Dr. Adam M. Kanar is an Associate Professor and researcher in the Department of Organizational Behavior, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship, & Ethics at Brock University's Goodman School of Business. His work explores job search strategies, employee adaptability, and career development and has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Vocational Behavior, Personnel Psychology, International Journal of Human Resource Management, and Journal of Business Research.

He teaches undergraduate and MBA courses on management, leadership and organizational behavior.

He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Human Resource Studies from Cornell University.

Selected publications:

Stremersch, J. Bouckenooghe, D. & Kanar, A. (2023). Exploring job seekers profiles through latent profile analysis. Journal of Career Assessment.

Kanar, A.M. (2023). Effectiveness of informational interviewing for facilitating networking self-efficacy in university students. The Career Development Quarterly.

Norder, K., Emich, K., Kanar, A., Behrend, T. & Sawhney, A. (2022). A house divided: A multilevel bibliometric review of the job search literature 1973-2020. Journal of Business Research.

Bouckenooghe, D., Kanar, A.M., & Klehe, U.C. (2022). Are career adaptability profiles predictable and stable? A latent transition analysis. Journal of Vocational Behavior.

Bouckenooghe, D., Schwarz, G. M., Kanar, A., & Sanders, K. (2021). Revisiting research on attitudes toward organizational change: Bibliometric analysis and content facet analysis. Journal of Business Research, 135, 137-148.

Kanar, A.M. & Bouckenooghe, D. (2021). The role of extracurricular activities in shaping university students’ employment self-efficacy perceptions. Career Development International, 26(2), 158-173.

Kanar, A. M., & Bouckenooghe, D. (2021). Job Seekers’ Self-Directed Learning Activities Explained Through the Lens of Regulatory Focus. Journal of Career Development.

Kanar, A.M. (2021). Increasing student engagement in human resource management courses through informational interviewing. Journal of Human Resources Education, 14(4), 1-14.

Kanar, A. M., & Bouckenooghe, D. (2020). Prompting metacognition during a job search: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial with university job seekers. Applied Psychology, 70(3), 955-985.

Kanar, A.M. (2017). Employment goal commitment moderates the impact of job search goal orientation on the job search process: A resource-allocation perspective. Career Development International, 22(6), 659-682.

Kanar, A.M., Collins, C.J., & Bell, B.S. (2015). Changing an unfavorable employer reputation: The roles of recruitment message-type and familiarity with employer. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 45(9), 509-521.

Kanar, A.M. & Bell, B.S. (2013). Guiding learners through technology-based instruction: The effects of adaptive guidance design and individual differences on learning over time. Journal of Educational Psychology, 105, 1067-1081.

Kanar, A. M., Collins, C. J., & Bell, B. (2010). A comparison of the effects of positive and negative information on job seekers’ organizational attraction and attribute recall. Human Performance, 23, 193-212.

Sitzmann, T., Bell, B.S., Kraiger, K. & Kanar, A.M. (2009). A multilevel examination of the effects of prompting self-regulation in technology-delivered instruction. Personnel Psychology, 62, 697-734.

Bell, B.S., Kanar, A.M., & Kozlowski, S. (2008). Current issues and future directions in simulation-based training. International Journal of Human Resources Management, 19, 1416-1434.

RESEARCH AREA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Stremersch, J., Bouckenooghe, D. and Kanar, A.. Exploring job seeker profiles through latent profile analysis., Journal of Career Assessment, In Press.

Bouckenooghe, D., Kanar, A. and Klehe, U.. A latent transition analysis examining the nature of and movement between career adaptability profiles., Journal of Vocational Behavior, Volume 136, May, 2022.

Norder, K., Emich, K., Kanar, A., Behrend, T. and Sawhney, A.. A house divided: A multilevel bibliometric review of the job search literature 1973–2020, Journal of Business Research, Volume 151, 2022.

Kanar, A. and Bouckenooghe, D.. Job seekers’ self-directed learning activities explained through the lens of regulatory focus, Journal of Career Development, Volume 49, Number 3, 2022.

Kanar, A. and Bouckenooghe, D.. Prompting metacognition during a job search: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial with university job seekers, Applied Psychology: An International Review, Volume 70, Number 3, 2021.

