Matthew Bidwell

Associate Professor of Management at The Wharton School

Biography

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Matthew Bidwell’s research examines new patterns in work and employment, focusing in particular the causes and effects of more short-term, market oriented employment relationships. He has conducted detailed research on the contracting workforce in information technology, publishing papers on how those contractors are used within firms, on the effects of their relationships with staffing firms, and on who goes into contracting. A second focus of his research explores how workers build careers across organizations, working in different kinds of workplaces at different points in their careers. Current projects explore how organizations balance internal promotions with external hiring, and why worker mobility has increased in recent years.

Matthew holds a Ph.D. from the MIT Sloan School, an S.M. in Political Science from MIT, and an M.Chem from Oxford. He is currently a Sloan Industry Studies Fellow. He serves on the editorial boards of Academy of Management Review and Organization Science.

Research Interests: * careers, contingent work, firm boundaries, human resource management, knowledge workers

Awards and Honors

  • Wharton Teaching Excellence Award, 2020
  • ASQ Scholarly Contribution Award, 2017
  • Best overall paper award, Careers Division, Academy of Management, 2014
  • Winner, John T. Dunlop Outstanding Scholar Award, Labor and Employment Relations Association (recognizing outstanding research by a recent entrant to the field), 2014
  • Finalist, Industry Studies Association-INFORMS Best Paper Award, 2013
  • Finalist, Best Paper Award, Strategic Management Society Conference, 2012
  • Scholarly Achievement Award for best published paper in HR for 2011, Academy of Management HR division, 2012
  • Sloan Foundation Industry Studies Fellowship, 2010-2012
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Review, 2009
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award (given to top 5% of division conference reviewers), Business Policy and Strategy division of the Academy of Management, 2009
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award (given to top 5% of division conference reviewers), Business Policy and Strategy division of the Academy of Management, 2006
  • Recipient, Wilson Fellowship, 2000-2002
  • Kennedy Scholar, 1996-1997

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