Professor Anja Krstic's Collaborative Article Published in the Harvard Business Review

An article collaboratively authored by Professor Anja Krstic titled: "Research: Why Some D&I Efforts Failed Employees of Chinese Descent" has been published in the Harvard Business Review. "While many companies are increasingly interested in supporting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, new research shows that not all initiatives are equally effective in protecting different marginalized […]

Dr. Kelly Pike’s research on global supply chains profiled by Harvard Business School

Dr. Kelly Pike's published academic paper "Voice in Supply Chains: Does the Better Work Program Lead to Improvements in Labor Standards Compliance?" has been profiled by the Harvard Business School's Bloomberg Centre: "The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Better Work Lesotho initiative improved relationships between workers and supervisors, addressing strains that had led to non-compliance with […]

Conference Presentations

Our faculty have presented their research at many well-known conferences. Conferences are important for researchers to share their findings, network and generate new ideas. The following is a list of some of the conference presentations given by our faculty in recent years. Quick Links Our Faculty Research Accolades Funded Research Faculty Publications Invited Presentations Faculty […]

Funded Research

The high quality of the SHRM faculty is demonstrated in its frequent success in external, peer-reviewed research grant competitions. In recent years, SHRM faculty members held SSHRC grants totaling over one million Canadian dollars. Here is a sample summary of some of the recent successful grants. Quick Links Our Faculty Accolades Conference Presentations Faculty Publications […]

Publications

The School of Human Resources Management (SHRM) houses the single largest group of HRM scholars in any Canadian university, with robust research achievements and agendas. Our cutting-edge research, undertaken within the range of methodological, ontological, and epistemological perspectives, addresses real-world problems and prominent intellectual debates. SHRM faculty members have a very wide range of expertise […]

Accolades

The School of Human Resources Management (SHRM) at York is Canada's leader in HRM education. We help students become future leaders in human resource management by studying organizational behaviour, industrial psychology, industrial and labour relations, talent management, compensation, performance management, labour and employment law and policy. Our respected programs have also been voted best in […]

Our Research

Our cutting-edge research is performed through a diverse range of methodological, ontological, and epistemological perspectives. It addresses real-world problems and contemporary intellectual debates in the work world. SHRM faculty have a very wide range of expertise including career management, compensation, critical management studies, employment and labour law, gender and diversity, industrial relations, global HRM, recruitment […]

Our Faculty

The School of Human Resources Management is home to the largest group of HRM faculty of any university in Canada. Our award winning research addresses real-world problems and engages with the most important debates in today's work world. With experience in management studies, labour psychology, compensation, law, diversity and statistics, our faculty are on the […]

Faculty & Research

Our outstanding faculty are engaging in world-class research and earning recognition for their achievements. That scholarship is reflected in the classroom and has a positive effect in the community. We’re making a global impact by influencing public policy and debate, enriching society and inspiring awe. Our Faculty Get to know the faculty members of the […]

School of HRM's research on gender pay gap could guide policy-makers’ equity goals

  The gender pay gap is a complex global issue that has attracted attention in the academic world for decades. In 2018, it made headlines in Hollywood, thereby entering public consciousness in a new and profound way. In Ontario, three decades after pay equity legislation was introduced, the gender pay gap is still wider for […]