Professor Ian Williamson

Helen Macpherson Smith Chair of Leadership for Social Impact

The Centre for Social Impact @ MBS

Ian joined MBS in July 2006 as associate professor, and has since been active in teaching, researching and consulting on the international stage. He teaches human resources management and organisational behaviour. His research examines how organizations recruit, retain and derive value from human resources. Ian's work has been published in several leading academic journals including, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, MIT Sloan Management Review and Organization Science.

Ian has served on the editorial board of the journal Academy of Management Review and is also a Research Fellow of the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA). Prior to joining MBS, Ian was on the faculty of the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, where in 2004 he received the Robert H. Smith School of Business Krowe Teaching Award. He did his PhD in Organisational Behaviour at Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina.

Ian has an ongoing involvement with international associations such as Management Faculty of Colour Association and Leave No Veterans Behind.