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The Effect of HRM Practices on Employment Outcomes in Indigenous Social Enterprises

Quadruple Helix Approach to Achieve International Product Quality for Indonesian Food SMEs

Toward a Business Resilience Framework for Startups

Trust Consensus Within Culturally Diverse Teams: A Multistudy Investigation

The future of feedback: Motivating performance improvement through future-focused feedback

Ian O. Williamson, dean of UCI’s Paul Merage School of Business, is a globally recognized expert in the field of human resource management, a reputation earned by traveling the world over to examine how talent pipelines affect organizational and community outcomes.

In this UCI Podcast, Williamson identifies significant changes in business during the last decade, analyzes how the pandemic altered business education and forecasts the future of work for employers and employees.

This episode was recorded in the podcast studio in the ANTrepreneur Center. The music, titled “Swimming Lessons,” was provided by Bail Bonds via the audio library in YouTube Studio.

UCI Podcast: What's next in business?

Doing Business in ASEAN Markets: Leadership Challenges and Governance Solutions across Asian Borders

Ian O. Williamson was appointed dean of The UCI Paul Merage School of Business on January 1, 2021. Prior to joining the Merage School, he served as pro vice-chancellor and dean of commerce at the Wellington School of Business and Government at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Williamson received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a bachelor’s degree in business from Miami University. He has served as a faculty member at Melbourne Business School, Rutgers Business School, the Zurich Institute of Business Education, the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and Institut Teknologi Bandung.

Williamson is a globally recognized expert in the area of human resource management. His research examines the impact of “talent pipelines” on organizational and community outcomes. Williamson has assisted executives in over 20 countries across six continents enhance firm operational and financial outcomes, improve talent recruitment and retention, enhance firm innovation and understand the impact of social issues on firm outcomes.

Williamson’s research has been published in leading academic journals (e.g. Academy of Management Journal, MIT Sloan Management Review, Organization Science, Journal of Applied Psychology) and has been covered by leading media outlets across the world. He has served on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Academy Management Review, Academy of Management Education and Learning, Journal of Management and Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal and Journal of Management.

He is a past recipient of the Academy of Management (AOM) Education Division Best Paper Award for his research on high performing teams, the AOM Human Resource Division Best Paper Award for his research on the effect of employee mobility on firm performance and the AOM Ralph Alexander Best Dissertation Award for his research examining the top management team (TMT) selection decisions of Fortune 500 firms. He is a recipient of the AOM Best Practices Mentoring Award for his role as the founding President of the Management Faculty of Color Association (MFCA). He also received the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School Outstanding PhD Student Award.

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Hustle Culture vs. Quiet Quitting: How Bosses Can Walk the Line

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Leading in the era of COVID

Empowering Students by Showing up in New Ways

Building a More Diverse and Inclusive Business School

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About the University of California, Irvine: Founded in 1965, UCI is the youngest member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced three Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UCI has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. For more on UCI, visit www.uci.edu.

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Every business today is competing on a digital playing field. New technologies – augmented reality, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain– are redefining every industry. To lead the disruption of today and tomorrow, you must master their strategic implications. Dean Ian O. Williamson of the UCI Paul Merage School of Business will discuss with John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief, the importance of leadership through disruption and describe how the Merage School has pivoted in the face of today’s challenges.

A Vision Of Leadership For A Digitally Driven World | Poets and Quants

Is your organisation approaching corporate responsibility genuinely? Professor Ian Williamson, Pro-Vice Chancellor & Dean, of Business School Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand shares what the most sophisticated organisations are doing. https://www.victoria.ac.nz/

About HCLI Trailblazers
A new video series designed to showcase Asia's foremost thinkers, leaders, and innovators. We'll cover trending topics as they relate to Asia, including the impact of digital on the future of work and education and whether a different approach to leadership, human capital and talent development is required. Designed for business leaders throughout Asia, it supports our mission to build global leaders from Asia. https://hcli.org/

Professor Ian Williamson on Addressing the Big Challenges in our Community  - HCLI Trailblazers #23

OUTSIDE THE BOX is a free on-line series started May 2020. 
Ian O. Williamson offers advice on starting a new venture or finding remote work. Williamson is 
Pro-Vice-Chancellor & Dean of the Wellington
School of Business and Government 
Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) 
The NEW Dean of The Paul Merage School of Business University of California, Irvine

Talking about the Social and Economic climate right now with Ian O. Williamson

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