Alan Saks

Bio

Alan Saks is a Professor of Organizational Behavior and HR Management in the Department of Management at University of Toronto-Scarborough, with a cross-appointment to the Organizational Behaviour area at Rotman. He conducts research on organizational entry and the school-to-work transition such as job search, recruitment, and the socialization and on-boarding of new hires. He has also studied and written about the transfer of training, employee engagement, and workplace spirituality. His teaching includes courses in Organizational Behaviour, Research Methods in Industrial Relations and Human Resources, Training and Development, and Human Resource Planning and Strategy.

Academic Positions

2002-Present  Professor; University of Toronto

1997-2002  Associate Professor; York University

1995-1996  Associate Professor; Concordia University

1990-1995  Assistant Professor; Concordia University

Honors and Awards

2011  Impact of Research Award; Emerald Group Publishing Limited

1996  Best Paper published in the Canadian Journal of Administrative Studies; Administrative Sciences Association of Canada

1996  Honourable Mention Award, OB Division; Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Conference

1993  Best Convention Paper Award, Human Resources Division; Academy of Management

Research and Teaching Interests

Professor Saks does research on organizational entry and the school-to-work transition such as job search, recruitment, and the socialization and on-boarding of new hires. He has also studied and written about the transfer of training, employee engagement, and workplace spirituality. His teaching includes courses in Organizational Behaviour, Research Methods in Industrial Relations and Human Resources, Training and Development, and Human Resource Planning and Strategy.

Selected Publications - Papers

An Investigation into the Relationship Between Training Evaluation and the Transfer of Training A. M. Saks & L. A. Burke International Journal of Training and Development 2012

An Investigation into the Validity of Two Measures of Work Engagement A. Viljevac, H. D. Cooper-Thomas, & A. M. Saks The International Journal of Human Resource Management 2012

Getting Newcomers Engaged: The Role of Socialization Tactics A. M. Saks & J. A. Gruman Journal of Managerial Psychology 2011

Manage Employee Engagement to Manage Performance A. M. Saks & J. A. Gruman Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice 2011

Management Training and Development A. M. Saks, P. Tamkin, and P. Lewis International Journal of Training and Development 2011

Organizational Socialization and Positive Organizational Behaviour: Implications for Theory, Research, and Practice A. M. Saks & J. A. Gruman Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences 2011

Selected Publications - Books and Chapters

Organizational Behaviour: Understanding and Managing Life at Work Gary Johns and Alan M. Saks Pearson Education Canada 2011

Managing Performance Through Training and Development Alan M. Saks and Robert R. Haccoun Nelson 2010

Organizational Socialization and Newcomer Engagement Alan M. Saks and Jamie A. Gruman In Simon L. Albrecht (Ed.) Handbook of Employee Engagement: Perspectives, Issues, Research and Practice. Edward Elgar 2010

Job Search Success: A Review and Integration of the Predictors, Behaviors, and Outcomes Alan M. Saks In Steven Brown & Robert Lent (Eds.), Career Development and Counselling: Putting Theory and Research to Work. John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2005

The Impracticality of Recruitment Research Alan M. Saks In Neil Anderson, Arne Evers, & Olga Voskuijl (Eds.), Blackwell Handbook of Selection. Blackwell 2005

Job Search Alan M. Saks In Charles Spielberger (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology. Elsevier Inc. 2004