TAlks and workshops

Bourdage, J. S. (2017). Fool Me Once: Understanding Impression Management and Honesty-Humility in the Workplace. Invited speaker at the Wilfrid Laurier University for the Organizational Behavior Speaker Series.

Bourdage, J. S. (2016). Negotiation in the Workplace. Guest speaker at the University of Calgary for the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program Speaker Series.

Bourdage, J. S. (2016). To be Honest with You: Understanding Impression Management and Honesty-Humility in the Workplace. Invited speaker at the University of Manitoba for the Stu Clark Distinguished Speaker Series.

Bourdage, J. S., Law, S. J., Lukacik, E., & Wingate, T. (2016). Manipulation in Gaming. Panel discussion at Calgary Comic Expo. Discussed various forms of manipulation in digital and analog gaming.

Bourdage, J. S., & Oliver, T. (2016). Evidence-based management solutions in the health care sector. Invited speaker at the Alberta Health Services.

Bourdage, J. S. (2015). Generating knowledge in Psychology. Public service talk at the Father Lacombe High School.

Bourdage, J. S. (2015). You Underestimate the Power of the Dark Side: Understanding Dishonesty and Impression Management in the Workplace. Guest speaker at the Interdisciplinary Research Forum, hosted by Society of Young Researchers.

Bourdage, J. S. (2013). Impression Management in the Workplace and Interview: Who does it and why it Matters. Guest speaker at Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario for the Ivey Research Series.

Bourdage, J. S. (2012). Impression Management Research, and Tips for the Prospective Job Applicant. Keynote Speaker at the Southwestern Ontario IO Psychology and OB Student Conference.


 Wingate, T. G., & Bourdage, J. S. (2021, November). Employment interview goals & design: A qualitative research study. Short report on qualitative research findings for CPHR-Alberta. (Link to PDF)

Executive Short Reports


Conference Presentations

Wingate, T. G., Bourdage, J. S., & Barron, A. H. (2018, June). Interviewers aren’t lie detectors: Alternative explanations for perceptions of applicant faking. Oral presentation to 5th Biennial Meeting of the European Network of Selection Researchers, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Wilhelmy, A., Roulin, N., & Wingate, T. G. (2018, June). It takes two to tango! Examining applicant impression management as adaptations to interviewer impression management in interviews. Oral presentation to be delivered at the 5th Biennial Meeting of the European Network of Selection Researchers, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Law. S. J., Bourdage, J. S., & Roulin, N. (2018, June). Hitting the Target: Interviewer Characteristics and Applicant Impression Management. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Congress of Applied Psychology, Montreal, QC.

Lukacik, E., Lukic, A., Bourdage, J., & Roulin, N. (2018, June). A theoretical framework and guide for designing and conducting effective job interviews. The 29th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Symposium submission, Montreal, Q.C., June 26-30, 2018. Submission 32826.

Lukacik, E., & Bourdage J. S. (2018, April). The use of humour as ingratiation in the interview. Poster to be presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Chicago, I.L.

Wingate, T. G., & Bourdage, J. S. (2018, April). Liar at first sight? Early impressions and interviewer judgments, attributions, and perceptions. Oral presentation to be delivered at the 33rd Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology conference, Chicago, United States.

Wingate, T. G., Wilhelmy, A., & Roulin, N. (2018, April). Integrating interviewer and applicant impression management. Oral presentation to be delivered at the 33rd Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology conference, Chicago, United States.

Law, S. J., Bourdage, J. S., & Roulin, N. (2017, June). Impression management in the interview: The impact of interviewer characteristics. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, ON.

Pexman, P. M., Sidhu, D. M., Deschamps, K., & Bourdage, J.S. (2017, June). Extraverted Erica and agreeable Anne: The sound symbolism of first names. Talk presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Sciences, Regina, SK.

Wingate, T. G., & Bourdage, J. S. (2017, May). An experimental look at the trajectory and outcomes of interviewers’ impressions. Poster presentation at European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Roulin, N., & Bourdage, J. (2017, May). Once an impression manager, always an impression manager? Antecedents of honest and deceptive impression management and variability across interviews. Paper presented at the 18th Conference of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), Dublin, Ireland.

Dunlop, P. D., Bourdage, J. S., De Vries, R. E., McNeill, I., Orchard, E., Austen, T., & Jorritsma, K. (2017, April). Improving the Instrumentality of the Overclaiming Questionnaire to Detect Faking. In P.D. Dunlop, J.S. Bourdage, & N. Roulin (Chairs), Would I lie to you? Applicant faking behavior and motivation. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.

Lee, C.S., & Bourdage, J. S. (2017, April). Honesty-humility and the overclaiming technique. In P.D. Dunlop, J.S. Bourdage, & N. Roulin (Chairs), Would I lie to you? Applicant faking behavior and motivation. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.

