Richard Marcy

Richard T. Marcy is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the School of Public Administration, University of Victoria. He has expertise in leadership and leadership development, creativity, and social innovation. He holds a M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Oklahoma (areas of concentration included leadership, social innovation, and creativity in dynamic, complex environments) and a B.A. in Media Study from SUNY Buffalo (areas of concentration included video art and experimental documentary, with an emphasis on the analysis, interpretation, and development of media as a catalyst for social change).

He has authored or coauthored a number of publications on these topics, to include: Breaking Mental Models as a Form of Creative Destruction: The Role of Leader Cognition in Radical Social Innovations (Leadership Quarterly); Not Only What, But How: The Role of Expertise in Developing Public Sector Leadership (Routledge); and Social Innovation: Enhancing creative performance through causal analysis (Creativity Research Journal).

His current research is focused on the strategic leadership and radical social innovation of non-violent, avant-garde groups on the Left and the Right, from a political, cultural, and psychological perspective. As part of community service, Richard is also conducting research on employment for adults on the Autism Spectrum.

Before becoming an academic, Richard worked in a number of applied positions in both for-profit and non-profit organizations, to include the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), Capgemini Consulting, and the United States Marine Corps.

Research Interests

• Public and Non-Profit Sector Leadership and Management
• Cognition in Organizations
• Social Innovation Non-violent avant-gardes on the Left and Right
• Autism and Employment