About the Authors

Stéphane Brutus, Ph.D.

Stéphane Brutus is the RBC Professor of Motivation and Work Performance at Concordia University. Stéphane’s research focuses mainly on feedback processes, from an individual, team and organizational level.  For the past 10 years, the peer evaluation system, an application of his research on feedback for pedagogical purposes, has been used by thousands of JMSB students working on group projects.  Stéphane has published over 30 articles on feedback processes in peer refereed journals including Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Journal of Business and Psychology, and Leadership Quarterly. He also served as President of the Canadian Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

Nora Baronian, BSc., MBA, CCEP

Nora Baronian is a professor in management at Concordia University. She has taught in the last 10 years in the Undergraduate and MBA level, specializing in the area of Human Resources and Strategy. She is  the Director of the Undergraduate Case Competition Program. She holds a degree in Biochemisty with an MBA and is a Certified Ethics and Compliance Professional. She has worked for over 15 years in many Fortune 500 companies such as Wyeth (now Pfizer), Accenture and Bombardier head office in various roles in Project Management, Consulting and Ethics&Compliance.