Dr. Patricia Genoe McLaren

Assistant Professor, Leadership & Business Technology Management

Contact Information

Email: pmclaren@wlu.ca
Phone: 519.756.8228 ext.5938

Office Location: SC Johnson - SCJ 309
Office Hours: by appointment

Languages Spoken

English

Academic Background

PhD Management, Saint Mary's University

MASc Management of Technology, University of Waterloo

BSc Computing and Information Sciences, University of Guelph

Biography

My general research focus lies in the areas of management history in the Cold War era, including the development of the business school, leadership, and the management of professionals. Most of my research is from a critical perspective, mainly conducted using critical discourse analysis and critical hermeneutic analysis based on interview and archival data. I do also, however, conduct more mainstream research using quantitative analysis of statistical data and positivist qualitative analysis of interview data.

My current work includes critical discourse analyses of the societal discourse of leadership, leadership undergraduate education, and leadership development for women, and a more positivist approach to leadership development for Certified Management Accountants. I am also studying the history of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, and its struggle for organizational legitimacy. I have recent publications in Management & Organizational History, Journal of Management History, and Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences.

Through my teaching and professional background, I also have an interest and expertise in project management, organizational culture and change, organizational behaviour, and organizations and social change.

Additional Information

Courses Taught:

OL224 Organizational Leadership

OL260 Organizations and Social Change

OL270 Occupations and Professions

OL340 Leadership, Organizational Culture, and Change

OL430 Advanced Topics in Leadership

OL480 Project Management

MB115 Introduction to Information Technology