Dr. Samantha Hansen

Biography

Samantha D. Hansen, formerly Montes, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Scarborough, with a cross-appointment in Organizational Behaviour at Rotman. Her primary research interest concerns the employee-employer relationship, focusing on the exchange of resources between employees and employers, as well as the promises and obligations of both parties. Her work explores how the quality of the employment relationship impacts various employee perceptions, such as fairness, affective responses like anger, and attitudes including commitment, which in turn influence behaviours like job performance. Dr. Hansen’s teaching interests lie in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, and her research delves into psychological contracts, employee expectations, organizational trust, and organizational fairness, particularly in relation to psychological contract breaches and unmet expectations.

Research Interests