Graham Brown
Professor; Tim Price Entrepreneurship Fellow; Associate Dean, Teaching & Learning
- Contact:
- Office: BEC 250 grbrown@uvic.ca
- Credentials:
- BA in Psychology, University of Victoria; MSc, University of Utah; PhD in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, University of British Columbia
- Area of expertise:
- Territoriality, psychological ownership, human resource management, leadership, negotiation, the impact of the built environment and design on human behaviour
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Biography
Dr. Brown joined the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business in 2012 to teach entrepreneurship. He has taught previously at the University of British Columbia and at Singapore Management University.Graham's research focuses on territoriality and psychological ownership. He applies these 2 threads to a variety of research topics including negotiation, creativity and workplace conflict. His recent research focuses on the impact that feelings of ownership have on innovation and new venture success with the thesis that feelings of ownership are both positive in that they propel efforts but simultaneously negative in that they create resistance to help and feedback from others. He hopes to achieve a better understanding of the factors that lead to entrepreneurial success. His work has been published in the Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes and featured in Harvard Business Review online. His teaching focus is in the areas of human resource management, leadership and negotiation and he applies these concepts to help others discover and use their passion to lead and create.
As an active entrepreneur Graham has been involved in several ventures in the travel and education industry including one company that he started while an undergraduate student at the University of Victoria. His most recent project involves developing a leadership program to help high school students become social entrepreneurs. Graham also lives on and operates an active berry farm in Metchosin with his wife and 4 children.
Teaching
Courses taught
- Managing People and Organizations (MBA)
- ISIBM (Executive Programs)
- NWACE, Entrepreneurial Leadership (Executive Programs)
- Tunisian AMIN Program (Executive Programs)
- Negotiation and Influence (Executive Programs)
Selected publications
Awards & grants
Recognition & awards
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2012-present - Tim Price Entrepreneurship Fellow, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
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2018, 2016, 2013 - Gustavson Excellence in Research Award , Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
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2016, 2014 - Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Environmental Psychology
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2016 - Alan Blizzard Award, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
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2005-2008 - Dean's List - Teaching Excellence, Singapore Management University
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2007 - PhD Dissertation Award, International Alliance of Human Resource Research
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2006 - Lee Foundation Fellowship for Research Excellence, Lee Foundation
Grants
- The Effects of Ownership and Territoriality on Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, Funded by SSHRC (January 1, 2010), awarded January 1, 2010 ($74,700.00), Completed, Spring 2013, PI Graham Brown
- MITACS Entrepreneurial Delegation, 2017, ($45,000). PI Graham Brown
- SSHRC, Funded by SSHRC (January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004), awarded January 1, 2004, Completed, Spring 2004, CoPI Graham Brown with CoPI Sandra Robinson
- Hampton Research Award (January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004), awarded January 1, 2004, Completed, Spring 2004, CoPI Graham Brown with CoPI Sandra Robinson