The Research Team

The Productivity Project is a collaboration among the Alberta Centre for Labour Market Research, the Alberta Chambers of Commerce, Mount Royal University, the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, Canada’s Productivity Initiative, and the LearningCITY Collective.

This collaboration brings together researchers, scholars, practitioners, and policy experts working across education, labour markets, workforce development, business, and human capital systems. Their collective expertise strengthens the Project’s ability to examine Canada’s productivity challenge from unique perspectives and translate evidence into practical insight.

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    Dr. David J. Finch

    Mount Royal University

    Workforce Development, Performance-based Management

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    Dr. Hussein Alzyoud

    Athabasca University

    Productivity, Income Equality, and the Gender Wage Gap

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    Dr. Michele Braun

    Worklore Inc.

    Employee Engagement, Workforce Development, Equity and Diversity

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    Tim Chan

    Mount Royal University

    Accounting, Finance, Artificial Intelligence

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    Dr. Christian Cook

    Mount Royal University

    Workforce Development, Strategic human resource management

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    Dr. Irina Dovbischuk

    Mount Royal University

    Global Supply Chain Management, Business Ethics, Operations Management

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    Charissa Lee

    Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

    Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, Human Resources

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    Dr. Nadège Levallet

    Universiy of Maine

    Information Systems, Strategy, Dynamic Capabilities

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    Dr. Joseph Marchand

    University of Alberta

    Director, Alberta Centre for Labour Market Research

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    Dr. Stephen Murgatroyd

    University of Alberta

    Innovation, Change, Organizational Transformation and Artificial Intelligence, Anticipatory Studies

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    Dr. Norm O'Reilly

    University of New England

    Regional Economic Development and Talent

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    Dr. Simon Raby

    Mount Royal University

    Business Growth and Leadership Transition

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    Dr. Bahman Radnejad

    Mount Royal University

    Innovation, Sustainability and Strategy

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    Dr. Chad Saunders

    University of Calgary

    Entrepreneurial Career Transitions, Entrepreneurial Orientation in Jobs

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    Dr. Anh Thu Nguyen

    Mount Royal University

    Sustainability Education and Experiential Learning

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    Dr. D'Andre Wilson

    Information and Communications Technology Council

    Career Pathways, Experiential Learning, Work-Integrated Learning, Workforce Development

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    Dr. Yifei Wang

    Mount Royal University

    Work-Integrated Learning, Curriculum and Program Design

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    Dr. Gini Weber

    Mount Royal University

    Work-Integrated Learning, Skills Ecosystem