Student profile
Joé G. Leduc
Specialization: Management
Thesis supervisor: Kathleen Boies
Thesis title: What Matters? Three Essays on the Psychology of Meaning in the Workplace
Research interests: Psychology of Meaning, Motivation, Goals, Calling
Academic degrees:
- Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA)
Courses taught:
- PSYC 734 - Multivariate statistics (lab), Winter 2025 and 2026
- COMM 229 – Managing People in Organizations, Summer 2025
Publications and conference presentations:
Peer-reviewed publications
- Leduc, J. G. and Boies, K. (2025). Lost at Work: The Role of Uncertainty and Purposelessness in Exhaustion. Manuscript in preparation for review.
- Leduc, J. G., Boucher, F., Marques, D. L. & Brunelle, E. (2024). Basic psychological need satisfaction
of collegiate athletes: The unique and interactive effects of team identification and LMX quality. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living.
Peer-reviewed conference presentations
- Leduc, J. G. & Vandenberghe, C. (2025, April 2–5). How and When Does Calling Relate to Team Member Proactivity? [Poster]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States.
- Leduc, J. G. & Boies, K. (2024, April 17–20). Burnout: Understanding the Roles of Meaning and Uncertainty [Poster]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.
- Leduc, J. G. & Vandenberghe, C. (2025, March 28). How and When Does Calling Relate to Team Member Proactivity? [Poster]. Montreal Business Schools Ph.D. Symposium. McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Leduc, J. G. (2023, March 21). On Uncertainty: Meaninglessness and the Road to Burnout [Poster]. Concordia University 15th Annual Graduate Research Exposition (AGRE 15), Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Leduc, J. G. (2024, February 22–23). Burnout: Understanding the Roles of Meaning and Uncertainty [Poster]. Montreal Business Schools Ph.D. Symposium, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Leduc, J. G. & Brunelle, E. (2023, May 31–June 3). Sport Coaching Leadership, Team Identification and Intrinsic Motivation: an LMX and SDT Perspective [Poster]. Annual Conference of the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Leduc, J. G. & Brunelle, E. (2023, May 8–12). Leadership, Identification à l’Équipe et Motivation Intrinsèque: une Perspective LMX et SDT [Conference presentation]. ACFAS 90th Annual Scientific Congress, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Leduc, J. G. (2023, March 23). The Primacy of Why: How Meaningful Work Influences Stress Coping [Poster]. Concordia University 14th Annual Graduate Research Exposition (AGRE 14), Montreal, QC, Canada.