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Aareni Uruthirapathy

Ph.D (Carleton), MBA (Carleton), B.com (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka)

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705-748-1011  Ext 7930

 

Research Interests   

Work design, Motivation at work, Obedience to Authority, Self Determination Theory, Business Ethics.

 

Teaching Interests 

Management Skills, Contemporary Issues in Management, Organizational  Behaviour, Organizational Theory, Business Ethics & Corporations.

 

Selected Publications 

Uruthirapathy, A. and Dyke, L. (2022), The influence of general causality orientations on self-esteem and perceived stress among undergraduate students in women-only colleges, International Journal of Educational Management, Vol.36(5), 766-78.

Aareni Ammal Uruthirapathy & Moses N. Kiggundu (2018): The BRIC and African Countries’ Informal Economies: Differences, Similarities and Some General Observations, Africa Journal of Management, DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2018.1516941

Uruthirapathy, A & Grant, G. (2015) “The Influence of Job Characteristics on IT and Non-IT Job Occupants Turnover Intentions”  Journal of Management Development , Vol.34, (6), 715 -728.

Kiggundu, M., & Uruthirapathy, A. (2011) “Canada’s Global and Business Competitiveness:   

Competition Policy Reform in a Changing World.” The Journal of Competitiveness Review, Vol. 20(4), pp. 288-304.

Grant, G.G., McKnight, S., Uruthirapathy, A., and Brown, A. (2007) “Designing Governance for Shared Services Organizations in the Public Service.” Government Information Quarterly, 24(3), pp. 522-548.

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