Using Management Research for a Better Canada (and World)

The desire to have an impact on different stakeholders, including researchers, students and society at large, is an aspiration of most academics — a sort of search for the “Holy Grail.” But what is scholarly impact? How should we measure it? How can we increase the impact of our research and teaching activities? How can we produce relevant research?  

Our Distinguished Speaker, Professor Herman Aguinis, will address these questions in his talk by describing management theory and research that help us understand relevance and impact — and how to improve both. The presentation will be of interest to researchers and educators aiming to increase the impact of their work. It will also be of interest to organizational leaders, decision-makers and practitioners interested in learning how to leverage academic research to create better, more evidence-informed workplaces and a Better Canada for all.  

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Schedule 

- 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.: Registration and networking, online audience sign on 
- 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Presentation by Professor Herman Aguinis
- 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Q&A with the audience, online and in person
- 11:30 a.m.: Event ends

Live event transcriptions: Please note that the presentation will take place in English. However, French and English live captions will be available. 

Please note that a recording of this session will not be available publicly after the event. 

Speaker 

Herman Aguinis is the Avram Tucker Distinguished Scholar at the George Washington University School of Business and immediate past president of the Academy of Management (AOM). His research addresses (a) talent management, leadership and behavioural science and (b) research methods, data science and business intelligence. He has written over 200 refereed journal articles and published 11 books. 

Every year since 2018, Herman Aguinis has been ranked as one of the world’s top 100 researchers with the most impact in economics and business in the Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers reports. His research has received over 48,000 Google Scholar citations (h-index = 98) and 17,000 Web of Science citations.  

Herman Aguinis is a fellow of the Academy of Management and has received several career awards, including the Losey Award by the Society for Human Resource Management Foundation for lifetime achievement in human resources research, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Scientific Contributions Award for lifetime contributions, the AOM Research Methods Division Distinguished Career Award and the AOM Practice Theme Committee Scholar Practice Impact Award for outstanding impact on policy-making and managerial and organizational practices, and he has been inducted into the PhD Project Hall of Fame.  

In addition to his academic activities, Professor Aguinis has consulted for organizations in the U.S., Europe and Latin America, including the United Nations, TCI-AT&T, Accenture, Sears Holdings Corp., Telefonica and the U.S. Department of State. His research has been featured in publications such as The Economist, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Business Week.