Lapierre, Laurent

Biography

Dr. Lapierre completed his undergraduate studies in psychology at the Université de Montréal. He then earned a master's in industrial-organizational psychology from the University of Waterloo, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from McMaster University.

His research focuses mainly on two topics: Work-family conflict and leader-follower relationships. Work-family conflict refers to the incompatibility between one's work and family obligations, which is related to a host of problems, such as reduced employee health, satisfaction at work and at home, and job performance, as well as increased absenteeism and intentions to quit their job. Dr. Lapierre's research has revealed that the organization, the immediate manager, the employee, and the employee's family can each play a significant role in reducing the employee's work-family conflict. His work has outlined specific actions that each party can take to achieve this goal. In his work on leader-follower relationships, Dr. Lapierre's gives particular attention to the influence that followers can have on their leaders. A leader cannot exist without at least one follower, implying that employees' acts of followership would have some influence on the leadership displayed by their superiors. The critical question is: What is effective followership? Dr. Lapierre has begun working on identifying different followership styles among employees and how these styles could impact their managers' leadership behaviors, such as being more versus less directive, participative, supportive, and inspirational. This research will guide current and future employees on the role they can play in gaining the leadership they need from their superiors. Dr. Lapierre's research has been published in various journals, such as the Journal of Management, Personnel Psychology, the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, and the Journal of Vocational Behavior. He was made a Telfer Research Fellow in recognition of his scholarly contributions.

Dr. Lapierre teaches at the graduate and undergraduate levels. He is committed to providing his students with the knowledge and motivation to take responsibility for their well-being and career development, and that of their future employees. The University of Ottawa awarded him an Excellence in Education Prize for demonstrating outstanding teaching while maintaining a solid research program.

Publications during the last 7 years

Chapters in Books

Lapierre, L.M. Sexual harassment at work. In Rogelberg, S.G. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Industrial/organizational psychology. Sage, 2007.

Papers in Refereed Journals

Masuda, A. D., Poelmans, S. A. Y., Allen, T. D., Spector, P. E., Lapierre, L. M. and Cooper, C. L. et al. 2012. Flexible Work Arrangements Availability and Their Relationship with Work-to-Family Conflict, Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions: A Comparison of Three Country Clusters. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 61(1): 1-29.

Lu, L., Cooper, C.L., Kao, S.-F., Chang, T., Allen, T.D., Lapierre, L.M. and O'Driscoll, M.P., Poelmans, S.A.Y., Sanchez, J.I., Spector, P.E. 2010. Cross-Cultural Differences in Work-to-Family Conflict and Role Satisfaction: A Taiwanese-British Comparison. Human Resource Management, 46(1): 67-85.

Gaboury, I., Lapierre, L.M., Boon, H. and Moher, D. 2010. Interprofessional collaboration within integrative healthcare clinics through the lens of the relationship-centered care model. Journal of Interprofessional Care , 25(2): 124-130.

Gaboury, I., Boon, H., Verhoef, M., Bujold, M., Lapierre, L.M. and Moher, D. 2010. Practitioners' Validation of Framework of Team-Oriented Practice Models in Integrative Health Care: A Mixed Methods Study. BMC Health Services Research , 10: 289.

Lu, L., Kao, S.-F., Cooper, C.L., Allen, T.D., Lapierre, L.M. and O'Driscoll, M., Poelmans, S.A.Y., Sanches, J.I., Spector, P.E. 2009. Work resources, work-to-family conflict, and its consequences: A Taiwanese-British cross-cultural comparison. International Journal of Stress Management, 16(1): 25-44.

Lapierre, L.M., Bonaccio, S. and Allen, T.D. 2009. The Separate, Relative, and Joint Effects of Employee Job Performance Domains on Supervisors' Willingness to Mentor. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 74(2): 135-144.

Lapierre, L.M., Bonaccio, S. and Allen, T.D. 2009. The Effects of Employee Job Performance on Supervisors' Willingness to Offer Mentorship. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 74: 135-144.