Lukacik, E., & Bourdage J. (2017, April). The influence of ethical and abusive leadership on impression management. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Orlando, F.L., United States.

Wingate, T. G., Bourdage, J. S., & Lee, C. (2017, April). Personality & contextual covariates of organizational citizenship motives. Poster presentation at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology conference, Orlando, F.L., United States. 

Bourdage, J. S., Law, S., & Ogunfowora, T. (2016, July). Predicting leadership emergence: A comparison of trait and behaviour-based approaches. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.

Law, S. J., Bourdage, J. S., & Ogunfowora, T. (2016, July). Target practice: Who is subjected to more impression management behaviours? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.

Roulin, N., Bourdage, J. S. (2016, July). Honest and deceptive impression management tactics in interviews: Who uses them and what interview characteristics facilitate them? Paper presented at the 4th European Network of Selection Research (ENESER) Meeting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Bigelow, B., Bourdage, J. S., & Lee, N. (2016, June). Measuring Defensive Impression Management: The Development of a Scale. Poster presented at the 77th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Victoria, BC.

Wingate, T. G., Bourdage, J. S., & Lee, C. (2016, June). Self-Serving Motivations for Organizational Citizenship Behaviours: Instrumental and Affective. Poster presentation for 76th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Bourdage, J. S., Tarraf, R., & Roulin, N. (2016, April). Target Acquired: A Theoretical Model of Impression Management Target Antecedents. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA. 

Law, S. J., & Bourdage, J. S. (2016, April). Impression management: A model of target characteristics. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA. 

Bourdage, J.S., Maerz, A., Ogunfowora, B., Henley, L., & Vockeroth, E. (2015, July). Disentangling the link between honesty-humility and detrimental workplace behaviors: The role of ethical leadership and organizational justice. Presented at the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences Conference in London, Ontario. 

Goupal, A., Lee, N.M., Bourdage, J.S. Godor, M., & Neilson, T. (2015, July). The relationship between personality and organizational citizenship behaviors: The mediating role of equity sensitivity. Presented at the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences Conference in London, Ontario.

Wiltshire, J., Bourdage, J.S., Lee, K., & Nguyen, B. (2015, June). Recruitment vs. selection: Applicant reactions and impression management in response to rapport building in the interview. Presented at the 77th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association in Ottawa, Canada.

Law, S., Bourdage, J. S., & Ogunfowora, B. (2015, June). Impression management behavior: A function of the target characteristics? Presented at the 77th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association in Ottawa, Canada.

Lee, N., Goupal, A., Bourdage, J. S., Godor, M., Nielson, T., & (2015, June). The relationship between personality and workplace deviance: The mediating role of equity sensitivity. Presented at the 77th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association in Ottawa, Canada.

Lukacik, E., Bourdage, J. S., & Lee, K. (2015, June). Personality and attraction to organizational image: Facets and factors. Presented at the 77th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association in Ottawa, Canada.

Wiercinski, A., Bourdage, J. S., Lukacik, E., Lee, C., & Bigelow, B. (2015, June). Interviewer use of impression management in employment interviews. Presented at the 77th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association in Ottawa, Canada.

Chapman. D. S., Choi, J., & Bourdage, J. S. (2015, May). The influence of industry and organization on employee perceptions of organizational culture: A hierarchical analysis. Presented at the 17th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology in Oslo, Norway.

Bourdage, J. S., Roulin, N., & Tarraf, R. (2015, April). Further validation of the interview honest impression management measure. Presented at the 30th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Law, S., O’Neill, T., & Bourdage, J. S. (2015, April). Interview faking: Investigation of who engages in IM and why. Presented at the 30th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dunlop, P., Bourdage, J. S., & De Vries, R. (2015, April). VIE predictors of faking on HEXACO personality in selection situations. Presented at the 30th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Roulin, N., Bourdage, J. S., & Tarraf, R. (2014, August). Initial development of a measure of honest impression management in the employment interview. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Bourdage, J. S., Tarraf, R., & Roulin, N. (2014, June). Preliminary development and validation of the honest impression management scale for job interviews. Presented at the 14th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management.

Wiltshire, J., Bourdage, J. S., Lee, K., & Nguyen, B. (2014, June). Rapport building in the interview: Applicant reactions and impression management. Presented at the 14th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management.

Henley, L., Vockeroth, E., & Bourdage, J. S. (2014, June). Disentangling organizational citizenship behavior motives: Situational and attitudinal antecedents. Presented at the 76th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association in Vancouver, Canada.

