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Gordon (Qi) Wang,
BS, MBA, MHRM, PhD
Professor
Biography
Prior to his study of PhD at McMaster University, Dr. Wang worked with a Chinese joint venture for ten years and another Canadian manufacturing firm for three years. He performed many HR roles, such as organization design, HR planning, compensation, performance management, training, health and safety, and job analysis. He also acquired more than 200 hours of training experience as an internal trainer. These corporate training experiences enable him to understand the adult learning processes, trainees’ learning needs, and strategies for knowledge acquisition and retention.
Dr. Wang believes in drawing upon multiple training methods (e.g., lecture, case study, role playing, games, audio-visual presentations, etc.) to deliver up-to-date knowledge of theory and research supplemented with best practices of specific organizations, encouraging lecturer-student and student-student interactions within and after classes, and offering students opportunities to apply their new knowledge and skills to solving applied organizational problems. Beyond getting students to acquire and retain a pool of knowledge, courses should aim to enhance students’ critical thinking, self-learning, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
Academic Credentials
PhD, Management of OB&HR, McMaster University, 2011
Master, Human Resources Management, York University, 2007
Master, Business Administration, Jinan University, PR China, 2001
Bachelor, Industrial Analysis, Dalian Railway Institute, PR China, 1993
Areas of Specialization
Organizational Behaviour
Human Resources
Corporate Governance
Leadership
Areas of Expertise
Employment Assessment
Leadership Selection and Development
Executive Compensation
Performance Management
Management of Change
Organization Development
Career Highlights
2014 - Present: Professor, George Brown Polytechnic, Centre for Business
2013 - 2014: Instructor, Ryerson University, Ted Rogers School of Business Management
2012 - 2013: Assistant Professor in HRM, University of Minnesota Duluth, Labovitz School of Business and Economics
2011 - 2012: Instructor, McMaster University, DeGroote School of Business
2007 - 2011: Teaching Assistant/Instructor Assistant, McMaster University, DeGroote School of Business
2005 - 2007: Management Systems Analyst, Hamilton Kent Company
Other Activities
Student Advisor - University of Minnesota Duluth
Committee Member - Unit Change Committee, University of Minnesota Duluth
Committee Member - DeGroote Learning Experience Committee, McMaster University
Coaching postgraduate HRM students for the HRPA Case Competition
Awards
GBC Ignite Fund, George Brown Polytechnic, 2025
Best Paper Award for the Management Education Division, ASAC Annual Meeting in St. Catherine, 2019
GBC Ignite Fund, George Brown Polytechnic, 2019-2020
Best Paper Award for the Management Education Division, ASAC Annual Meeting in Montreal, 2017
The Best Ph.D. Dissertation, Human Resources Professionals Association in Canada, 2012
Publications
Moral Virtues: Philosophical Origins and Contemporary Understandings. with Hackett R., Book Chapter, Virtues and Leadership: Understanding and Practicing Good Leadership. 2023.
Virtuous Leadership, Moral Behavior, Happiness, and Organizational Citizenship: The Mediating Effect of Virtues-Centered Moral Identity. with Hackett R., Peer Reviewed Journal Article, Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 43(7), 1-16. 2022.
Virtuous Leadership. with Hackett R., Book Chapter, Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics. 2021.
Ethical, Virtuous, and Charismatic Leadership: An Examination of Differential Relationships with Follower and Leader Outcomes. with Nassif, A., and Hackett R., Peer Reviewed Journal Article, The Journal of Business Ethics, 172(73), 581-603. 2021.
Virtues-Centered Moral Identity: An Identity-Based Explanation of the Functioning of Virtuous Leadership. with Hackett R., Peer Reviewed Journal Article, The Leadership Quarterly, 31(5), 1-12. 2020.
Conceptualization and Measurement of Virtuous Leadership: Doing Well by Doing Good. with Hackett R., Peer Reviewed Journal Article, Journal of Business Ethics, 137(2), 321-345. 2016.
The Evolution of CEO Compensation over the Organizational Life Cycle: A Contingency Explanation. with Singh, P., Peer Reviewed Journal Article, Human Resource Management Review, 24(2), 144-159. 2014.
John R. Wooden, Stephen R. Covey, and Servant Leadership: A Commentary. with Hackett, R. D., Commentary, International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 9(1), 39-40. 2014.
Virtues and Leadership: An Integrating Conceptual Framework Founded in Aristotelian and Confucian Perspectives on Virtues. with Hackett, R. D., Peer Reviewed Journal Article, Management Decision, 50(5), 868-899. 2012.