Ph. D. Student Profiles

Name Nicole Barnabé Department Business Administration Office 371B Drake Centre Phone 474-8953 Fax 474-7544 Email umbarna1@cc.umanitoba.ca

Nicole Barnabé is a Dean’s Honour List graduate of the Asper MBA program with a concentration in human resources and organizational behaviour.  She recently left a career in management to pursue a PhD in organizational behaviour and strategy. She has represented Asper at the John Molson International Case Competition in Montreal and recently presented a paper at the Australia New Zealand Academy of Management in Melbourne, Australia.  Nicole is currently researching the international impact of high performance work practices on measurable outcomes in organizations for a meta-analysis to be presented in 2010.  Prior to beginning her PhD, she gained broad experience in business and government:  Nicole has managed hundreds of customer service representatives in a publicly owned corporation, owned a small business in clothing sales, managed an office in the federal government, and been an officer in the armed forces.