Susan Pepper

Dr. Susan Pepper

Professor Emeritus - Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Email: pepper@uwo.ca

  • Bio

  • Publications

  • Research

Biographical Information

B.A. - University of Toronto, 1966
Ph.D. - Stanford University, 1972

Selected Publications

Ilic, T., & Pepper, S. (2005, April). Work values and job satisfaction: A study of immigrants from former Yugoslavia. In J. Dietz, A. Bhardwaj, & C. Joshi (Co-Chairs), U.S., German, and Canadian perspectives on employment discrimination against immigrants. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.

Zarbatany, L., Conley, R., & Pepper, S. (2004). Personality and gender differences in friendship needs and experiences in preadolescence and young adulthood. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 28, 299-310.

Heathcote, J. M., Harloff, L., & Pepper, S. (2002, June). Influence and justice in the restaurant. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC.

Burns, J., Pepper, S., MacDonald, P., & Carswell, J. (2001, June). Transformational leadership and influence tactics. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Quebec City, QC.

Carswell, J., & Pepper, S. (2001, June). Securing senior management commitment to change: The role of upward influence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Quebec City, QC.

Zarbatany, L., Van Brunschot, M., Meadows, K., & Pepper, S. (1996). Effects of friendship and gender on peer group entry. Child Development, 67, 2287-2300.

Teevan, J. J., Pepper, S., & Pellizzari, J. J. (1992). Academic employment decisions and gender. Research in Higher Education, 33, 141-160.

Clifford, R. M., Harms, T., Pepper, S., & Stuart, B. (1992). Assessing quality in family day care. In D. R. Peters & A.R. Pence (Eds.), Family day care: Current research for informed public policy (pp. 243-265). New York: Teachers College Press.

Pepper, S. (1981). Problems in the quantification of frequency expressions. In D. Fiske (Ed.), New directions for methodology of social and behavioral science: Problems with language imprecision (no. 9, pp. 25-41). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Research

My current research focuses on organizational leadership and its impact on subordinates’ attitudes and behavior in the workplace. In particular, my students and I have explored the ways in which leaders persuade others in their organizations to accept the leader’s vision and to participate enthusiastically in work projects. Studies have also addressed people’s reactions to different types of influence tactics as well as links between work values and job attitudes.