Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources

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Professional firms and the Pi model – investing in people as assets

Explore the five models of professionals that are commonly employed by professional service firms, according to Telfer professor Murray Kronick.

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The future of mental health in the workplace

Explore Telfer MSc students' research on organizational challenges, fostering innovation in management solutions!

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Addressing workplace disparities: SAWI's role in the MENA region

Explore SAWI's role in addressing workplace disparities in the MENA region through data-driven insights and tailored solutions.

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Synthetic Data: How Can it Increase Equity in Hiring Practices?

Professors Qianru Qi and Rafid Mahmood have received a SSHRC Insight Development Grant to build a “synthetic” executive market dataset to increase diversity and properly train hiring algorithms.

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Using Cost Management for a More Efficient Canadian Health-care System

Canadian health-care systems are facing tremendous difficulties and criticism, however, the use of time-driven activity-based costing may be a solution to many of its issues.

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Toxic service encounters: The impact on employees

Professor Ben Ayed and Professor Donia have received a SSHRC Insight Development Grant! Their research aims to better understand the service experience from the perspective of the employee.

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AI risks turning organizations into self-serving organisms if humans removed

New research from the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management delves into the consequences of removing human scrutiny and measured bias from core organizational processes.

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Understanding the practical importance of theories: Meet new professor Lance Ferris

Get to know Lance Ferris, who was hired over the summer as a professor in organizational behaviour and human resources.

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Overcoming Family Business Challenges Through Organization Studies

Watch a video with Telfer Professor Evelyn Micelotta speaking about her book, Family Firm: A Distinctive Form of Organization.

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Analyzing the differences between idealized and “real-world” workflows

Professor William Van Woensel has received a NSERC Discovery grant to study the differences between idealized, unrealistic workflows, and real-world workflows.

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Reimagining time will help employers better support workers with disabilities

One way to dramatically improve the lives of people with disabilities is by understanding time in a way that considers how people with disabilities experience barriers — something known as “crip time"

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Why we all might want to bring a bit of Barbie to work

In Barbieland, the Barbies put their whole selves into their work. We should all be encouraged to do the same.

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Relational human resource management in health-care institutions: Meet new professor Qian Zhang

Qian Zhang joined the Telfer School of Management as an assistant professor in July 2022. She earned a PhD in industrial relations and human resources from the University of Toronto.

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Abortion Is a Workplace Issue: How Managers Can Support Employee Access to Reproductive Health Care

By offering abortion care benefits and policies, employers can serve as a “firewall” to protect against harmful legislation — but only if these benefits are easily accessible and de-stigmatized.

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Telfer professor Silvia Bonaccio elected SIOP Fellow

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Transforming Business Research into Impact

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PhD Spotlight - Daniel J. Quintal-Curcic

Daniel J. Quintal-Curcic (he/him) joined the Telfer PhD in Management program in 2019, specializing in organizational behaviour and human resources.

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Multistakeholder Mobilizing for Inclusive Workplaces

The SAWI Project works to effect policy and HR change in the Middle-East and North Africa to create inclusive workplaces. Learn more about their 3-part webinar series on women's economic inclusion.

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SAWI: A Feminist Research Project for Inclusive Workplaces

The SAWI Project, led by Telfer professor Charlotte Karam, is a is an ongoing feminist participatory action-based research project recently added to Telfer’s research portfolio.

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Social enterprises: It takes an ecosystem to succeed

Professor Madeline Toubiana has received a SMRG Research Grant to study, with PhD student Natalie Eng, the role of ecosystems and the ways they can be constructed by a collective of actors.

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Innovative Solutions to Optimize Healthcare Staffing

Telfer researchers are creating solutions for Canada’s healthcare staffing challenges. Find out how a master’s thesis helped staff CHEO’s mental health unit.

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Alchemy and the Family Enterprise: Finding Family Purpose

A report from the Family Enterprise Foundation (FEF) presents a fresh perspective on family purpose, communication, and learning. Discover new insights and tips for business families.

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Happier Together

Listen to Yanhong Li explain what attracted her to Telfer, why she stayed on for her PhD and how her research on moral courage in the workplace is helping empower employees. Yanhong is a PhD student

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Healthier Together

Listen to Mariam Hussein share why she chose to focus her research on improving navigation of the health system for newcomers to Canada, and why she chose Telfer to pursue her PhD. Mariam is current

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IT, ADHD and Inclusion: Towards Better Practices for Staff and Managers

How can information technologies be used to increase inclusion of staff members with attention deficit disorder (with or without hyperactivity) in the workplace? This is the question that...

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Swee and Lilian Goh’s Support Through Philanthropy and Lessons in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources

Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Professor, Swee Goh, and his late wife, Lilian Goh, earn the Dean's Philos Award for their philanthropic contributions.

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Digitization: How Does it Affect Connections Between Employees?

Research on digitization has been contradictory, either saying that it can undermine worker solidarity by weakening in-person connections or claiming that digital tools can offer new ways to...

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Psychological Contracts: How Do Employees Understand Their Relationship With an Organization?

“Psychological contracts” between employers and employees refer to expectations about mutual obligations, particularly with regards to the social exchange relationship. That said, there’s...

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Workplaces Are Struggling to Support Their Employees. This uOttawa Research Collective Wants to Help Them Thrive

Despite greater awareness of mental health, managers are still seeing high levels of stress and burn-out. Find out how TORC is creating happier workplaces.

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PhD Spotlight – Yanhong Li

Yanhong Li joined the PhD in Management program at Telfer in 2017, after completing her MSc in Management at the school. She is supervised by Professor Laurent Lapierre and specializes in...

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Integrating New Members From Underrepresented Groups in Your Team: The Key to Success

In an era of inclusion of those historically underrepresented in organizations, it is increasingly important to ensure that new members can function at their best and fully contribute to their...

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Obstacles or Opportunities? Workforce Development in a Turbulent World

The world of work is experiencing considerable turbulence. Unavoidable macro forces, such as COVID-19's toll on financial markets, Canada’s aging workforce and...

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2021 Telfer Alumni Awards - Trudeau Medal Award - Kathryn Tremblay, BCom ‘95

Kathryn Tremblay is the CEO and Co-Founder of excelHR, Altis Recruitment, Altis Technology and excelITR, with over 30 years specializing in the human aspect of human resources.

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PhD Spotlight — Mariam Magdy Hussein

Mariam Magdy Hussein started a PhD in management in 2017, specializing in organizational behaviour and human resources, at the Telfer School of Management. She had earned an MSc from the German...

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Executive Compensation and the Need for Disclosure - Meet New Professor Wenxia Ge

Wenxia Ge was hired last July as an associate professor in accounting at the Telfer School of Management. She received her PhD in accounting from McGill University. We interviewed her to learn...

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2020-2021 Telfer Research Report - Research for a Happier Canada

As a research-intensive institution, the Telfer School of Management is building the foundation for a greener, healthier, happier and wealthier Canada. In collaboration with the community...

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Does the Virtual Office Benefit All Professions?

The rise of Uber and Lyft turned the taxi industry upside down. UberEATS and DoorDash have revolutionized the way people order food delivery. Many professionals, like doctors, lawyers, and...

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