Dignity at Work: Stigma at Work
Management of Organizational Change
Strategic Management
Strategy in the Nonprofit and Public Sectors

Leadership
Organizational Behaviour / Theory
Research Methods
Using Case Studies

EXTERNAL FUNDING

Grandy, G. (PI) Value Creation and Competitive Advantage in Churches, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, $ 77,702, 2009-2011

Grandy, G. (CI) Healthy Leaders for a Healthy Workplace: Developing a Collaborative Research Agenda, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, $15,000, 2010 – 2011. (Holton, J. (PI) & Mullen, J. (CI))

Grandy, G. (CI) Healthy Leaders for a Healthy Workplace: Developing a Collaborative Research Agenda, Horizon Health Network, $4,600, 2010 – 2011. (Holton, J. (PI) & Mullen, J. (CI))

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Grandy, G. and Holton, J. (forthcoming) Leadership development needs assessment in healthcare.:A
collaborative approach. Leadership & Organization Development Journal.

Mavin, S. and Grandy, G. (forthcoming) Doing gender well and differently in management. Gender in
Management: An International Journal.

Grandy, G. and Mavin, S. (2011). Occupational image, organizational image and identity in dirty work.
Intersections of organizational efforts and media accounts. Organization. Online 13 October 2011. DOI:10.1177/1350508411422582 .

Mavin, S. and Grandy, G. (2011). Doing Gender Well and Differently in Dirty Work. Gender, Work & Organization. Online 4 August 2011.  DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2011.00567.x

Grandy, G., Gunther, M.P., Couturier, A., Goldberg, B., MacLeod, I. and Steeves, T. (2010). The Pub: Survive, Thrive or Die? The Case Research Journal, 30(1).

Grandy, G. & Holton, J. (2010) Mobilizing change in a business school using appreciative inquiry, The Learning Organization, 14 (2): 178-194.

Starratt, A. & Grandy, G. (2010) Young workers’ experience of abusive leadership, Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 31 (2): 136-158.

Gunther, M. and Grandy, G. (2009) The media’s construction of CEO infamy, Journal of Strategy and Management, 2 (4): 300-328.

Parker, D. and Grandy, G. (2009). Looking to the past to understand the present: Organizational change in Canadian varsity football. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal,4(3): 231-254.

Grandy, G. (2008). Managing spoiled identities: Dirty workers’ struggles for a favourable sense of self. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal, 3 (3), 176-198.

Grandy, G. and Wicks, D. (2008). Competitive advantage as a legitimacy-creating process. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal, 3 (1), 21-41.

Wicks, D. and Grandy, G. (2007). What Cultures Exist in the tattooing collectivity? Ambiguity, membership and participation, Culture and Organization 13 (4), 349-363.

Sliwa, M. and Grandy, G. (2006). Real or hyperreal? Cultural experiences of overseas business students. Critical Perspectives on International Business 2 (1), 8-24.

Grandy, G., and Mills, A.J. (2004). Strategy as simulacra? A radical reflexive look at the discipline and practice of strategy, Journal of Management Studies, Vol.41, No.7, pp1153-1170. [ click here to view]

BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS

Grandy, G. and Mavin, S. (Forthcoming). Doing Gender in Dirty Work: Exotic Dancers’ Construction of Self-Enhancing Identities, in R. Simpson, P. Lewis, N. Slutskaya and H. Hopfl (Ed.), Doing Dirty Work: Concepts and Identities. Wiley.

Grandy, G. and Starratt, A. (2010). Making Sense of Abusive Leadership, in T. Hansbrough and B. Schyns (Ed.), When leadership goes wrong: Destructive leadership, mistakes and ethical failures. Greenwich, CT:  Information Age Publishing, 175-202.

Grandy, G. (2009). Conversation analysis. In A.J. Mills, G. Durepos and E. Wiebe (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Case
Study Research, Vol 1. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 238-242.

Grandy, G. (2009). Instrumental case study. In A.J. Mills, G. Durepos and E. Wiebe (Eds.), Encyclopedia of
Case Study Research, Vol 1. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 473-475.

Grandy, G. (2009). Intrinsic Case, in A.J. Mills, G. Durepos, and E. Wiebe (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Case Study
Research, Vol 1. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 499-501.

