Boston, looking at how fathers interact with their kids. They found that when dads spent more time with their children, they were less stressed about their jobs and less inclined to want to quit. AC: Okay. MH: Jamie Ladge, one of the professors who co-authored […] Study says fathers involved at home are happier at work Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. Jason Manekas is getting ready to leave his sunny ninth-floor office in the Seaport District to pick up his 5-year-old daughter, Perry. A framed photo from a father-daughter dance — Perry clutching a pink puppy purse, Manekas wearing a pink tie — sits on a shelf; Perry’s stick-figure drawings grace the inside […] Jamie Ladge for Northeastern Global News Northeastern professor Jamie Ladge’s book, Maternal Optimism, provides a constructive perspective for working mothers Northeastern professor Jamie Ladge’s book, Maternal Optimism, provides a constructive perspective for working mothers Working mothers need to chart their own paths, says Northeastern professor Jamie Ladge. There can be no perfect model for working motherhood, Ladge points out in her new book, Maternal Optimism, because each case is unique to the circumstances of the parents and their children. At the intersection of work and family, how do we define our identities? At the intersection of work and family, how do we define our identities? Jamie Ladge, an associate professor of management and organizational development, studies how working professionals view their identities in the office and at home—and how these identities often intersect. “We’re constantly trying to be all things to all people,” she said. Looking through the glass ceiling: Symposium examines state of women’s advancement Looking through the glass ceiling: Symposium examines state of women’s advancement How far have women advanced in the fields of leadership, entrepreneurship, and public policy? It’s a question that a half-day symposium at Northeastern sought to answer Friday. The answer, based on presentations by a wide-ranging group of stakeholders, seems to be that while progress has certainly been made, there’s still a long way to go. Study: Involved dads are happier at work, experience less job-family conflict Study: Involved dads are happier at work, experience less job-family conflict Companies also stand to benefit from the positive work-related outcomes fathers experience the more time they spend with their kids, according to D’Amore-McKim School of Business researchers, who present their findings in a new paper. 3Qs: Can women have it all? 3Qs: Can women have it all? Jamie Ladge, an assistant professor of management and organizational development, reflects on whether women can simultaneously be great mothers at home and top professionals in the workplace. Women in business excel, says report Women in business excel, says report Newly released ‘Shriver Report’ on the role of U.S. women includes chapter by CBA assistant professor Jamie Ladge Business professor wins Academy of Management award Business professor wins Academy of Management award Jamie Ladge wins national recognition for research on work–family balance.
Is there a minimum amount of time you need to stay at a job? “Baby boomers and prior generations typically spent much of their careers in one organisation,” explains Jamie Ladge, associate professor of management and organisational development at Northeastern University in Boston. “More current generations have evolved from this thinking.”
Dads are doing less at home again, fearing a career hit There are also cultural norms that come into play, including traditional notions of men being the “breadwinners” of the family, said Jamie Ladge, an associate professor of management and organizational development at Northeastern University who studies work-life integration. Unspoken workplace rules discourage fathers from taking full advantage of paternity leave when it’s offered, with more […]
Dads Are Doing Less at Home Again There are also cultural norms that come into play, including traditional notions of men being the “breadwinners” of the family, said Jamie Ladge, an associate professor of management and organizational development at Northeastern University who studies work-life integration. Unspoken workplace rules discourage fathers from taking full advantage of paternity leave when it’s offered, with more […]
Childcare Is a Business Issue Alicia Sasser Modestino is an Associate Professor with appointments in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the Department of Economics at Northeastern University. Jamie Ladge is an Associate Professor of Management at the D’Amore McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Exeter Business School. […]
Kids at Home Could Put the Economy in Detention A survey by Northeastern University economists Alicia Sasser Modestino, Jamie Ladge and Alisa Lincoln conducted in May and June found that 13.3% of working parents lost their job or reduced their hours because of a lack of child care.
Working moms always battled shame. The pandemic just made it worse Jamie Ladge is an associate professor of management and organizational development at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and a distinguished research professor at the University of Exeter Business School.
More fathers are protesting unequal treatment at work Men also sometimes get teased by male co-workers for being an involved parent, making it less socially acceptable for them to take time off to care for their children, said Jamie Ladge, a management and organizational development professor at Northeastern University. “We always say women are their own worst enemies, but I think men are […]
Philly.com Balancing act: Working dads’ changing roles “Involved fathering has positive work-related outcomes that can benefit organizations,” says Jamie Ladge, an associate professor of management and organizational development at Boston’s Northeastern University and an author of a study on fathers published in the Academy of Management Perspectives in February. But Ladge says her research also found that many men feel stigmatized at […]
Men's Health ‘Don Draper got it right’ and other fatherhood wisdom from Adam Carolla MH: There’s a recent study out of Northeastern University in Boston, looking at how fathers interact with their kids. They found that when dads spent more time with their children, they were less stressed about their jobs and less inclined to want to quit. AC: Okay. MH: Jamie Ladge, one of the professors who co-authored […]
Study says fathers involved at home are happier at work Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. Jason Manekas is getting ready to leave his sunny ninth-floor office in the Seaport District to pick up his 5-year-old daughter, Perry. A framed photo from a father-daughter dance — Perry clutching a pink puppy purse, Manekas wearing a pink tie — sits on a shelf; Perry’s stick-figure drawings grace the inside […]