Linda Dyer

Chair & Professor, Department of Management

Linda Dyer studies the establishment of trusting relationships between the owners of small firms and their employees, as well as how owner-managers interact with professional business advisors. Her research draws on diverse fields including individual cognition, learning and cognitive biases, the interplay between emotions and cognition, and the organizational impact of demographic diversity, specifically in ethnicity, age and gender.

She has published in journals such as the Journal of Small Business Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and the Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, as well as in various book chapters. She is the author of Critical Thinking for Business Students, published by Captus Press.

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Selected Research

Refereed Journal Articles

Reda, B. & Dyer, L. (2010). Finding employees and keeping them: Owners’ traits and hiring practices in the small business, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 23, 3, 445-460.

Dyer, L. & Reda, B. (2010). Making sense of selection: Reactions to HR practices in small organizations. Entrepreneurial Practice Review, 1, 2, 4-12.

Croteau, A.M., Dyer, L. & Miguel, M. (2010). Employee reactions to paper and electronic surveys: An experimental comparison. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 53, 3, 249-259.

Dyer, L. & Ross, C. (2008). Seeking advice in a dynamic and complex business environment: Impact on the success of small firms. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 13, 1-17.

Collishaw, M., Dyer, L., & Boies, K. (2008). The authenticity of positive emotional displays: Client responses to leisure service employees. Journal of Leisure Research, 4, 1, 23-46.

Dyer, L. & Ross, C. (2007).Advising the small business client. International Journal of Small Business, 25, 2, 130-151.

Books

Dyer, L. (2011). Critical thinking for business students, Second edition, Captus Press

Book Chapters

Morin, D., Thomas, J., Dyer, L., Boutchkova, M. & Barrington, J., (2009). The “Clicker” project: A scholarly approach to technology integration, Advances in Business Education & Training: Real Learning Opportunities in Business School and Beyond, Daly, P. & Gijbels, D. (editors), Springer, 96-107.

Dyer, L. & Ross, C. (2007). Ethnic business owners and their advisors: The effects of common ethnicity. In the Handbook of Research on Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship edited by Leo-Paul Dana, pp. 117-131, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

Dyer, L. & Reda, B. (2009). Making sense of selection: Reactions to HR practices in small organizations, Proceedings of the Canadian Council for Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Toronto.

Dyer, L. Oubari, S. & Berube, N. (2009). Firefighters’ performance and emotion management, Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management, Hartford CT.

Reda, B. & Dyer, L. (2008). Finding employees and keeping them: Owners’ traits and hiring practices in the small business, Proceedings of the Canadian Council for Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Halifax.

Berube, N. & Dyer, L. (2008). Age, organizational commitment and reminders of retirement, Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management, Washington D.C.

Ntalianis, F., Dyer, L., & Donia, M. (2007). The work life of employees in the small business, Proceedings of the Canadian Council for Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Kelowna.

Ntalianis, F., Dyer, L. & Vandenberghe, C. (2006). The conscientious small business owner: The role of personality in employee-employer relationships. Proceedings of the Canadian Council for Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Trois Rivières.

Leithman, G., Draimin, C. & Dyer, L. (2006). Financial well-being and women’s retirement satisfaction. Proceedings of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Banff.

Miguel, M., Dyer, L. & Croteau, A-M. (2006). Employee reactions to paper versus electronic surveys: An experimental approach. Proceedings of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Banff.

Dyer, L. & Ross, C. (2004). Learning from experience in the small business: Potential pitfalls in the process. Proceedings of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Quebec City.

Refereed Conference Presentations

Dyer, L. & Berube, N. (2010). “Performance and emotion management of emergency workers: The impact of socialization in emotion management,” Emonet VII, Montreal, QC.

Hecht, T., Dyer, L. & Lupachow, J. (2009). “Predictors of job performance among teleworkers and onsite workers,” presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Convention, Montreal, June.

Leithman, G., Draimin, C. & Dyer, L. (2006). “The influence of financial planning on the emotional well-being of retired Canadian men and women.” Canadian Gerontology Association, Québec City, October.

Leithman, G., Draimin, C. & Dyer, L. (2005). "Retirement Planning: Financial Anxiety, Regret and Life Satisfaction among Women and Men," presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Convention, Montreal, Jun

Leithman, G., Draimin, C. & Dyer, L. (2005). “Retirement Planning and Life Satisfaction," presented at the Ontario Gerontology Association Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, April.

Invited Research Talks and Workshops

York University invited presentation, “Employment relations in the small owner-managed firm,” 2007.