Grandy, G. and Gibbon, J. (2009). Can We Really Do It? Critical Pedagogy in Canadian Business Schools, in J.
Wolfram Cox, T. LeTrent Jones, D. Weir, and M. Voronov (Ed.), Critical Management Studies at Work:
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Negotiating Tensions between Theory and Practice. London: Elsevier, 195-208.

Grandy, G. (2007). Power and organizational life, in A.J. Mills, Helms Mills, J., Forshaw C., and Bratton, J.
(Ed.), Organizational Behaviour in a Global Context. ON: Garamond Press, 389-422.

Grandy, G. (2005). Case. For Your Eyes Only, in A.J. Mills, T. Simmons, and J. Helms Mills (3rd Ed.), Reading
Organizational Theory. A Critical Approach to the Study of Organizational Behaviour and Structure. ON: Garamond Press, 289-302.

OTHER RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Holton, J. and Grandy, G. (2011) Healthy leaders for a healthy workplace: Sustaining organizational vitality
through transformational change. Report of Findings on Horizon Health Network. Research funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Horizon Health Network.

Oland, A. and Grandy, G. (2011). Building a small potato chip company: Decision making at Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company. Wallace McCain Institute for Business Leadership, University of New Brunswick.

Grandy, G. (2010). The friendly church. St. Mark the Evangelist Church lives its motto. Anglican Life in Newfoundland and Labrador, December, 9.

Grandy, G. (2010). Value creation in churches: What makes a church successful? Report of Findings on St. Joseph’s Parish. Research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Grandy, G. (2010). Value creation in churches: What makes a church successful? Report of Findings on St. Mark the Evangelist Anglican Church. Research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Lebans, S. and Grandy, G. (2010). Soaperie Olivier Soapery. Passionate about Natural Skin Care. G. Wallace McCain Institute for Business Leadership, University of New Brunswick, 1-29. Available at: http://www.wallacemccaininstitute.com/uploads/olivier%20final%20case%20formatted%20mar1%202010.pdf

 

MEDIA COVERAGE OF RESEARCH & SELECTED SUPERVISED PROJECTS

NEWSPAPER

Ware, B. (2011) Finding success in faith. Halifax Herald, Arts & Life section, November 26.

Cochrane, A. (2010). Mount A. researchers to study Horizon Health Network, Times & Transcript, December 1, C2.

Huras, A. (2010) Churches adjusting to changing demographics, Telegraph-Journal, August 10, A1-A2.

(2009). Changes and churches. Mount Allison professor awarded grant to research subject. Amherst Daily News, August 5, p.5.

(2009). Mount A professor examining how churches changing their images. Sackville Tribune-Post, August 12, p. 15.

Cochrane, A. (2009). MTA professor studies changes in church marketing. Times & Transcript, August 5, C8.

Gauvin, Y. (2009) Mt.A students dominate business competition. Winning team in ‘Are You Smarter than a CEO’ competition is ‘Real Reality Solutions’. Times & Transcript, December 10, C2.

Huras, A. (2009) Commerce prof making churches her business. Telegraph-Journal, August 6, A1.

McDavid, K. (2009) MTA prof examines church business. Three –year study will look at what does and doesn’t work for churches struggling with declining congregations. Times & Transcript, August 15, A4.

Battah, P. (2008). The business of leadership. Money Talks CBC Radio. September 10, 8:50 am.

Shingler, B. (2008). The demystification of CEO celebrities. Telegraph-Journal, September 6, C1.

MacDonald, A. (2007). What makes a bad boss tick you off? The Daily News (Halifax) Business Matters, Saturday, October 13, 19.

Varma, S. (2007). Bad Bosses. CBC Evening News, October 16.

White, N. (2007). Qualitative approach to National Boss Day. Thesis Student's goal is to develop a theory of what abusive leadership is. Telegraph Journal. Tuesday October 16th, A1.

White, N. (2007). Qualitative approach to National Boss Day. Thesis Student's goal is to develop a theory of what abusive leadership is.  Moncton Times and Transcript. Tuesday October 16, 2.

RADIO

(2009) Rogers Radio News 91.9 Interview with Dan Alstrand, Moncton, August 4.

