Leveraging Diverse Teams: Meet Your Instructors

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“Dear Class of 2021 – Greetings from Marlys and Jia Lin, the instructors for the course Leveraging Diverse Teams (LDT). We are excited to meet you during Kick-Off when we launch a new and exciting course. You’ll have an opportunity to connect with your new colleagues, raise self-awareness of your own social and personal work-style, and maximize your ability to collaborate and succeed in teams.

You’ll receive more information about the LDT course in mid-July, so please keep an on eye on the Pre-Program Portal. In the meantime, we are very much looking forward to working with you in your teams this upcoming August!”
 
-Marlys Christianson and Jia Lin Xie, LDT Instructors
 
 
Marlys Christianson is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Rotman. She received a PhD in Management & Organizations from the University of Michigan. Her research interests include the coordination of complex and interdependent work, sensemaking in high-risk environments, and resilient organizing, particularly as it relates to error detection and correction. Her work has been published in a variety of outlets, including Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Perspectives, Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Research Methods, and Organization Science.

Jia Lin Xie is Magna Professor in Management and Professor of Organizational Behaviour and HR Management at Rotman. Her research focuses on the fit between employees and their work environment (P-E fit) and the effects of such fit and misfit on employee well-being. Another area of her research expertise is cross-cultural management, with a focus on Chinese organizational behavior. Jia Lin has served at editorial boards for Journal of Organizational Behavior (2006-2011) and Management and Organization Review (2003 and onward), and currently serves as the President for International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR).