Marylène Gagné (PhD University of Rochester) is a professor of organizational behavior. Her research examines how organizations, through their structures, cultures, rewards, tasks, and managerial/leadership styles, affect people’s motivational orientations, and also examines the consequences of these orientations for individual and organizational performance, and for individual mental health. She also conducts research on the area of family business succession.
She is the recipient of a two JMSB Researcher Awards, a Concordia University Research Award, and a Canadian Psychological Association New Researcher Award, and has published in top organizational behavior and psychology journals. She currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, and European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.