About

Wendy Reid, Ph.D.

Research Interests

Partnering with numerous scholars, my research involves several themes that link through arts management: co-leadership or dual executive leadership, governance in the arts, and arts philanthropy. I have also taught a curriculum in arts management covering paradoxes, conflict and trust, as well as power and symbolism in leadership. I seek to understand processes of information transfer and pedagogy to support those contributions.

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Management of art production in non-profit organizations
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Co-leadership or dual executive leadership in the arts
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Governance in arts organizations
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Arts philanthropy and fundraising strategies and practices
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Information transfer and pedagogy

Affiliations

Carmelle and Rémi Marcoux Chair in Arts Management, HEC Montréal

Associate, 2008 to present

PhiLab, UQAM

Co-researcher, program funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, 2014 to 2024

Academy of Management

Member, 2001 to 2018.

ARNOVA

Member, 2001 to 2018.
Co-founder of non-profit governance section, 2014-2017.

European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)

Member, 2009 to 2019.

Financial Crises in the Arts, HEC Montréal

A Community-University Research Affiliation (CURA) project funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council.
Co-researcher, 2007-2012.

Academic Career

Honorary Professor

HEC Montréal

September, 2021 to present

Associate Professor

HEC Montréal

May, 2013 to 2021

Professeur invité (tenure track)

HEC Montréal

November 2008 to 2013

Sessional Teacher

Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto

January 2001 to 2008

Professional Practice Career

Head of Radio Music and Programming Director

Radio Two, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto

May, 1996 to 1999

Executive Director

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Montreal

March, 1992 to 1996

Director, Public Affairs

Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal

March, 1991 to 1992

Director of Marketing and Development

The National Ballet of Canada, Toronto

January, 1986 to 1991

Director of Marketing

The National Ballet of Canada, Toronto

August, 1983 to 1986

Manager of Operations

Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto

July, 1982 to 1983

Pricing and Market Research Analyst

XEROX Canada, Toronto

June, 1981 to 1982

Coordinator of Musicians' Employment Service and assistant to Executive Director

Association of Canadian Orchestras (now Orchestras Canada), Toronto

September, 1975 to 1979

General Manager (part-time)

Mississauga Symphony, Mississauga

September, 1975 to 1977

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Organizational Behaviour

‘’Conflict and Trust in Dual Executive Leadership’’ supervised by Rekha Karambayya, York University, Toronto

2007

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

With emphasis on Marketing and Human Resources, York University, Toronto

1981

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music History and Literature (Honours)

University of Toronto

1975

Other Professional Training

Management Development Program

Institute in Arts Administration, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

1977

ARCT in Cello Performance

Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto

1976

Private Studies in Cello Performance

With Florence Hooten, Instructor at Royal Academy of Music, London, U.K.

1973 to 1974

Awards and Grants

I feel honoured that distinctive accomplishments in my career have been recognized, and that institutional grants have supported key developments in my professional and academic career.

Donald B. McCaskill Award for Marketing Excellence

The American Marketing Association, Toronto Chapter, 1988: Donald B. McCaskill Award for Marketing Excellence, in recognition of excellence as Marketing and Development Director of The National Ballet of Canada.

Grants from the Canada Council for the Arts

B Grants:

Participation in

Institute in Arts Administration, Harvard University, Summer 1977;
M.B.A. studies, York University, 1978 to 1981.

Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Imagining Canada’s Future:
Management of the Arts and Culture: Something borrowed, something new…, $25,450, 2015-16, Principal researcher with Renaud Legoux (co-researcher).

Insight grant:
Behind the Curtain: A Study of High-Performance Action Teams in Professional Theatre, $75,585, 2011-2014, Co-researcher with Mary Waller as Principal researcher.

Fonds de recherche de la société et de la culture au Québec (FRQSC)

Research grant to an early career researcher:
Transition to philanthropic revenue in non-profit arts organizations: A study of governance and cultural change, $39,600, 2013-2016, Principal researcher.

HEC Montréal

Support to produce an edited book:
Co-leadership in the Arts and Cultural Sector, $7,500, 2018, Principal researcher.

Support for starting a research project:
Philanthropy and fundraising as identity work in non-profit arts institutions across Canada, $7,500, 2016, Principal researcher;

When ‘talent’ becomes executive leadership: Competing values and dynamics in a role transition, $5,000. 2013, Principal researcher;

Behind the Curtain: A Study of High-Performance Action Teams in Professional Theatre, $4,500, 2010. Co-researcher with Mary Waller, York University, Toronto.

Research Themes

I investigate the dynamics and practices of art production and
management in non-profit organizations.