Rachel Ruttan

Rachel Ruttan is an Associate Professor in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at the University of Toronto. Her research examines interpersonal compassion, prosocial behavior, and organizational ethics.

• PhD in Management & Organizations, Northwestern University
• MS, Cornell University
• BAH, Queen's University

Her work explores compassion lapses in organizations and the unintended consequences of corporate moral appeals, particularly when "doing well by doing good" backfires. Research appears in journals like Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, while media coverage includes The New York Times and NPR.

Rachel supervises PhD and Master's students in organizational behavior topics and welcomes industry collaborations.