معرفی
Kelley Packalen is an Associate Professor at the Smith School of Business, Queen's University. She holds a visiting position as a Professor at Aalto University's Industrial Engineering & Management department. Her research focuses on integrity in academia, entrepreneurship, and organizations, particularly examining cultures of integrity, moral disengagement, and the impact of work integration social enterprises (WISEs) on mental health inclusion. She has a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, an MA in Sociology, and a BA in Psychology from Wellesley College.
Her work includes a multi-disciplinary study on WISEs in Ontario, exploring how these enterprises help individuals with mental illnesses achieve work integration. Past research investigated how founders' career histories influence firm outcomes and industry networks. She teaches courses such as COMM 405 (New Business Development) and MGMT 905 (Innovation and Entrepreneurship).
Key themes in her publications include academic integrity dynamics, technological strategy, and organizational innovation. Her studies bridge ethics, entrepreneurship, and social impact, with recent work emphasizing mental health inclusion through social enterprise frameworks.
Collaborations involve researchers from Queen's School of Rehabilitation Therapy, focusing on longitudinal studies of WISEs. No specific grants or awards are listed in the provided materials.