(2009) Maritime Morning Interview (in studio) with Rick Howe, Rogers all-news station, Halifax, August 17.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS & INVITED TALKS

Grandy, G. (2012). Value creation in churches. Invited Staff Seminar Speaker at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, England, April 30.

Grandy, G. and Mavin, S. (2012) Doing gender well and differently in dirty work. Gender in Management Special Interest Group and Identity Special Interest Group Research Seminar on Exploring the Intersectionality of Gender and Identity, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, England, May 3.

Grandy, G. (2011). Thriving in difficult times: Strategies of Atlantic Canadian churches. Roman Catholic Diocese of Moncton, New Brunswick, November 28.

Grandy, G. (2011). Sustaining vitality during challenging times: Successful strategies of Atlantic Canadian churches. St. Luke’s United Church, Tantallon, Nova Scotia, September 11.

Grandy, G. (2011). Churches creating value through community connection. Anglican Synod of PEI and Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 28.

Grandy, G. (2011). Challenging Times in Churches: How Churches are Changing the Way They ‘Do Business’.Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church, Amherst, Nova Scotia, February 8.

Grandy, G. (2011). Challenging Times in Churches: How Churches are Changing the Way They ‘Do Business’. Lunch and Learn. Moncton Public Library, Moncton, New Brunswick, January 25.

Holton, J. and Grandy, G. (2011) Leadership development needs assessment in healthcare: A collaborative approach, Research Day, Mount Allison University, August.

Grandy, G. (2010) ‘If you build it, they will come’: An exploratory study of strategic leadership in churches, Research Day, Mount Allison University, August.

Grandy, G. (2010) Doing qualitative research: Data collection and analysis, Invited Research Methods Workshop for PhD and DBA students at the business school of Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, June.

Grandy, G. (2010). Value creation in churches: What makes a church successful? Presentation of Findings on St. Joseph’s Parish. Research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Saint John, NB, June.

Grandy, G. (2010). Value creation in churches: What makes a church successful? Presentation of Findings on St. Mark the Evangelist Anglican Church. Research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, St. John’s, NL, June.

Grandy, G. (2010). Enhancing students’ presentation skills, Spring Teaching Day, Mount Allison University, May.

Grandy, G. (2010) What makes a successful church? Invited Speaker, Seminar on Congregations in Transition. Organized by Miramichi Presbytery, Bathurst, NB, April.

Grandy, G. and Holton, J. (2010). Mobilizing change in a business school using appreciative inquiry, Works in Progress, Mount Allison University, January.

Grandy, G. (2009) The media’s construction of the infamous CEO celebrity, Invited Research Talk at the business school of Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.

Grandy, G. (2009) Doing qualitative research: Data collection and analysis, Invited Research Methods Seminar for PhD and DBA students at the business school of Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, June.    

Grandy, G. (2009). Invited Research Consultations (one-on-one) with 10 PhD and DBA students at the business school of Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.

The Media Construction of the Infamous CEO Celebrity

Moritz P. Gunther was awarded a MTA Summer Research Grant 2008 to conduct this research as a part of his honours.

The superhero depiction of CEO Jack Welch and his 20 year reign at General Electric, the evil demise of Enron at the hands of CEO Jeffrey Skilling and the unending adventures of the rebel billionaire and business person Sir Richard Branson catch the headlines of business news in print, online, radio and television globally. Twenty-four hour news cycles and a celebrity obsessed culture have paved the way for the rise of the celebrity CEO. The media’s role in the [re]construction of the celebrity CEO and celebrity firm has garnered much interest in the scholarly literature. While most extant literature has focused on the positive CEO celebrity, CEOs such as Sir Conrad Black or Carly Fiorina are powerful examples of being popular for being unpopular.  The never ending media frenzy around top management’s latest abuse of executive privileges warrants research similar to that on positive CEO celebrities.  This research set out to explore how the media constructs negative top executive celebrities or infamy through its use of recurring themes, terms and phrases in popular press.

Research Papers and Media Coverage of this Work

Gunther, M. and Grandy, G. (2009) The media’s construction of CEO infamy, Journal of Strategy and Management, 2(4): 300-328.

Gunther, M. and Grandy, G. (2009), The Media Construction of the Infamous CEO Celebrity, British Academy of Management Conference (Development Paper), Brighton, England.

