The doctoral program in Organizational
Behaviour is designed to train students for an academic career with an
emphasis on research. The field of OB focuses on understanding the
behavior of individuals, groups and organizations. This field uses
theory and methods from a wide variety of disciplines including
psychology, sociology, political science, anthropology, statistics and
economics.
The research of our
faculty and doctoral students reflects a wide range of interests,
including: leadership, personnel selection, gender and diversity in the
workplace, discrimination and prejudice, expatriate management,
goal-setting, group learning and team processes, errors, high
performance work systems, and organizational mindfulness.
Doctoral
students take the full spectrum of PhD Foundation courses and
Organizational Behaviour Special Field offerings. Courses offered by
other non-business programs such as economics, psychology, statistics
and sociology may be taken to augment the student’s knowledge of both
methods and substantive areas. Other aspects of the program are tailored
to fit the student’s own research, teaching and professional interests.
- Individual and the Organization 9806 a/b
This seminar focuses on micro theories of organizational behavior, the study of intra-individual level variables such as cognitions, emotions, motives, and attitudes. It also includes the study of individual behavior such as turnover, citizenship, whistle blowing, deviance, and other individual level variables relevant to organizational behavior. - Group Behaviour 9816 a/b
This course covers the social and psychological theories of interpersonal and group behavior in organizations, the study of inter-personal level variables such as power, social cognition and leadership. It also includes the study of group behavior such as group formation and development, decision making, and conflict. - Organizational Theory 9826 a/b
Students are introduced to key issues and perspectives in organizational theory. Each class is designed to provide some exposure both in important historical contributions and to recent treatments of the topic. Each class also contains both theoretical and empirical contributions.
Refereed Articles
Ayoko, O., Konrad, A.M., 2012, "Online work: Managing conflict and emotions for performance in virtual teams", European Management Journal, April, 30(2): 156 - 174.
Judge, T.A., Livingston, B.A., Hurst, C., 2012, "Do nice guys—and gals—really finish last? The joint effects of sex and agreeableness on income", Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, February, 102(2): 390 - 407.
Konrad, A.M., Moore, M.E., Doherty, A.J., Ng, E.S.W., Breward, K., 2012, "Vocational status and perceived well-being of workers with disabilities", Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, forthcoming.
Konrad, A.M., Moore, M.E., Ng, E.S.W., Doherty, A.J., Breward, K., 2012, "Temporary work, underemployment and workplace accommodations: Relationship to well-being for workers with disabilities", British Journal of Management, forthcoming.
Konrad, A.M., Yang, Y., 2012, "Is Using Work-Life Flexibility Benefits a Career-Limiting Move? An Examination of Women, Men, Lone Parents, and Parents with Partners", Journal of Organizational Behavior, forthcoming.
Seijts, G.H., Latham, G.P., 2012, "Knowing When to Set Learning Versus Performance Goals", Organizational Dynamics, January-March, 41(1): 1 - 6.
Wang, X., Howell, J.M., 2012, "A Multilevel Study of Transformational Leadership, Identification, and Follower Outcomes", Leadership Quarterly, forthcoming.
Casey, A.J., Olivera, F., 2011, "Reflections on Organizational Memory and Forgetting", Journal of Management Inquiry, September, 20(3): 305 - 310.
Moore, M.E., Konrad, A.M., Yang, Y., Ng, E.S.W., Doherty, A.J., 2011, "The vocational well-being of workers with childhood onset of disability: Life satisfaction and perceived workplace discrimination", Journal of Vocational Behavior, December, 79(3): 681 - 698.
Rerup, C., Feldman, M., 2011, "Routines as a Source of Change in Organizational Schemata: The Role of Trial-and-Error Learning", Academy of Management Journal, June, 54(3): 577 - 610.
Salvato, C., Rerup, C., 2011, "Beyond collective entities: Multi-level research on organizational routines and capabilities", Journal of Management, March, 37(2): 468 - 490.
Seijts, G.H., 2011, "Getting Ready to Lead: An Interview with Kanina Blanchard, International Issues and Crisis Management Expert", Business Horizons, September/October, 54(5): 407 - 413.
Seijts, G.H., Crossan, M.M., 2011, "Juggling Running Chainsaws: An interview with William Aziz, Turnaround Expert", Business Horizons, March/April, 54(2): 97 - 104.
Seijts, G.H., Latham, G.P., 2011, "The Effect of Commitment to a Learning Goal, Self-Efficacy, and the Interaction Between Learning Goal Difficulty and Commitment on Performance in a Business Simulation", Human Performance, 24(3): 189 - 204.
Seijts, G.H., Roberts, M., 2011, "The Impact of Employee Perceptions on Change in a Municipal Government", Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, 32: 190 - 213.
Yang, Y., Konrad, A.M., 2011, "Diversity and Organizational Innovation: The Role of Employee Involvement", Journal of Organizational Behavior, November, 32(8): 1062 - 1083.
Yang, Y., Konrad, A.M., 2011, "Understanding diversity management practices: Implications of institutional theory and resource based theory", Group & Organization Management, February, 36(1): 6 - 38.
Non-Refereed Articles
Bapuji, H., Loree, D.W., Crossan, M.M., 2011, "Relying on external knowledge for competitive advantage: Why it might not work", Economist Intelligence Unit - Executive Briefing, June(29).
Bapuji, H., Loree, D.W., Crossan, M.M., 2011, "Relying on external knowledge for competitive advantage: Why it might not work", Ivey Business Journal, May/June, 75(3): 25 - 27.
Grange, H., Konrad, A.M., Reyes, C., 2011, "The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Journey to Diversity and Inclusion", Ivey Business Journal Online, July/August.
Seijts, G.H., 2011, "Leadership on Trial", KPMG Enterprise Business Advisor, Spring.
Seijts, G.H., 2011, "Lessons From Nelson Mandela", National Post, September(13).
Seijts, G.H., 2011, "When Success Breeds Failure", National Post, July(27).
Seijts, G.H., 2011, "Without learning, success breeds failure", National Post, July(26).
