Hugh P. Gunz

Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behaviour and HR Management, Department of Management, University of Toronto Mississauga

Degrees:

Ph.D., University of Manchester
Dp.BA, University Manchester
D.Phil, University of Sussex
BSc, University of Canterbury

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Bio

Hugh Gunz is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Associate Chair of the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Mississauga, and holds a cross-appointment to the Organizational Behaviour and HR Management area at Rotman. His research interests include the careers of managers, professionals and others, and the management of professionals. He is the author of the book Careers and Corporate Cultures and co-editor of the Handbook of Career Studies. He has served on the editorial boards of a number of journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Managerial Psychology, and Emergence. Hugh has PhDs in Chemistry and Organizational Behaviour.

Academic Positions

2011-

Director of Undergraduate Programs, Department of Management, University of Toronto Mississauga
2011-

Associate Chair, Department of Management, University of Toronto Mississauga
2003-2011

Chair, Department of Management, University of Toronto at Mississauga
2006-present

Cross-appointment to Graduate Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
2001-2003

Deputy Associate Chair, Management, University of Toronto at Mississauga
2002-2008

Full Member, Graduate Faculty of the Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
1991-Present

Graduate Faculty Member - Continuing, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies
2000-Present

Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
1993-2003

Cross-appointed to Graduate Faculty of the Centre for Industrial Relations, University of Toronto
1997-1999

Associate Dean, Programs, Rotman School of Management
1991-1995

Associate Chair for Commerce and Finance, Erindale College, University of Toronto
1989-2000

Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Rotman School of Management
1979-1989

Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour (with Tenure), Manchester Business School, University of Manchester
1989

Acting Director of Placement Services, Manchester Business School
1986-1988

Director of Information Technology Services, Manchester Business School

Selected Publications - Papers

Boundaryless careers: Bringing back boundaries

K Inkson, H P Gunz, S Ganesh & J Roper

Organization Studies

Issue:33(3)

2011

Pages: 323-340
Career as a social and political phenomenon in the globalized economy

2. H P Gunz, W Mayrhofer & P S Tolbert

Organization Studies

Issue:32(12)

2011

Pages: 1613-1620
Re-conceptualizing career success: A contextual approach

H P Gunz & W Mayrhofer

Journal of Labour Market Research

Issue:Vol. 32(12)

2011

Pages: 251-260
Client capture and the professional service firm

H P Gunz and S P Gunz

American Business Law Journal

Issue:Vol. 45(3)

2008

Pages: 685-721
Ethical decision making and the employed lawyer

S P Gunz and H P Gunz

Journal of Business Ethics

Issue:Vol. 81(4)

2008

Pages: 927-944
Hired professional to hired gun: An identity theory approach to understanding the ethical behaviour of professionals in non-professional organizations

H P Gunz and S P Gunz

Human Relations

Issue:Vol. 60(6)

2007

Pages: 851-887
Reconceptualizing career success

H P Gunz and P A Heslin

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Issue:Vol. 26(2)

2005

Pages: 105-111
Organizational influences on approaches to ethical decisions by professionals: the case of public accountants

H P Gunz, S P Gunz & J C McCutcheon

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (in press)

Issue:Vol. 19, No. 1

2002

Pages: 76-91
Self-organization in career systems: a view from complexity science

H P Gunz, B M Lichtenstein, and R G Long

M@n@gement (In Special Issue on Careers and New Science)

Issue:Vol. 5 No. 1

2002

Pages: 63-88
The Lawyer's Response to Organizational Professional Conflict: An Empirical Study of the Ethical Decision Making of In-house Counsel

H P Gunz and S P Gunz

American Business Law Journal (in press)

Issue:Vol. 39 No. 2

2002

Pages: 241-287
Downsizing and the transformation of organizational career systems

M G Evans, H P Gunz and R M Jalland

M@n@gement (Special Issue: Organizational Downsizing)

Issue:Vol. 2 No. 3

1999

Pages: 127-148
New Strategy, Wrong Managers? What you need to know about career streams

H P Gunz, M G Evans and R M Jalland

Academy of Management Executive

Issue:Vol. 12 No. 2 May

1998

Pages: 21-37
Implications of downsizing for managerial careers

M G Evans, H P Gunz and R M Jalland

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Issue:Vol. 14 No. 4 (December)

1997

Pages: 359-371
Managerial careers and business strategies

H P Gunz and R.M. Jalland

Academy of Management Review

Issue:Vol. 21 No. 3

1996

Pages: 62-66
The Aftermath of Downsizing: a cautionary tale about restructuring and careers

