We are delighted to announce the 2026 Irish Academy of Management Distinguished International Scholar is Professor Denise Rousseau, Carnegie Mellon University.  This online event will be facilitated by Professor Claire Gubbins, Dublin City University.

Professor Denise Rousseau is H.J. Heinz II University Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. She is widely recognised as one of the leading scholars in organizational behaviour and management. She is best known for her pioneering work on psychological contracts and for advancing evidence-based management.

Prof Rousseau is chair of the Health Care Policy and Management program and director of the Project on Evidence-Based Organizational Practices. She is also Academic Board President of the Center for Evidence-Based Management, and Co-Chair of the Campbell Library’s Management and Business Coordinating Group. Prof Rousseau’s research focuses upon the impact workers have on the employment relationship and the firms that employ them.  Her publications include over a dozen books and over 230 articles and monographs in management and psychology journals. Rousseau is a two-time winner of the Academy of Management’s Terry Award for best management book for I-Deals: Idiosyncratic Deals Workers Bargain for Themselves in 2006 and Psychological Contracts in Organizations: Understanding Written and Unwritten Agreement in 1995.

Alongside her research contributions, Denise has been a leading advocate for evidence-based management, promoting the use of high-quality research to inform organizational decision-making. She founded the Evidence-Based Management Collaborative, a network of scholars, consultants, and practicing managers to promote evidence-informed organizational practices and decision making. She has served as President of the Academy of Management, edited leading journals including Journal of Organisational Behaviour, and received numerous awards recognizing both her scholarly impact and service to the profession. Her work continues to influence researchers, practitioners, and policymakers around the world.

Her international standing is reflected in numerous distinguished honours, including the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Academy of Management, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the Michael Losey Career Award from the Society for Human Resource Management, alongside career achievement, mentoring, and distinguished scholar awards from leading professional bodies in management, organizational behaviour, and human resource management.