Kent Rondeau, PhD, EdD

About

Effective July 2020, I have been affiliated with Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management in the School of Business. Prior to that I was an associate professor with the Faculty of Extension (2017 - 2020) and the School of Public Health (1997 - 2016). I began my academic career as an assistant professor in the School of Health Administration, Dalhousie University in 1989.

Research

Although my graduate academic preparation is strongly concentrated in the fields of organizational behaviour and human resource management, my research interests focus on better understanding the seminal contribution that human resources play in creating high performance health care organizations and health systems. I have conducted research in healthcare organizations and with healthcare employees investigating the implementation of: high-involvement work systems, employee engagement programs, the impact of organizational change and restructuring on physicians and nurses, organizational climate and culture, and have conducted research investigating intellectual, social and human capital in healthcare workplaces. I am developing a new direction for my future research: exploring innovations that arise through university research and uncover the individual, workplace, and institutional factors that explain academic faculty entrepreneurial behaviour in professional schools of engineering, medicine, and business.  I employ a broad array of methodological approaches in my research, although many utilize survey methods and quantitative analysis. Most of my research studies focus on exploring how organizational, institutional, workplace performance can be enhanced through the effective management and development of people at work. My research has been widely published and has been presented at many national and international conferences. I consult with a number of key stakeholders and health policy makers, including Health Canada.

Teaching

My philosophy of teaching is informed by a number of factors that include, but are not limited to mandated course content that I am required to cover, student learning objectives, my preferred teaching style, instructional strategies and approaches, and the chosen methods for the evaluation of student learning outcomes. In summary, my teaching philosophy is informed by three major factors: the content of what I teach and the venue in which learning is enabled, the means that best facilitates student learning and student engagement with the learning process, and my own preferred teaching style.

For more on my teaching philosophy, please see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_n8WM_dEd2t3TDR7KznPd0HzzB0zcqi7dzk1tLfboZg/edit  

SEM 311 - HRM: Managing the Work Force in Canada

This course is a general overview of human resource management issues in organizations. It focuses on reward systems, the design of work, legal issues, union-management relationships, staffing, and training and development. Prerequisite: SEM 201, 301 or 310. Open to third- and fourth-year students.

SEM 321 - Introduction to Strategic Management and Organization Design

Explores why organizations such as McDonalds, Northern Telecom, Bennetton, Wal-Mart and the University of Alberta use different patterns of organization. Examines the political and behavioral dynamics of management decision making. Prerequisite: SEM 201, 301 or 310. Open to third- and fourth-year students.

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Rondeau, Kent V., Wagar, Terry H.

Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 6 (10):101-109

Rondeau, Kent V.

World Journal of Education. 7 (3):62-73