Lapierre, L.M., Spector, P.E., Allen, T.D., Poelmans, S., Cooper, C.L. and O'Driscoll, M.P., Sanchez, J.I., Brough, P., Kinnunen, U. 2008. Family-Supportive Organization Perceptions, Multiple Dimensions of Work-Family Conflict, and Employee Satisfaction: A Test of a Model across Five Samples. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 73(1): 92-106.

Spector, P.E., Allen, T.D., Poelmans, S., Lapierre, L.M., Cooper, C.L., and O'Driscoll, M., Sanchez, J.I., Abarca, N., Alexandrova, M., Beham, B., Brough, P., Ferreiro, P., Fraile, G., Lu, C., Lu, L., Moreno-Valázquez, I., Pagon, M., Pitariu, H.,, Salamatov, V., Shima, S., Simoni, A.S., Siu, O.L. and Widerszal-Bazyl, M. 2007. Cross-National Differences in Relationships of Work Demands, Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions with Work-Family Conflict. Personnel Psychology, 60(4): 805-835.

Lapierre, L.M. and Hackett, R.D. 2007. Trait Conscientiousness, Leader-Member Exchange, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour: A Test of an Integrative Model. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 80(3): 539-554.

Lapierre, L.M. 2007. Supervisor trustworthiness and followers' willingness to provide the supervisor with extra-role efforts: A laboratory experiment. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37(2): 272-297.

Lapierre, L.M. and Allen, T.D. 2006. Work-supportive family, family-supportive supervision, use of organizational benefits, and problem-focused coping: Implications for work-family conflict and employee well-being. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 11(2): 169-181.

Lapierre, L.M., Hackett, R.D. and Taggar, S. 2006. A Test of the Links between Family Interference with Work, Job Enrichment and Leader-Member Exchange. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 55(4): 489-511.

Lapierre, L.M., Spector, P.E. and Leck, J.D. 2005. Sexual versus Non-Sexual Workplace Aggression and Victims' Overall Job Satisfaction: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 10(2): 155-169.

Funded Research during the last 7 years

*Purpose = C: Contract (R and D), E: Equipment Grant, R: Research Grant, S: Support Award, P: Pedagogical Grant, O: Other, U: Unknown

**Type= C: Granting Councils, G: Government, F: Foundations, I: UO Internal Funding, O: Other, U: Unknown

Role: PI = Principal Investigator, Co-I = Co-Investigator, Co-PI = Co-Principal Investigator

Scholarly and Professional Academic Activities during the last 7 years

Most significant research contributions during career

Lapierre, L.M., Bremner, N.L., McMullan, A.D., 2012. “Strength in Numbers: How Employees’ Acts of Followership Can Influence their Manager’s Charismatic Leadership Behavior”, Zeitschrift für Psychologie - Journal of Psychology, 220(4): 251-261.

Lapierre, L.M., Allen, T.D., 2012. “Control at work, control at home, and planning behavior: implications for work-family conflict”, Journal of Management, 38: 1500-1516.

Spector, P.E., Allen, T.D., Poelmans, S., Lapierre, L.M., Cooper, C.L., O'Driscoll, M., Sanchez, J.I., Abarca, N., Alexandrova, M., Beham, B., Brough, P., Ferreiro, P., Fraile, G., Lu, C., Lu, L., Moreno-Valázquez, I., Pagon, M., Pitariu, H., Salamatov, V., Shima, S., Simoni, A.S., Siu, O.L. and Widerszal-Bazyl, M., 2007. “Cross-National Differences in Relationships of Work Demands, Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions with Work-Family Conflict”, Personnel Psychology, 60(4): 805-835, Winter.

Lapierre, L.M. and Allen, T.D. 2006. “Work-Supportive Family, Family-Supportive Supervision, Use of Organizational Benefits, and Problem-Focused Coping: Implications for Work-Family Conflict and Employee Well-Being”, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 11(2): 169-181, January.