James R. Barker (1954 - 2023) was the Herbert S. Lamb Chair in Business Education at the Rowe School of Business, within the Faculty of Management at

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the fou ...

, in Halifax,

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. His research focused on how internal behaviour affects an organization’s ability to improve and sustain safety, and safety-related knowledge; manage change; and innovate. Barker wrote for ''

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'', where he was editor-in-chief from 2006–12. His recognition includes the 2010 Fredric M. Jablin Award for outstanding contributions to organizational communication; a 2014

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences ''Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences'' (French: ''Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration'') is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Administrative Sciences Association of Can ...

award for best paper of the year; and a 2017

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award for best book editing. Barker taught at New Zealand’s

University of Waikato The University of Waikato ( mi, Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato), is a Public university, public research university in Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton, New Zealand established in 1964. An additional campus is located in Tauranga. The university perfo ...

Management School;

Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Henni, John Martin ...

(a Catholic, Jesuit institution in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), the

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...

, and the

United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and Uni ...

, in Colorado Springs. Barker earned his BA from the

University of Central Arkansas The University of Central Arkansas (Central Arkansas or UCA) is a public university in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1907 as the Arkansas State Normal School, the university is one of the oldest in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As the state's only n ...

; his MA from

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in West Lafayette, Indiana; and his PhD from the

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, in Boulder, Colorado.

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