Management

The Management Department is committed to developing highly skilled researchers with strong academic orientations. The main areas of concentration at the PhD level are Organizational Behaviour (including Human Resources) and Strategy, both broadly defined.

Key Research Areas

Some current research interests of the Organizational Behaviour (OB) faculty include stress, absenteeism, social networks, multi-source feedback, teamwork, occupational mental health, self-serving behaviour, personality, downsizing, and cross-cultural issues.

Some current research interests of the Strategy faculty include executive compensation, network theory, corporate governance, strategic alliances, privatization, and ethics.

Publications

Department members have published in the top journals in the field of management and serve on many editorial boards. They are also active in professional associations, such as the Academy of Management, the Strategic Management Society, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.