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.
Full-time faculty

Naor Cohen
Associate Professor (Teaching)
Area of expertise: Ethical leadership; Organizational Behaviour and BComm Honours
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Samantha Dodson
Assistant Professor
Area of expertise: causes and consequences of interpersonal distress, social effects of abstraction related to gender stereotypes,understanding and alleviating suffering at work
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Andrew Hayes
Professor
Area of expertise: Behavioural Statistics; Psychometrics; Self-Censorship
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Sandy Hershcovis
Professor, Senior Associate Dean Research & Faculty
Area of expertise: Abusive supervision; workplace bullying; sexual harassment
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Mali Mansouri
Associate Professor (Teaching), Director MBA Programs
Area of teaching expertise: ethical leadership; organizational behaviour
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Julian Alexa Norris
Associate Professor (Teaching)
Area of expertise: Complexity & system change; depth-based leadership; Adventure learning
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Tunde Ogunfowora
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
Professor, Area Chair
Area of expertise: Leadership; occupational health and safety; work design
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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)
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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Professor emeritus
Area Contact
Area Chair
Nick Turner, Professor
Area Administrator
Sylvia Fuchek and Leslie Holmes