Andrew Luchak

Research

Research Interests

• Pensions, deferred compensation and other rewards
• Individual differences, work attitudes and behaviors
• Union and employee voice
• Strategic HRM, family business and entrepreneurship

Major Research Grants

2023-2026:

SSHRC Insight Grant, Rethinking Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Relational Coordination and the Implications for Management Practices, $99,557 (with Ian Gellatly).

2007-2011:

SSHRC General Research Grant, Human Resource Architecture: The Prevalence, Design and Consequences of Different Configurations of Human Resource Practices within the Same Establishment, $57,726.

2001–2005:

SSHRC General Research Grant, The Role and Functions of Occupational Pension Plans in Canada, $72,300.

2000–2001:

Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) Research and Innovation Project, Regional Aspects of Employment Relations Policy in Canada, $117,000 (with Morley Gunderson).

1996-2000:

SSHRC General Research Grant, Employer-Sponsored Pension Plans: An Empirical Analysis of Employees' Behaviour under Long-Term Employment Contracts, $41,250.

Selected Publications

Xie, L., & Luchak, A.A. (2025). Dual Signals of Cooperation and Coercion: The Role of Psychological Climate Perceptions between Performance-Oriented HRM Systems and Employee Well-being. Working Paper.

Xie, L., & Luchak, A.A. (2025). Organizational Support and Identification as Strategic OB Resources—Complementarities that Limit or Enhance the Risk of Facades of Conformity. Working Paper.

Pohler, D.M., Luchak, A.A., & Harmer, J.M. (2020). The missing employee in employee voice research. In Handbook of Research on Employee Voice, edited by Adrian Wilkinson, Jimmy Donaghey, Tony Dundon and Richard B. Freeman, 2nd edition, 177-201.

Hedberg, L.M., & Luchak, A.A. (2018). One size of SEW does not fit all: The role of founder’s attachment style in shaping SEW preservation goals and HR system design in a family firm. Human Resource Management Review, 28, 33-45.

Pohler, D.M., & Luchak, A.A. (2015). Are unions good or bad for organizations? The moderating role of management’s response. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 53, 423-459.

Pohler, D.M., & Luchak, A.A. (2014). Balancing efficiency, equity and voice: The impact of unions and high involvement work practices on work outcomes. Industrial & Labor Relations Review, 67, 1-32.

Jaskiewicz, P., & Luchak, A.A. (2013). Explaining performance differences between family firms with family and non-family CEOs: It’s the nature of the tie to the family that counts. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 37, 1361-1367.

Luchak, A.A., & Pohler, D.M. (2010). Pensions as psychological contracts: Implications for work outcomes. Industrial Relations, 49, 61-82. 

Luchak, A.A., Pohler, D.M., & Gellatly, I.R. (2008). When do committed employees retire? The effects of organizational commitment on retirement plans under a defined-benefit pension plan. Human Resource Management, 47, 581-599. 

Luchak, A.A., & Gellatly, I.R. (2007). A comparison of linear and non-linear relations between organizational commitment and work outcomes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 783-793.

Gellatly, I.R., Meyer, J.P., & Luchak, A.A. (2006). Combined effects of the three commitment components on focal and discretionary behaviors: A test of Meyer and Herscovitch's propositions. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 69, 331-45.

Luchak, A.A. (2003). What kind of voice do loyal employees use? British Journal of Industrial Relations, 41, 115-134.

Luchak, A.A., & Gunderson, M. (2000). What do employees know about their pension plan? Industrial Relations, 39, 646-670.

Gellatly, I.R., & Luchak, A.A. (1998). Personal and organizational determinants of perceived absence norms. Human Relations, 51, 1085-1102.

Teaching

Teaching Experience

Bachelor of Commerce

• SEM 311: HRM: Managing the Workforce in Canada
• SEM 416: Performance Management and Rewards

Master of Business Administration

• SEM 501: Leading People

Doctor of Philosophy

• SEM 709: Seminar in Human Resource Management

SEM 416 - Strategic Compensation

This Human Resource Management course focuses on how organizations create and implement a total rewards system that aligns with the implementation of strategic goals, desired job behavior, and culture change. It presents an overview of current issues in the field, such as job evaluation, compensation planning, internal consistency, external competitiveness, individual equity, and benefits. Pre- or corequisite: SEM 311. Open to third- and fourth-year students.

SEM 501 - Leading People

The purpose of SEM 501 is to explore the complex and dynamic world of leading people. Using an evidence-based approach, this course offers an informed view of the practical challenges encountered by leaders at various organizational levels. Key topics include the acquisition, development, and retention of talent, building organizational culture, team building, effective knowledge exchange, fostering innovation, promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion and facilitating change. Topical issues like employee health and well-being, organizational ethics, artificial intelligence and leading in remote or hybrid work environments will also be considered.

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