1. PROFESSOR TOM KNIGHT, Ph.D.
Tom Knight received his Master’s and Ph.D. Degrees from the School of
Industrial & Labor Relations at Cornell University. In 1982 he joined the Sauder
School of Business (formerly the Faculty of Commerce & Business
Administration) at the University of British Columbia. He is currently an Associate
Professor in the Organizational Behaviour & Human Resources Division. He was
founding Director of UBC’s Centre for Labour and Management Studies from
1992-1997. Since 1987 Tom has acted as a consultant, trainer and facilitator in a
variety of industrial relations and organizational development topics. These have
included grievance handling and arbitration, joint union-management problem
solving, negotiation skills, conflict resolution, change management and
leadership. Over the past twenty years, Tom’s consulting has emphasized the
development of strategies and processes for improving employment relations
and adopting collaborative approaches in the workplace.