Bouckenooghe, D., Schwarz, G., Kanar, A. and Sanders, K.. Revisiting research on attitudes toward organizational change: Bibliometric analysis and content facet analysis., Journal of Business Research, Volume 135, 2021.

Kanar, A. and Bouckenooghe, D.. The role of extracurricular activities in shaping university students’ employment self-efficacy perceptions., Career Development International, Volume 26, Number 2, 2021.

Kanar, A.. Increasing student engagement in human resource management courses through informational interviewing, Journal of Human Resources Education, Volume 14, Number 4, 2020.

Kanar, A.. Employment goal commitment moderates the impact of job search goal orientation on the job search process: A resource-allocation perspective, Career Development International, Volume 22, Number 6, 2017.

Kanar, A., Collins, C. and Bell, B.. Changing an unfavorable employer reputation: the roles of recruitment message-type and familiarity with employer, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Volume 45, Number 9, 2015.

Kanar, A. and Bell, B.S.. Guiding Learners through Technology-Based Instruction: The Effects of Adaptive Guidance Design and Individual Differences on Learning over Time, Journal of Educational Psychology, Volume 105, Number 4, 2014.

Kanar, A., Collins, C. and Bell, B.. A Comparison of the Effects of Positive and Negative Information on Job Seekers’ Organizational Attraction and Attribute Recall, Human Performance, Volume 23, Number 3, 2010.

Sitzman, T., Bell, B.S., Kraiger, K. and Kanar, A.. A Multilevel Analysis of the Effect of Prompting Self-Regulation in Technology-Delivered Instruction, Personnel Psychology, Volume 62, Number 4, 2009.

Bell, B.S., Kanar, A. and Kozlowski, S.J.. Current Issues and Future Directions in Simulation-Based Training in North America, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Volume 19, Number 8, 2008.

Book Chapters / Sections

Kanar, A., Montgomery, M., Fraser, R. and Behrend, T.. Human Capital Management Research: Influencing Practice and Process - Chapter: Technology-based training: Connecting HR Research with HR Practice. Editors: . Information Age Publishing, North Carolina, 2016.

Collins, C.J. and Kanar, A.. Oxford Handbook of Recruitment - Chapter: Employer brand equity and recruitment research. Editors: K.Y.T. Yu & D.M. Cable. Oxford University Press, New York, 2014.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

Kanar, A. and Bouckenooghe, D.. The effects of prompting self-regulation during job search - Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 2018.

Kanar, A.. Job search knowledge and skills: A compliment to employee recruitment - Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, California, 2016.

Kanar, A.. Employees' motives during job search: A qualitative investigation - Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference, Huntsville, Ontario, 2014.

Kanar, A.. Employees' motives during job search: A qualitative investigation - Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2014.

Kanar, A.. Choice goals in learner control training designs. - Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), San Diego, California, April, 2012.

Kanar, A.. Job search from the employee’s perspective: A qualitative inquiry. - Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference, Montreal, Quebec, July, 2011.

Kanar, A. and Bell, B.S.. Adaptive guidance in technology-based training: an aptitude treatment perspective. - Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), San Francisco, California, May, 2008.

Kanar, A.. Changing a negative employment reputation: a longitudinal approach. - Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), San Francisco, California, May, 2008.

Bell, B.S. and Kanar, A.. Self regulation in technology-based training an aptitudetreatment perspective - Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), New York, New York, May, 2007.

Bell, B.S., Kanar, A., Liu, X., Forman, J. and Singh, M.. Adaptive guidance: effects on self-regulated leaning in technology based training. - Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia, August, 2006.

Kanar, A., Collins, C.J. and Bell, B.S.. Can an organization overcome a negative image? A longitudinal experimental examination of the effects of recruitment advertisements on job seekers’ perceptions of organizational image - Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia, April, 2006.

Kanar, A.. Positive and negative information early in the recruitment process - Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2006.

Kanar, A., Collins, C.J. and Bell, B.S.. Influence of information, source content & valence on job seekers’ beliefs of potential employers - Academy of Management, Honolulu, Hawaii, April, 2005.

Kanar, A., Collins, C. and Bell, B.. Negative information early in the recruitment process - Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005.