Dr. Jeff Young, Professor, Management

Dr Jeff Young Management Professor at the Mount

Dr. Jeff Young is a Professor in the Department of Business and Tourism at Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax where he teaches courses on Organizational Behaviour, Management, and Human Resource Management. He has also taught for more 38 years on a part-time basis in the Management Department of the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University, and has taught in the MBA program at Cape Breton University for many years.

Dr. Young holds a BA and BEd (Dalhousie University), an MBA (Saint Mary’s University), an MA – Educational Psychology (Mount Saint Vincent University), and a PhD (Dalhousie University).

Dr. Young’s research focuses on management development and workplace learning. In 2005 and 2006 he was part of a Canadian project team working on curriculum redesign and faculty development in public universities in Yemen.

Detailed Profile

Dr. Jeff Young
Professor
Management

Office: McCain Centre 405E
Phone: 902 457 6361
Fax: 902 445 2582
Email: Jeff.Young@msvu.ca
Office hours: On Sabbatical until June 30 2024.

Qualifications:
BA, B.Ed. (Dalhousie), MBA (Saint Mary’s), MA (Mount Saint Vincent), Ph.D. (Dalhousie)

Joined MSVU: 1987

Relevant Prior Work Experience:
Retail management, hospitality management, educator, retail service.

Courses Taught:
BUSI 2214 (Organizational Behaviour: Individuals in Organizations), BUSI 2215 (Organizational Behaviour: Groups, Structure, and Culture), BUSI 3316 (Organizational Topics), BUSI 4417 (Recruitment and Selection), BUSI 4418 (Strategic Human Resource Development) 

Research Interests:
Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Development, workplace learning.

Research Grants:

  • SSHRC grant, $23,877 with Prof. Wendy Doyle, focusing on management learning in large and small businesses.
  • Internal research grant, $4,700, with Prof. Bob Bagg, Prof. Wendy Doyle, and Prof. Elizabeth Hicks, focusing on practicing accountants, workplace learning, and learning strategies, barriers, facilitators, and cognitive styles.

Academic Activities and Publications (selected):

Journal Articles:

  • Blayney, C., Cormier-MacBurnie, P., & Young, J. D. (2020). The devolution of human resource management in line managers: A preliminary examination of the industry in Halifax, Canada. Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism. doi: 10.1080/15332845.2020.1763760
  • Cormier-MacBurnie, P., Mombourquette, P., Sneddon, G., & Young, J. D. (2018). The B&B sector in Nova Scotia: Some preliminary quantitative evidence from Tripadvisor reviews. Small Business Institute Journal, 14(2), 41-60.

Papers in Conference Proceedings

  • Blotnicky, K., Cormier-MacBurnie, P., Mombourquette, P., Sneddon, G., & Young, J. D. (2022). B&B operations in Atlantic Canada: Examining online reviews and B&B performance. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, March 4-6, 2022, Las Vegas, NV.
  • Blotnicky, K., Cormier-MacBurnie, P., Mombourquette, P., & Young, J. D. (2020). Reflection and learning: Development of small business owners/managers and employees. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, February 28 – March 1, 2020, Las Vegas, NV.
  • Blayney, C., Cormier-MacBurnie, P., & Young, J. D. (2019). Facilitators of and barriers to devolution of human resource management to line managers: An examination of the hotel industry in Halifax, Canada. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tourism Research (ICTR 2019), March 14-15, 2019, Porto, Portugal.
  • Blotnicky, K., Cormier-MacBurnie, P., Mombourquette, P. Young, J. D. (2018). A framework for workplace learning: Drivers, strategies, outcomes, and evaluation. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, March 15-18, Las Vegas, NV.

Papers Presented at Conferences:

  • Blotnicky, K., Cormier-MacBurnie, P., Mombourquette, P., & Young, J. D. (2022). Workplace learning of employees in micro firms in Nova Scotia, Canada: Guidance for owners/managers and directions for future research. Paper presented at the North American Management Society Division at the Midwest Business Administration Association Conference. March 23-25, Chicago, IL.
  • Blotnicky, K., Cormier-MacBurnie, P., Mombourquette, P., & Young, J. D. (2018). Tacit and explicit knowledge: Considering the small business firm. Paper presented at the North American Management Society Division at the Midwest Business Administration Association Conference. April 18-20, Chicago, IL.