Ron Ophir
Assistant Professor
Teaching Stream
Phone: 416-736-2100 Ext: 30131
Email: ophir@yorku.ca
Media Requests Welcome
Dr. Ron Ophir's research interests include organizational learning, knowledge transfer, diversity, stigmatized invisible identities, and workplace issues of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. His work on adoption of same-sex partner health benefits in Fortune 500 companies has appeared in Organization Science. He presented at annual conferences of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC), Academy of Management, and European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS). He has been served on executive positions at the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division of the Academy of Management, and editorial boards of Organization Science and the British Journal of Management.
Ron organized, facilitated and contributed to many workshops and initiatives designed to promote LGBTQ research and teaching, facilitating support for LGBTQ research and promoting LGBTQ-inclusivity in courses, curriculum and educational programming. Ron teaches a course on identity and inclusivity, dedicating a significant portion of it to LGBTQ issues in the workplace.
As a campus activist, he developed and facilitated LGBTQ diversity-training programs (SafeZone); founded Carnegie Mellon University’s LGBTQ Resource Center; and chaired SexGen York, York University’s committee on LGBTQ concerns, to name a few. As an LGBTQ community activist, Ron has developed and participated in parenting-support for gay-led families.
Degrees
PhD, Carnegie Mellon UniversityMSIA, Carnegie Mellon University
BSc, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
Junior Faculty Fund
Minor Research Grant
ATK Fellowship
Junior Faculty Fund
Transactive memory and its application in IS research (2011, in print). In Y. K. Dwivedi, M. R. Wade & S. L. Schneberger (eds.), Information Systems Theory: Explaining and Predicting Our Digital Society, Vol. 2, Chapter 25. New York: Springer. (w/Dorit Nevo)
Intraorganizational learning (2002). In J. A. C. Baum (Ed.), The Blackwell Companion to Organizations (pp. 181-207). (w/L. Argote).
Taking sides: The interactive influences of institutional mechanisms on the adoption of same-sex partner health benefits by Fortune 500 corporations, 1990-2003. Organization Science, 2011, 22(1), 190-209 (w/You-Ta Chuang and Robin Church)
LGBTQ Teaching Incubator: Care, Dare, Share.. Professional development workshop accepted for the 2010 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, Montreal. (w/Robyn Berkeley)
Pink Management: An LGBTQ Research Incubator. Professional development workshop at the 2009 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. (w/Raymond N. C. Trau)
Ophir, R. (2009) Pulling the Classroom Out of the Closet: Risks, Rewards & Strategies for LGBTQ-Inclusive Teaching. Professional Development Workshop, 2009 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. (w/J.D. Schramm)
Ophir, R. (2008) Do ask, do tell: A provocative dialogue on GLBT research. Professional development workshop, 2008 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA. (w/C. D. Johnson).
If, When and How? Combining Parenting and Academic Life. Professional development workshop at the 2008 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA. (w/Robyn Berkley)
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2024 | AP/ADMS4444 3.0 | M | Identity and Inclusivity in Organization | LECT |
| Winter 2024 | AP/ADMS2400 3.0 | T | Introduction to Organizational Behaviour | ONCA |
| Winter 2024 | AP/ADMS2400 3.0 | U | Introduction to Organizational Behaviour | ONCA |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2024 | AP/HRM3450 3.0 | A | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | BLEN |
| Summer 2024 | AP/HRM4481 3.0 | A | Organizational Communication | BLEN |
Dr. Ron Ophir's research interests include organizational learning, knowledge transfer, diversity, stigmatized invisible identities, and workplace issues of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. His work on adoption of same-sex partner health benefits in Fortune 500 companies has appeared in Organization Science. He presented at annual conferences of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC), Academy of Management, and European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS). He has been served on executive positions at the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division of the Academy of Management, and editorial boards of Organization Science and the British Journal of Management.
Ron organized, facilitated and contributed to many workshops and initiatives designed to promote LGBTQ research and teaching, facilitating support for LGBTQ research and promoting LGBTQ-inclusivity in courses, curriculum and educational programming. Ron teaches a course on identity and inclusivity, dedicating a significant portion of it to LGBTQ issues in the workplace.
As a campus activist, he developed and facilitated LGBTQ diversity-training programs (SafeZone); founded Carnegie Mellon University’s LGBTQ Resource Center; and chaired SexGen York, York University’s committee on LGBTQ concerns, to name a few. As an LGBTQ community activist, Ron has developed and participated in parenting-support for gay-led families.
Degrees
PhD, Carnegie Mellon UniversityMSIA, Carnegie Mellon University
BSc, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
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Project Type:
Funded
Funders:
Junior Faculty Fund
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Funders:
Minor Research Grant
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Project Type:
Funded
Funders:
ATK Fellowship
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Project Type:
Funded
Funders:
Junior Faculty Fund
All Publications
Transactive memory and its application in IS research (2011, in print). In Y. K. Dwivedi, M. R. Wade & S. L. Schneberger (eds.), Information Systems Theory: Explaining and Predicting Our Digital Society, Vol. 2, Chapter 25. New York: Springer. (w/Dorit Nevo)
Intraorganizational learning (2002). In J. A. C. Baum (Ed.), The Blackwell Companion to Organizations (pp. 181-207). (w/L. Argote).
Taking sides: The interactive influences of institutional mechanisms on the adoption of same-sex partner health benefits by Fortune 500 corporations, 1990-2003. Organization Science, 2011, 22(1), 190-209 (w/You-Ta Chuang and Robin Church)
LGBTQ Teaching Incubator: Care, Dare, Share.. Professional development workshop accepted for the 2010 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, Montreal. (w/Robyn Berkeley)
Pink Management: An LGBTQ Research Incubator. Professional development workshop at the 2009 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. (w/Raymond N. C. Trau)
Ophir, R. (2009) Pulling the Classroom Out of the Closet: Risks, Rewards & Strategies for LGBTQ-Inclusive Teaching. Professional Development Workshop, 2009 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. (w/J.D. Schramm)
Ophir, R. (2008) Do ask, do tell: A provocative dialogue on GLBT research. Professional development workshop, 2008 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA. (w/C. D. Johnson).
If, When and How? Combining Parenting and Academic Life. Professional development workshop at the 2008 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA. (w/Robyn Berkley)
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2024 | AP/ADMS4444 3.0 | M | Identity and Inclusivity in Organization | LECT |
| Winter 2024 | AP/ADMS2400 3.0 | T | Introduction to Organizational Behaviour | ONCA |
| Winter 2024 | AP/ADMS2400 3.0 | U | Introduction to Organizational Behaviour | ONCA |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2024 | AP/HRM3450 3.0 | A | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | BLEN |
| Summer 2024 | AP/HRM4481 3.0 | A | Organizational Communication | BLEN |
