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Peter Fisher
Assistant Professor
DepartmentHR Management & Organizational Behaviour
EducationPhD, BBA, BCS, MSc
OfficeTBA
Overview
Peter Fisher is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University. Peter is an organizational psychologist with a background in management and computer science. Peter’s research explores the development and implementation of personnel selection practices that help to reduce bias in hiring decisions. His research has been supported by multiple awards, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), and has appeared in journals such as the International Journal of Selection and Assessment, Personality and Individual Differences, and Personnel Assessment and Decisions, in addition to various international conferences. Peter also serves as the webmaster for the Canadian Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology.
Recruitment; Selection; Workplace Diversity.
| Refereed Journal Publications |
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| Fisher, P. A., Robie, C., Hedricks, C. A., Rupayana, D. D., & Puchalski, L. (in press). Little Cause for Concern: Analysis of Gender Effects in Structured Employment References. International Journal of Selection and Assessment. |
| Risavy, S. D., Robie, C., Fisher, P. A., Komar, J., & Perossa, A. (2021). Selection Tool Use in Canadian Tech Companies: Assessing and Explaining the Research-Practice Gap. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 53(4), 445-455. |
| Murphy, S. A., Fisher, P. A., & Robie, C. (2021). International Comparison of Gender Differences in the Five-Factor Model of Personality: An Investigation Across 105 Countries. Journal of Research in Personality, 90, 104047. |
| Fisher, P. A., Risavy, S. D., Robie, C., König, C. J., Christiansen, N. D., Tett, R. P., Simonet, D. V. (2021). Selection myths: A replication, extension, and comparison to HR professionals’ beliefs about effective human resource practices in the United States and Canada. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 20(2), 51-60. |
| Risavy, S. D., Fisher, P. A., Robie, C., & König, C. J. (2019). Selection tool use: A focus on personality testing in Canada, the United States, and Germany (external link, opens in new window) . Personnel Assessment and Decisions, 5(1), 62-72. |
| Hedricks, C., Rupayana, D. D., Fisher, P. A., & Robie, C. (2019). Factors affecting compliance with reference check requests (external link, opens in new window) . International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 27, 139-151. |
| Christiansen, N. D., Fisher, P. A., Robie, C., & Quirk, S. (2019). Tilting at windmills and improving personality assessment practices (external link, opens in new window) . Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 12(2), 177-183. |
| Fisher, P. A., Robie, C., Christiansen, N. D., Speer, A. B. & Schneider, L. (2019). Criterion-related validity of forced-choice personality measures: A cautionary note regarding Thurstonian IRT versus classical test theory scoring (external link, opens in new window) . Personnel Assessment and Decisions, 5(1), 49-61. |
| Fisher, P. A. & Robie, C. (2019). A latent profile analysis of the Five Factor Model of personality: A constructive replication and extension (external link, opens in new window) . Personality and Individual Differences, 139, 343-348. |
| Fisher, P. A., Robie, C., Christiansen, N. D. & Komar, S. (2018). The impact of psychopathy and warnings on faking behavior: A multisaturation perspective (external link, opens in new window) . Personality and Individual Differences, 127, 39-43. |
| Robie, C., Christiansen, N. D., Hausdorf, P., Murphy, S. A., Fisher, P. A., Keeping, L. M., & Risavy, S. D. (2017). International comparison of group differences in general mental ability for immigrants versus non-immigrants (external link, opens in new window) . International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 25(4) 347-359. |
| Hennessey, E., Mueller, J., Beckett, D. & Fisher, P. A. (2017). Hiding in plain sight: Identifying computational thinking terminology in the Ontario elementary school curriculum. (external link, opens in new window) Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 6(1), 79-96. |
| Refereed Conference Presentations |
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| Fisher, P. A., Robie, C., & Christiansen, N. D. (2022, April). Forced-Choice and Faking: A Monte Carlo Simulation of Forced-Choice Assessment Designs Under Faking Conditions. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Seattle, Washington. |
| Murphy, S. A., Fisher P. A., & Keeping, L. M. (2020, June). Putting the Best Foot Forward: Investigating How Applicants Adjust Social Media Profiles. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada. *Virtual Conference |
| Fisher, P. A., Robie, C., & Rock, L. (2020, June). Does General Mental Ability Saturate Faking Behavior on the RRM? In A. W. Meade (chair), Life in the Fast Lane: Advances in Rapid Response Measurement. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Austin, Texas. *Virtual Conference |