Mount Allison University (2008)  The Formation of Celebrity CEOs. In The News, Sep 08.

Shingler, B. (2008). The demystification of CEO celebrities. Telegraph-Journal, September 6, p. C1.

Understanding Abusive Leadership: A Grounded Theory Approach

Alison Starratt was awarded a MTA Summer Research Grant 2007 through Mount Allison to conduct this research as a part of her honours.

There is a growing body of research about positive and passive leadership that attempts to understand and improve workplace relations in a variety of ways. To date, however, there has been little research that explores the impact of less positive leadership, what can be coined 'abusive' leadership, on workplace outcomes. Understanding such a phenomenon is critical in developing a comprehensive approach to what leadership is, good and bad, and the outcomes of leadership in organizational settings. Given the lacuna of research in abusive relationship, the purpose of this research to explore abusive leadership through the experiences of young workers. Specifically, this research sets out to explore the characteristics and behaviours associated with abusive leadership, that is, to understand what it looks like.

Research Papers Associated with this Work

Grandy, G. and Starratt, A. (in press). Making Sense of Abusive Leadership: The Experiences of Young Workers. In T. Hansbrough and B. Schyns When Leadership Goes Wrong: Destructive Leadership, Mistakes and Ethical Failures. Information Age Publishing Inc.

Starratt, A. & Grandy, G. (2010) Young workers’ experience of abusive leadership, Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 31 (2): 136-158.

Starratt, A., and Grandy, G. (2008). Young workers’ experiences of abusive leadership: A grounded theory approach. British Academy of Management Conference Proceedings, Harrogate, England.

Media Coverage Associated With This Work

Battah, P. (2008). The business of leadership. Money Talks CBC Radio. September 10, 8:50 am.

MacDonald, A. (2007). What makes a bad boss tick you off? The Daily News (Halifax) Business Matters, Saturday, October 13, p. 19.

Mount Allison University (2007). Bad Bosses. In the News. October 15.

Varma, S. (2007). Bad Bosses. CBC Evening News, October 16.

White, N. (2007). Qualitative approach to National Boss Day. Thesis Student's goal is to develop a theory of what abusive leadership is. Telegraph Journal. Tuesday October 16th, p. A1

White, N. (2007). Qualitative approach to National Boss Day. Thesis Student's goal is to develop a theory of what abusive leadership is.  Moncton Times and Transcript. Tuesday October 16, p. 2.

The Role of Symbols in Organizational Change: Looking Beyond the Gridiron

Dan Parker toyed with the complexity of change at the Mount Allison Football Team 2005/06 for his honours research.

Understanding organizations and the context in which they change can be a complex and daunting task. To aid in our understanding, this research will turn to the symbols and symbolic actions behind the stories of a changing organization and the actors within that organization. The purpose of the research was to understand the role of symbols in effective change processes. This study will examine a university football team undergoing a major change process after experiencing six consecutive losing seasons. The team, who produced a dismal one win and twenty-three loss record in the three seasons prior under the previous Head Coach, hired a new Head Coach to lead the turnaround process in the 2005 season.

Research Papers and Coverage Associated with this Work

Parker, D. and Grandy, G. (2009). Looking to the past to understand the present: Organizational change in Canadian varsity football. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal,4(3): 231-254.

Parker, D. and Grandy, G. (2007). Looking beyond the gridiron: Leadership and change in difficult times, Atlantic Schools of Business Conference Proceedings, Wolfville, Canada.

Parker, D. (2006).  Change at Mount Allison: Looking Beyond the Gridiron. Health and Safety News. Mount Allison University, May, p. 3.

Other Student Research

Mount Allison University (2008). Mount A Commerce department receives award for Best Overall Research Performance. In The News, November 7.

Mount Allison University (2007). Student success at ASB Conference. In The News.
Oct 05.

Mount Allison University (2007). Commerce Students Present at ASB. In The News  September 28.

Case Competitions

· Crandall Case Competition 2010
· Are you Smarter than a CEO Competition 2009
· Maple Leaf – Mount Allison Case Competition
·  Atlantic Schools of Business Case Competition 2007
· Queen's Inter-Collegiate Business Competition 2006/07
· Atlantic Baptist University Case Competitions 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008