Nancy J. Adler

Nancy J. Adler FRSC (born 3 October 1948) is professor of Organizational Behavior and Samuel Bronfman Chair in Management at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[1][2][3]

Originally from Inglewood, California, United States, she completed her undergraduate and graduate studies entirely at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), beginning with a Bachelor of Arts in economics, followed by a Master of Business Administration, and finally with a Doctor of Philosophy specializing in management.^[1]

Upon joining McGill University, she taught within the Desautels Faculty of Management. She received the First Distinguished Teaching Award in 1985, followed by the Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award in 1990.^[1] In 1991, she was honored as one of Canada's top university professors with the 3M Teaching Fellow.^[1]

In 2004, she was inducted into the Academy of Social Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada.^[1]

In May 2007, she was named the Samuel Bronfman Chair in Management at McGill University.^[2]

She has authored several texts, including peer-reviewed research papers, book chapters and volumes, as well as entire books. her works include:^[1]

• Adler, Nancy J. (2012) “Leadership Insight: Going Beyond the Dehydrated Language of Management” in Marshall Goldsmith, Laurence S. Lyons and Sarah McArthur (eds.), Coaching for Leadership 3e: Writings on Leadership from the World’s Greatest Coaches, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass: pp. 148–161, 297.
• Adler, Nancy J. (2012) “Leadership Artistry: Daring to Care,” Organizational Aesthetics, vol. 1 (no. 1), 2012: pp. 5–10.
• Adler, Nancy J. (2010) Leadership Insight. Milton Park, U.K.: Routledge.
• Adler, Nancy J. (2009) Team Management Revolution: New management strategy to win international competition. Japanese translation of 5th edition of International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior, translated by Kobayashisan. Tokyo: Cengage Japan/Doyukan.
• Adler, Nancy J. (2002) From Boston to Beijing: Managing with a Worldview. Cincinnati, Ohio: Thomson Learning.

Over the course of her academic career, she has received honours and awards, including:^[1]

• Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2013)
• International Academy of Management Fellow, Barcelona, Spain (2013)
• Legends of Diversity Honoree, International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals (2013)
• Prix du Quebec, Leon Gerin Award, in 2010^[3]
• Academy of Management AMLE Outstanding Article of the Year (2010)
• Georges Petitpas Award, The World Federation of People Management Associations (2010)
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2004)
• Women of Distinction (Femme de Mérite), YWCA (1996)
• Sage Award for Scholarly Contributions to Management (1996)
• Fellow of the Academy of Management (1994)
• Outstanding Achievement Award from Women in World Trade, Boston (1992)
• Fellow of the Academy of International Business (1992)
• International Leadership Award, American Society for Training and Development (1989)