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Diplomas / Degrees

Ph.D., University of Calgary (2005)
MBA, University of Calgary (2000)
BA (Honors), University of Waterloo (1994)

Recent Courses

Developing World Class Human Resources
Independent Research In Management - Hr Planning And Policy
Independent Study Guided Research Thesis
Independent Study In Advertising
Management Theory And Organizational Behavior
Organizational Behavior
Principles Of Management

Personal Statement

I choose to teach management because I believe that business literacy has become fundamentally necessary for men and women to participate in society in a meaningful way.

We know that contemporary organizations act on people's lives in dynamic and complex ways. Organizations can have tremendously adverse effects on people's well-being; organizations also have a tremendous capacity to support people's development and growth. I believe the difference between these two extremes lies, to a great extent, in education and awareness of the considerable personal choice available to people in professional settings.

Providing people with the awareness they need to make effective choices in the workplace drives my teaching. In every course that I teach, I provide students with tools and strategies to understand the complexities of organizational life, and to more effectively choose the ways they will respond to those demands.

Teaching Specializations / Interests

Organizational behaviour
Management and managerial skills
Strategic career management
Human resources

Research Interests

My research focuses on tacit (unreflective) dimensions of organizational life. In particular, I am curious to understand:
(1) how individuals, corporations, professions, and industries operate under the influence of complex, unrecognized patterns of behaviour; and
(2) how managers can become aware of such patterns in order to more effectively lead their corporations and serve their stakeholders.

At present, I have two streams of research contributing to scholars' interest in the tacit dimension of organizational life: how workplace practitioners detect patterns in complex situations; and the tacit influence of masculinity and femininity in emerging professions.

I've published both conceptual and empirical aspects of this work in Systems Research and Behavioral Science, the International Journal of Project Management, Project Management Journal, PM Network, and several conference profeedings.

Grants / Sponsored Research

Organizational Behaviour Research Grant (University of Calgary) to study gender in project management: $17,500

Bender Award for Best Paper (School of Business, Adelphi University) $1500, 2008.

Book Chapters

Buckle Henning, P. & Dugan, S. (2007). Leaders' detection of self-organized patterns in the workplace. In J. Hazy, J. Goldstein & B. Lichtenstein (Eds.). Complex Systems Leadership Theory: New Perspectives from Complexity Science on Social and Organizational Effectiveness. (pp. 389-411). Mansfield: ISCE Publishing.

Thomas, J., Delisle, C., Jugdev, K. & Buckle, P. (2002). Selling project management to senior executives: What's the hook?. In Slevin, D., Cleland, D. & Pinto, J (Eds.). The Frontiers of Project Management Research. (pp. 309-328). Newton Square: PMI Inc.

Recent Articles

Buckle Henning, P. (2008, 6). Self-organized patterns in the wokplace: obstacles to awareness. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 25, 733-742

Buckle Henning, P. (2008, 1). Self-organized patterns in the workplace: Obstacles to awareness. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, upcoming

Thomas, J. & Buckle Henning, P. (2007, 8). Dancing in the white spaces: Exploring gendered assumptions in successful project managers' discourse about their work. International Journal of Project Management, 25, 552-559

Buckle Henning, P. (2007, 1). Detecting self-organized behavioural patterns in workplace settings: Integrating practice with theory: Towards a lay epistemic theory. Journal of Organisational Transformation and Social Change, 4, 177-203

Conference Presentations and Papers

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Buckle Henning, P. & Henning, G. (06 August 2008). Intervening in Counterproductive Self-Organized Dynamics in the Workplace. International Society for the Systems Science, Tokyo Japan

Buckle Henning, P. & Hyland, M. (04 August 2008). Learning Assessment in Business Schools: A Stakeholder Analysis. Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia PA

Buckle Henning, P. & Thomas, J. (13 July 2008). A Boundary Critique of Gender in the Project Management Body of Knowledge. International Society for the Systems Science, Madison WI

Buckle, P. (10 July 2008). Obstacles to consciousness in corporations. International Society for the Systems Science, Sonoma CA

Buckle, P. (25 March 2006). Teaching Accountability: Goal Setting & Implementation Assignments. Mid-Atlantic Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Philadelphia PA

Other Scholarly / Artistic Work

Refereed Journal Articles:

Buckle Henning, P. (2008) Self-organized patterns in the workplace: Obstacles to awareness. Systems Research in Behavioral Science. 25(6)773-742.

Thomas, J & Buckle Henning, P. (2007) Dancing in the white spaces: Exploring gendered assumptions in successful project managers' discourse about their work. International Journal of Project Management 25(6) 552-559.
Wilson, L.K., Dugan, H.S., & Buckle, P. (upcoming). Second generation of psychological type instrument: Expanding the possibilities for management education based on empirical evidence. Harvest: International Journal for Jungian Studies.

Buckle, P. (2003). Uncovering system teleology: A case for reading unconscious patterns of purposive intent in organizations. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 20(5), 435-444.

Buckle, P., & Thomas, J. (2003). Deconstructing Project Management: A Gender Analysis of Project Management Guidelines. International Journal of Project Management Special Issue on The Fifth Biennial Conference of The International Research Network on Organizing by Projects IRNOP V, 21(6), 433-441.

Thomas, J., Delisle, C., Jugdev, K., & Buckle, P. (2002). Selling Project Management to Senior Executives: The Case for Avoiding Crisis Sales. Project Management Journal, 33(2), 19-28.

Thomas, J., Delisle, C., Jugdev, K., & Buckle, P. (2001). Mission Possible: Selling Project Management to Senior Executives. PM Network, 15(1), 59-62.


Refereed Conference Proceedings:

Buckle Henning, P. & Thomas, J. (2008) A Boundary critique of gender in the Project Management Body of Knowledge. Proceedings of the International Society for the Systems Sciences Conference, Madison Wisconsin

Thomas, J., & Buckle, P. (2004) Living in the white spaces between the lines: Exploring the use of gendered logic systems in project managers’ discourse. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Conference of the International Research Network on Organizing by Projects, Turku, Finland.

Buckle, P. (2002). Uncovering Systems Agency: A Case for Reading Patterns of Purposive Intent in Organizations. Proceedings of the International Society for the Systems Sciences Conference, Shanghai People's Republic of China.

Buckle, P., & Thomas, J. (2002). Deconstructing project management guidelines to shed light on project management's softer side. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Conference of the International Research Network on Organizing by Projects, Renesse, The Netherlands.

Buckle, P. (2001). Clarifying the Philosophy of Science That Grounds our Human Systems Inquiry. Proceedings of the International Society for the Systems Sciences Conference, Asilomar California.

Honors and Accomplishments

Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society

Sir Geoffrey Vickers Award for Best Student Paper - International Society for the Systems Sciences (2002)

Geoffrey F. Butler Award - Centre for Cultural Management University of Waterloo (1994)

Various other research and travel grants.

Professional Activities

Chair, Teaching Excellence Awards Committee - 2007