The Digital Reskilling Lab conducts research to understand how firms can effectively train, reskill, and support employees in adapting to digital transformation. Our work spans three key research areas: studying reskilling initiatives, evaluating existing training programs, and analyzing organizational change within firms. Below, we outline these categories and provide links to recent papers that showcase our findings.
We assess the effectiveness of corporate training programs by analyzing their impact on employee productivity, retention, and career mobility. Our research examines whether training enhances worker performance or if alternative strategies, such as external hiring, yield better outcomes. Additionally, we explore the role of managers in facilitating successful training initiatives and whether retraining complements or substitutes tenure-based career progression.
Beyond individual training programs, we explore how firms undergo structural and strategic shifts to embrace reskilling at scale. Our research delves into how businesses transition from job-based to skill-based workforce structures, implement digital tools to improve productivity, and develop internal mobility strategies. We assess how these transformations affect employee performance, business outcomes, and firm-wide adaptation to new technologies.