Martin G. Evans
Bio
Martin Evans is a Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behaviour at Rotman. He has taught courses in Organizational Behaviour and Research Methods. Martin’s areas of expertise include leadership, motivation, the quality of working life, job design, as well as an interest in organization design and interaction effects in multiple regression analysis. He was one of the developers of the Path-Goal Theory of Leadership. Since his retirement, he has volunteered with Learning Ally and Common Cause in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Other Info
Retired. He lives in Cambridge Massachusetts where he is actively engaged in progressive political activity. Member of the Board of Common Cause, Massachusetts.
Academic Positions
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2002-Present
Professor Emeritus, Rotman School of Management
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1975-2002
Professor of Organizational Behaviour, School of Management, University of Toronto (on leave 1984-86)
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1995-1997
Director, PhD Program, Faculty of Management
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1987-1990
Director of Research and Associate Dean, Research Faculty of Management
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1985-1986
Visiting Professor, Department of Management, Rutgers University
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1985
Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology, George Mason University
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1984
Visiting Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland
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1983-84, 1986-90
Director of Doctoral Program, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Toronto
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1972-1973
Senior Research Officer, London Business School
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1971-1973
Lecturer and Senior Research Officer, London Business School
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1970-1974
Associate Professor, University of Toronto (on leave 1971-73)
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1966-1970
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Selected Publications - Papers
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Martin G. Evans
Providence Journal
Issue:June 24th
2008
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Martin G. Evans
Boston Globe
Issue:January 4th
2008
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Martin G. Evans
Providence Journal
Issue:March 3rd
2008
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On the Asymmetry of G
Evans, M.G.
Psychological Reports
Issue:85
1999
Pages: pp. 1059-1069
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Cheater detection and altruistic behaviour: An experimental and methodological exploration
Evans, M.G., & Chang, Y.C.
Management and Decision Economics
Issue:19
1998
Pages: pp. 467-480
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Right strategy, wrong managers? What you need to know about career streams
with H.P. Gunz & R.M. Jalland
Academy of Managemet Executive
Issue:12 (2)
1998
Pages: pp. 21-37
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The impact of downsizing on managerial careers
with H.P. Gunz & R.M. Jalland
Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences
Issue:14
1997
Pages: pp. 359-371
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Life and death along gasoline alley: Darwinian and Lamarckian processes in a differentiating population
with J.M. Usher
Academy of Management Journal
Issue:39
1996
Pages: pp. 1428-1466
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The problem of analyzing multiplicative composites: Interactions revisited
American Psychologist
Issue:46
1991
Pages: pp. 6-15
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Organizational Behaviour: The central role of motivation
Journal of Management, Yearly Review (Invited Paper)
Issue:12
1986
Pages: pp. 203-222
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A Monte-Carlo study of the effects of correlated method variance in moderated multiple regression analysis
Organizational Behaviour and Human Decision Processes
Issue:36
1985
Pages: pp. 305-323
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Leadership
In S. Kerr (Ed.), Organizational Behaviour. Columbus, Ohio: Grid Publishing
1979
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A longitudinal analysis of the context and structure of a large British financial institution
with W.McQuillan
Journal of Management Studies
Issue:14
1977
Pages: pp.131-146
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Opportunistic organizational research: The role of patch up designs
Academy of Management Journal
Issue:18
1975
Pages: pp. 98-108
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Conceptual and operational problems in the measurement of various aspects of job satisfaction
Journal of Applied Psychology
Issue:53
1969
Pages: pp. 93-101
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
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Methodological contributions of Donald Campbell to organizational science
In J.A.C. Baum & W. McKelvey (Eds.) Variations in Organizational Science: A Conference in Honor of Donald T. Campbell. Sage (in press)
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Careers in Biotechnology
Gunz, H.P., Jalland, R.M., & Evans, M.G.
In M. Arthur & M. Peiperl (Eds.), Career Frontiers. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press
2000
Pages: pp. 24-53
Research and Teaching Interests
Taught courses in organizational behaviour and research methods. Primary supervision of 19 Ph.D. students in Organizational Behaviour as well as serving on an additional 43 Doctoral committees in Organizational Behaviour, Marketing, Finance, Social Work, Industrial Relations, Educational Administration, Health Administration and Nursing. Research interests include Leadership, the Nature of Managerial Work, Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and methods of empirical organizational research.
Honors and Awards
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1991
Fellow, Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
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1991
Fellow, American Psychological Society
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1991
Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 14
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2001
Distinguished Educator Award, Academy of Management
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2008
Distinguished Service Award, Common Cause Massachusetts
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2014
Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 5
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2016
Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 8
Academic / Professional Service