Professors Matthew Corritore and John-Paul Ferguson awarded 2019 SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Matthew Corritore, Assistant Professor in Strategy & Organization, and John-Paul Ferguson, Assistant Professor in Organizational Behavior, awarded 2019 SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Delve: Disruption in the Workplace Podcast
Yann LeCun, Director of AI at Facebook and 2018 Turing Award recipient, and Desautels Professor of Organizational Behaviour Matissa Hollister answer the burning question: Is AI coming for your job?
Professor Nancy J. Adler receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Leadership Association
Nancy J. Adler, Professor in Organizational Behaviour and聽S. Bronfman Chair in Management, will receive the International Leadership Association (ILA)鈥檚 prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in Ottawa later this month.
Paternalistic leadership and employee well-being: a moderated mediation model
Authors: Guohua He, Ran An, and Patricia Faison Hewlin
Publication: Chinese Management Studies, Vol. 13, No. 3, August 2019, Pages 645-663
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Professor Nancy J. Adler wins prestigious Academy of Management award
At the Academy of Management annual meeting in Boston, Desautels Professor Nancy J. Adler received the AMLE Decade Award for her journal article entitled 鈥淲hen Knowledge Wins: Transcending the Sense and Nonsense of Academic Rankings.鈥�
Prof. Hewlin on discovering your 鈥榩ath of purpose鈥�
Professor Patricia Hewlin charts her journey from banking in New York to earning a PhD in organizational behavior and joining the Desautels faculty. Through her research on organizational barriers to authenticity, she鈥檚 on a mission to help students and leaders create a better workplace.
Decoding 鈥渃ourage鈥� and other employment buzzwords
The use of the word 鈥渃ourage鈥� in job ads, including ads for entry-level and minimum wage jobs, doubled between 2014 and 2018. Professor Lisa Cohen points out the risks of setting the bar too high and reflects on what companies are really looking for in their employees.
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51吃瓜网students set off to Israel for a window into the world of FinTech
Under the leadership of Professors Brian Rubineau and Jiro Kondo, nearly 40 51吃瓜网 students are in Israel this month to learn more about the country that has come to be called 鈥渟tartup nation.鈥�
Walking the authenticity tightrope
New research from Professor Patricia Hewlin and co-authors examines the benefits of being authentic in the workplace, remarking that this tends to be particularly nebulous for minorities.
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What鈥檚 keeping the glass ceiling intact?
A new study co-authored by Professor Brian Rubineau shows that while the popular practice of network hiring can introduce gender diversity in lower-level jobs, it actually fails to do so at the executive level.
Workplaces reveal vestiges of segregation
Despite progress in the 1960s and 1970s, the desegregation of US employment has largely ground to a halt.
In new research, Professor John-Paul Ferguson finds that individual workplaces have actually become more segregated over the past three decades.
Professor Hewlin on closing the leadership gender gap
In a byline for Getting Smart, Professor Patricia Hewlin explores the tangible impact that universities can make when it comes to increasing the representation of women and minorities in leadership.
Canada: A haven for MBA aspirants
Noting a steady rise in international applicants to the Desautels MBA, Professor Alfred Jaeger, Academic Director of MBA Programs, comments on what draws international applicants to聽Canada.
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Network Recruitment and the Glass Ceiling: Evidence from Two Firms
Authors: Roberto M. Fernandez and Brian Rubineau
Publication: RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, March 2019, Vol. 5, Issue 3, 88-102
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The power of being authentic at work
In a recent WorkLife podcast by Adam Grant, he delves into the power of authenticity in the workplace as a means for happier, more productive workers. Along the way, he grounds his discussion in Professor Patricia Hewlin鈥檚 research on facades of conformity at work.