M G Evans, H P Gunz and R M Jalland

Business Horizons

Issue:Vol.39, No.3 (May/June)

1996

Pages: 62-66
Realism and learning in management simulations

H P Gunz

Journal of Management Education

Issue:Vol. 19 No. 1, (February)

1995

Pages: 54-74
Ethical implications of the employment relationship for professional lawyers

H P Gunz and S.P. Gunz

University of British Columbia Law Review

Issue:Vol 28 No. 1

1994

Pages: 123-139
Professional/organizational commitment and job satisfaction for employed lawyers

H P Gunz and S.P. Gunz

Human Relations

Issue:Vol. 47, No 7 July

1994

Pages: 801-828

Selected Publications - Books and Chapters

Handbook of Career Studies

H P Gunz and M A Peiperl

SAGE

2007
Managing complexity in organizations

M R Lissack and H P Gunz

Quorum Books

1999
Careers and Corporate Cultures

H P Gunz

Blackwell

1989

Research and Teaching Interests

Teaches courses in organizational behaviour and human resources management. Research interests include work careers, management of professional staff.

Honors and Awards

2001

Holmes-Cardozo Excellence in Research Award, at the Annual Meeting Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August 2001 (with S P Gunz),
1996

Best paper award for Careers Division of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting at Cincinnati, Ohio, August 1996 (with R M Jalland),
1993

Honourable mention for paper submitted to Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Lake Louise, Alberta, June 1993 (with R M Jalland),

Academic / Professional Service

2009-12

Member, Aid to Scholarly Publications Committee, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
2004-present

Member, Research Advisory Council, Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
1999-2000

Chair, Careers Division of the Academy of Management
1996-2008

Elected Member, Academic Board, University of Toronto
1984-1986

General Secretary and Coordinating Committee Member, European Group for Organizational Studies

Hugh P. Gunz

Hugh P. Gunz

Bio

Academic Positions

Director of Undergraduate Programs, Department of Management, University of Toronto Mississauga

Associate Chair, Department of Management, University of Toronto Mississauga

Chair, Department of Management, University of Toronto at Mississauga

Cross-appointment to Graduate Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto

Deputy Associate Chair, Management, University of Toronto at Mississauga

Full Member, Graduate Faculty of the Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto

Graduate Faculty Member - Continuing, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies

Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Cross-appointed to Graduate Faculty of the Centre for Industrial Relations, University of Toronto

Associate Dean, Programs, Rotman School of Management

Associate Chair for Commerce and Finance, Erindale College, University of Toronto

Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Rotman School of Management

Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour (with Tenure), Manchester Business School, University of Manchester

Acting Director of Placement Services, Manchester Business School

Director of Information Technology Services, Manchester Business School

Selected Publications - Papers

Boundaryless careers: Bringing back boundaries

Career as a social and political phenomenon in the globalized economy

Re-conceptualizing career success: A contextual approach

Client capture and the professional service firm

Ethical decision making and the employed lawyer

Hired professional to hired gun: An identity theory approach to understanding the ethical behaviour of professionals in non-professional organizations

Reconceptualizing career success

Organizational influences on approaches to ethical decisions by professionals: the case of public accountants

Self-organization in career systems: a view from complexity science

The Lawyer's Response to Organizational Professional Conflict: An Empirical Study of the Ethical Decision Making of In-house Counsel

Downsizing and the transformation of organizational career systems

New Strategy, Wrong Managers? What you need to know about career streams

Implications of downsizing for managerial careers

Managerial careers and business strategies

The Aftermath of Downsizing: a cautionary tale about restructuring and careers

Realism and learning in management simulations

Ethical implications of the employment relationship for professional lawyers

Professional/organizational commitment and job satisfaction for employed lawyers

Selected Publications - Books and Chapters

Handbook of Career Studies

Managing complexity in organizations

Careers and Corporate Cultures

Research and Teaching Interests

Honors and Awards

Holmes-Cardozo Excellence in Research Award, at the Annual Meeting Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August 2001 (with S P Gunz),

Best paper award for Careers Division of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting at Cincinnati, Ohio, August 1996 (with R M Jalland),

Honourable mention for paper submitted to Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Lake Louise, Alberta, June 1993 (with R M Jalland),

Academic / Professional Service

Member, Aid to Scholarly Publications Committee, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Member, Research Advisory Council, Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Chair, Careers Division of the Academy of Management

Elected Member, Academic Board, University of Toronto

General Secretary and Coordinating Committee Member, European Group for Organizational Studies