Schmidt, J. A, Jones, D. A, Willness, C.R., & Bourdage, J. S. (2014, May). Bonus eligibility inequity and turnover in part-time and full-time employees. Presented at the 29th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Lukacik, E., Bourdage, J. S., & Lee, K. (2013, June). Attraction to organizations and the HEXACO personality model. Presented at the 74th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association in Quebec City, Canada.

Ogunfowora, B., Dube, B., & Bourdage, J. S. (2013, June). An examination of the validity of leadership emergence ratings. Presented at the 74th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association in Quebec City, Canada.

Bourdage, J. S., & Lee, K. (2013, April). An investigation of personality, impression management, and interview performance. Presented at the 28th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Houston, Texas.

Schmidt, J. A., Bourdage, J. S., & Ogunfowora, B. (2013, April). Understanding performance variability: The role of group personality faultlines. Presented at the 28th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Houston, Texas.

Schmidt, J. A., Willness, C.R., Bourdage, J. S., & Jones, D. A. (2013, April). The effects of strategic HRM and workforce characteristics on turnover. Presented at the 28th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Houston, Texas.

Schmidt, J. A., Jones, D. A., Willness, C. R., Bourdage, J. S., & Youndt, M. (2012, August). The effects of inducement and expectation HR practices on turnover & customer satisfaction. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

Ogunfowora, B., Bourdage, J. S., & Wiltshire, J. (2012, June). The effects of CEO ethicality on the attraction of prospective job applicants. Presented at the 12th European Academy of Management Annual Conference in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Ogunfowora, B., Bourdage, J. S., & Nguyen, B. (2012, April). An exploration of the dishonest side of self-monitoring. Presented at the 27th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in San Diego, California.

Wiltshire, J., Lee, K., & Bourdage, J. S. (2012, April). Honesty-Humility and perceptions of organizational politics in predicting workplace outcomes. Presented at the 27th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in San Diego, California.

Nguyen, B., Bourdage, J. S., & Kendall, M. (2011, June). Let the liars lead: Investigating personality and leadership emergence. Presented at the 72nd Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association in Toronto, Canada.

Bourdage, J. S., Lee, K., Wiltshire, J., & Ogunfowora, B. (2011, May). Good soldiers versus good actors: Investigating the personality correlates of OCB motives. Presented at the 15th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Wiltshire, J., Lee, K., Bourdage, J. S., & Ogunfowora, B. (2011, May). Exploring potential moderators of the relationship between perceptions of organizational politics and its outcomes. Presented at the 15th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Bourdage, J. S., Lee, K., Wiltshire, J., & Ogunfowora, B. (2011, April). Liar liar? Self–coworker correlations in personality and impression management. Presented at the 26th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Chicago, Illinois.

Schmidt, J. A., Bourdage, J. S., & Ogunfowora, B. (2010, August). Cross-level interactions of individual conscientiousness, group personality, and emergent states. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Montreal, Canada.

Ogunfowora, B., Bourdage, J. S., & Nguyen, B. (2010, August). The effects of supervisor focused justice climate on employee behaviors: A replication and extension. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Montreal, Canada.

Bourdage, J. S., Ogunfowora, B., Nguyen, B., Lee, K., & Schmidt, J.A. (2010, June). Understanding political skill: An examination of personality correlates of political skill and influence on supervisor ratings of OCB. Presented at the 71st Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association in Winnipeg, Canada.

Nguyen, B., Ogunfowora, B., & Bourdage, J. S., & Lee, K. (2010, June). Examining the personality correlates of equity sensitivity. Presented at the 71st Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association in Winnipeg, Canada.

Nguyen, B., Ogunfowora, B., & Bourdage, J. S. (2010, April). An investigation of major personality traits underlying self-monitoring. Presented at the 25th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Atlanta.

Bourdage, J. S., Lee, K., & Ogunfowora, B. (2009, April). Antecedents and consequences of impression management: A field study. Presented at the 24th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Bourdage, J. S., Lee, J., Lee, K., & Shin, H. (2009, April). Good soldiers versus good actors: An investigation of OCB motives. Presented at the 24th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Schmidt, J. A., Ogunfowora, B., & Bourdage, J. S. (2009, April). Individual personality, group personality composition, and performance behaviors. Presented at the 24th Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ogunfowora, B., & Bourdage, J. S. (2009, August). The validity of behavior-based competencies in predicting leadership emergence. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

Bourdage, J. S., Lee, K., & Ashton M. C. (2008, April). Personality correlates of impression management tactic use. Presented at the 23rd Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in San Francisco, California.

Bourdage, J. S., Ogunfowora, B., & Lee, K. (2008, April). Rater personality and performance dimension weightings. Presented at the 23rd Annual Convention of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in San Francisco, California.

Bourdage, J. S., Lee, K., & Perry, A. (2007, June). Big Five and HEXACO personality correlates of sexuality. Poster presented at the 68th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association in Ottawa, Canada