Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Academic Areas
The OBHR area aims to understand various aspects of human behaviour at work. Many of our faculty members are funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to conduct leading edge research in such areas as employee motivation, leadership, workplace bullying, diversity and culture, decision-making, sustainability, and employee well-being and safety. Our area has a thriving PhD program with students from all over the world working with faculty to conduct world-class research.
Spotlight on Research
A meta-analytic investigation of the antecedents, theoretical correlates, and consequences of moral disengagement at work.
Ogunfowora, B., Nguyen, V.Q., Steel, P., & Hwang, C. C. (2022). A meta-analytic investigation of the antecedents, theoretical correlates, and consequences of moral disengagement at work. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107(5), 746–775.
Moral disengagement refers to a set of cognitive tactics people employ to sidestep moral self-regulatory processes that normally prevent wrongdoing. In this study, we present a comprehensive meta-analytic review of the nomological...
Naor Cohen
Assistant Professor (Teaching)
Area of expertise: Ethical leadership; Organizational Behaviour and BComm Honours
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Loren Falkenberg
Professor Emerita
Area of expertise: Business ethics; corporate social responsibility, decision-making
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Andrew Hayes
Professor
Area of expertise: Behavioural Statistics; Psychometrics; Self-Censorship
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Sandy Hershcovis
Professor, Associate Dean - Faculty, Future Fund Professor in Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Faculty
Area of expertise: Abusive supervision; workplace bullying; sexual harassment
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Mali Mansouri
Associate Professor (Teaching)
Area of teaching expertise: ethical leadership; organizational behaviour
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Laurie Milton
Professor Emerita
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Julian Alexa Norris
Assistant Professor (Teaching)
Area of expertise: Complexity & system change; depth-based leadership; Adventure learning
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Tunde Ogunfowora
Associate Professor, Director - PhD program
Area of expertise: Leadership; ethical cognitions and behaviours; personality at work
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Peter Sherer
Professor
Area of expertise: Macro and strategic HR; institutional change; organizational innovation
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Piers Steel
Professor
Area of expertise: Meta-analysis; selection; motivation
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Nick Turner
Area Chair - OBHR, Professor
Area of expertise: Leadership; occupational health and safety; work design
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Julie Weatherhead
Assistant Professor
Area of expertise: Leadership; emotions; socioeconomic status and inequality
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Justin Weinhardt
Associate Professor
Area of expertise: Motivation; decision-making; computational modeling
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Leighton Wilks
Associate Professor (Teaching), Associate Dean - Teaching and Faculty Development
Area of expertise: Negotiation; cross-cultural management; corporate social responsibility
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Chelsea Willness
Professor
Area of expertise: Social/environmental initiatives and organizational reputation; Non-profit, corporate, and post-secondary governance; Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
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