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Dr. Rick Hackett

Professor

Department / Academic Area

Faculty, Human Resources And Management

Email

hackett@mcmaster.ca

Phone

RJC: 28193

Biography

Dr. Rick Hackett is a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Organizational Behaviour and Human Performance with the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, and Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association. He specializes in executive/managerial assessment, leadership, HR recruitment, testing, selection, work attitudes, absenteeism and performance assessment, and is a member of the McMaster’s Health Leadership Academy. Rick is past President of the Canadian Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, is Associate Editor of the Journal of Business & Psychology, and past Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. Over the past 30 years Rick has provided consulting to a variety of companies, including Hatch, RCMP, Marion Merrell Dow, General Motors, ABB, AFG Glass, IBM China and Hong Kong Post. He has also led a number of global executive workshops and presentations around leading effective teams, HR management best practices and HR resources planning and utilization.

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August 30, 2023 · ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES | CATHERINE CONNELLY | DEGROOTE STRATEGIC PLAN | ELKAFI HASSINI | HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT | INFORMATION SYSTEMS | JELF | KEVIN VEENSTRA | MOHAMED SHEHATA | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | RESEARCH | RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP | RICK HACKETT | SSHRC | YAIR BERSON | YUFEI YUAN

Grants Support World-Class Research at DeGroote

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January 18, 2023 · IN THE NEWS | LEADERSHIP | RESEARCH | RICK HACKETT

In the News: A Professor Deconstructs Our Attraction To Tyrannical Leaders

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September 27, 2022 · EMPLOYMENT | HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT | IN THE NEWS | MOJAN NAISANI SAMANI | PHD | RESEARCH | RICK HACKETT | SKILLED TRADE JOBS

In the News: Canada needs to encourage more youths to pursue skilled trade jobs

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July 29, 2022 · IN THE NEWS | PHD | RESEARCH | RICK HACKETT

In the News: From Trump to Putin: Why are People Attracted to Tyrants?

Rick Hackett, a man in glasses and a suit, smiles broadly, showcasing a friendly and approachable demeanor.
March 29, 2022 · EMPLOYMENT | ETHICS | IN THE NEWS | PHD | RESEARCH | RICK HACKETT

In the News: Rick Hackett on Ethics Codes and Jerry Dias

Publications

Journals

Will Ai-enabled Conversational Agents Acting As Digital Employees Enhance Employee Job Identity?

Wenting Wang    Rick Hackett    Norman Archer    Zhengchuan Xu    Yufei Yuan

Journal     2025

Information & Management

The Social-cognitive Functions Of Workplace Humor, Gender, On Promotability

Shuai Ren    Rick Hackett    Abira Reizer

Journal     2023

Academy Of Management Proceedings

Hrm System Situational Strength In Support Of Strategy: Its Effects On Employee Attitudes And Business Unit Performance

Mark Podolsky    Rick Hackett

Journal     2023

The International Journal Of Human Resource Management

The Allure Of Tyrannical Leaders: Moral Foundations, Belief In A Dangerous World, And Follower Gender

Agata Mirowska    Raymond b Chiu    Rick Hackett

Journal     2022

Journal Of Business Ethics

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Other

Virtuous Leadership

Gordon Wang    Rick Hackett

2023

Virtuous Leadership

Gordon Wang    Rick Hackett

2021

Simulation And Big Data: In Search Of Causality In Big Data-related Managial Decision Making

Maggie m Cheng    Chenxing Li    Rick Hackett    Lee-chin family institute for strategic business studies Michael

2018

Transformational Leadership And Ocb: A Test Of A Moderated Mediated Model

Rick Hackett    Jl Farh    Z Chen    Ac Wang    Bs Cheng

Conference    2008

Academy Of Management 2008 Annual Meeting: The Questions We Ask, Aom 2008

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