| Fisher, P. A., Rupayana, D. D., Robie, C., & Hedricks, C. (2020, June). Gender and employment references: The susceptibility of quantitative vs. qualitative references to gender bias. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Austin, Texas. *Virtual Conference |
| Murphy, S. A., Fisher, P. A., & Keeping, L. M., (2019, August). Molding the Online Self: How Job Seekers Modify Their Social Media Profiles During Recruitment. In A. F. Johnson & K. Lukaszewski (chairs), The Use and Collection of Social Media Information and Its Impact on Human Resource Management. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Komar, S. G., Komar, J., & Fisher, P. A. (2019, August). The Hockey Activity: A Simulation for Teaching Human Resources Planning and Succession Management. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Teaching and Learning Conference, Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Fisher, P. A., Hideg, I, & Ferris, D. L. (2019, June) The role of economic system justification beliefs and morality perceptions in reactions to class-based diversity policies. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Rupayana, D., Hedricks, C., Fisher, P. A., & Robie, C. (2019, April). Factors Affecting Compliance with Reference Check Requests. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, National Harbor, Maryland. |
| Fisher, P. A., Robie, C., Christiansen, N. D. & Schneider, L. (2018, April) Thurstonian IRT versus CTT Scoring in an Employment Setting. In G. N. Burns (chair), Use of Alternative Scoring Methods in Applicant Personality Assessment. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, Illinois. |
| Murphy S. A., Fisher, P. A., Keeping, L. M. & Brown, D. J. (2018, April), The New Age of Recruitment: A Review of the e-Recruitment Literature. In S. C. Payne, & A. M. Mendoza (chairs), The Influence of Technology on Human Resource Management. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, Illinois. |
| Fisher, P. A., Hideg, I. & Ferris, D. L. (2017, June). Modern Classism: Economic System Justifying Beliefs and Lack of Support for Class-Based Employment Equity. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario. |
| Fisher, P. A. & Robie, C. (2017, April). About Us: Is ‘Our Team’ Causing Stereotype Threat in Selection? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, Florida. |
| Fisher, P. A., Robie, C., Christiansen, N. D. & Komar, S. (2017, April). The Dark Side and Warning Against Personality Assessment Faking. In J. Fan, & L. Zheng (chairs), Warnings Against Faking on Personality Tests: Emerging Approaches and Findings. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, Florida. |
| Hideg, I., Fisher, P. A. (2016, August). Are Class-Based Affirmative Action Policies More Supported than Race-Based Affirmative Action Policies? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California. |
| Refereed Book Chapters |
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| Murphy, S. A., Fisher, P. A., Keeping, L. M. & Brown, D. J. (2018). “Pounding the pavement” in the 21st century: A review of the literature regarding organizational recruitment websites (external link, opens in new window) . In D. L. Stone & J. H. Dulebohn (Eds.), The Brave New World of eHRM 2.0 (pp. 11 – 46). Charlotte, NC: Information Age. |
| Fisher, P. A. & Robie, C. (2017). Articulated Thoughts in Simulated Situations. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (external link, opens in new window) (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. |
| Fisher, P. A. & Robie, C. (2017). Caliper Profile. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (external link, opens in new window) (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. |
| Year | Source / Grant |
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| 2020 - 2021 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Insight Development Grant: “Helping technology start-up companies grow: A focus on evidence-based hiring practices”, $50,574 (co-investigator with S. D. Risavy, and C. Robie) |
| 2019 - 2020 | Lazaridis Institute Seed Grant: “Selection tool use in growth-oriented technology companies”, $10,000 (co-investigator with S. D. Risavy and C. Robie) |
| 2018 - 2021 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Joseph Armand-Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral, $105,000 |
| 2018 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship, $15,000 (declined to accept SSHRC) |
| 2017 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship, $15,000 |
| 2016 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship, $15,000 |
| 2015 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Canada Graduate Scholarship-Masters, $17,500 |
| Year | Honour / Award |
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| 2017 | Canadian Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology Best Student Poster Award, Second Prize |
| 2017 | Human Resources Research Institute Best Master’s Thesis Award |