Co-author of Best Paper in Organizational Theory Division (2012); author of Best Paper in Management History Division (2004)

Best Paper Awards, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference, 2004 and 2012

Author of Honourable Mention Paper in Gender and Diversity in Organizations division (2001); author of Honourable Mention Paper in Management History division (2008)

Honourable Mention Paper Awards, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference, 2001 and 2008

Administrative Sciences Association of Canada

Academy of Management 

Canadian Industrial Relations Association  

Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studes

Canadian Association for Leisure Studies

An innovative model for delivering business education in India

Applying the Principles of Soccer Training to the Design and Delivery of Classes in Introductory Accounting Courses

Government, coercive power and the perceived legitimacy of Canadian post-secondary institutions

Adapted from real scenarios faced by labour relations boards across Canada, these cases put the student in the position of a labour relations board member, who must assess the evidence from both sides and render a decision. All chapter opening vignettes and In the News Stories have been revised or replaced with new ones.

Industrial Relations in Canada

Fiona McQuarrie has been researching and writing about work and organizations for more than 30 years. Her areas of interest include industrial relations, organizational theory, workplace diversity, management history, post-secondary education, and the interaction between work and leisure. She is a regular media commentator on work, employment, and organizational issues.

Dr. McQuarrie is Professor Emeritus in the School of Business at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). At UFV she was Associate Dean of the Faculty of Professional Studies and Co-Chair of the Business program. She was the first woman at UFV and the first faculty member in the School of Business to be promoted to the rank of Professor. She has also taught at the University of Alberta, Simon Fraser University, Athabasca University, and the University of Prince Edward Island.  She is currently Special Projects Officer at the BC Council on Admissions & Transfers, which  oversees BC's post-secondary transfer credit system.

She holds a Ph.D. in organizational analysis from the University of Alberta; a Bachelor of Business Administration (with majors in business and English), an MBA, and a Certificate in Liberal Arts from Simon Fraser University; and a Certificate in General Studies from Thompson Rivers University.

Dr. McQuarrie is the author of the textbook Industrial Relations in Canada, published by John Wiley and Sons. Currently in its fourth edition, the textbook is used at more than 30 universities and colleges across Canada. She is also the Canadian co-author of the widely used casebook Applications in Human Resource Management, published by Nelson Education. 

Dr. McQuarrie’s research has been published in journals such as the Academy of Management Executive, the Canadian Journal of Administrative Studies, the Canadian Journal of Higher Education, the International Journal of Management Education, Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations, Leisure/Loisir, and Management and Organizational History. She has presented her research findings on work and organizations at many major international conferences. 

Dr. McQuarrie is a member of the Academy of Management, the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (where she has served on the Board of Directors as a Member-at-Large, as Awards Chair, and as  Divisional Liaison), the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies, the Canadian Industrial Relations Association, and the Canadian Association for Leisure Studies.

Higher Education

transfer credit

Workplace Behavior

Organizational Behaviour and Leadership

Organizational Theory

Gender & Diversity in Organizations

Post-Secondary Education

Human Resource Management

Work and Employment

Industrial Relations

post-secondary student mobility

English

All About Work: News and Views on Work and Organizations (Blog)

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Privacy breach exposes details of UBC ex-president’s departure

Let’s bridge the gap between academia and management

B.C. appeal court rules in favour of province in dispute with teachers

B.C. says Supreme Court’s RCMP ruling sets precedent in teachers’ case

Ruling on RCMP’s right to unionize could influence B.C. teacher dispute

Media silence from teachers, government could be a good sign: expert

Teachers job strike

How can the truckers strike at Vancouver's ports be resolved?

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