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Allan Mackenzie

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Assistant ProfessorSchool of Engineering TechnologyMcMaster University

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Allan MacKenzie is an Assistant Professor of leadership and management at McMaster University W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology. He is a seeker and sharer of workplace ecology dynamics and how these can inspire authentic and successful organizations. In conjunction with his academic role, Mr. MacKenzie is a Workplace Ecology Strategist at WorkScapeO2, a notion garage where the interplay of restorative workplace design, human well-being, and organizational enablers are explored. He advises and dialogues with progressive global business leaders and their teams to create workplace environments that foster more human engagement, health, and improved organizational capacity. Allan has 25+ years’ experience as an organizational development educator and practitioner, including faculty appointments at various universities and colleges; advisor specializing in emergent talent management intelligence for leading firms in the pharmaceutical and technology sectors; Managing Director for a human capital management consulting firm serving mid-market enterprises; VP Operations for a training and development firm serving over 100 different corporations and non-profit organizations; and a number of years in talent management in the retail and adventure tourism sectors. He has worked with leading organizations, such as Xerox Canada, BlackBerry, Connaught Labs, Novartis, Nortel, Hydro One, Cyanamid Canada, RCMP, SC Johnson Canada, Petro-Canada, Intrawest, Sportchek, and Mountain Equipment Coop; as well as numerous entrepreneurial and mid-sized companies. He has led dozens of workshops and seminars in organizational development, restorative workplace design, strategy, and leadership. He is known for his right-brain thinking combined with a pragmatism that guided organizations in articulating and implementing strategies which achieve results. In his spare time, Allan has a great passion for the outdoors and is an avid cyclist, wilderness canoe tripper, and mountaineer. He and his spouse are currently hiking the 46 high peaks of the Adirondacks Mountains in upper New York State, USA to raise donations and awareness for water.org—a non-profit organization helping to provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation to communities in Africa, South Asia, and Central America.

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Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

14 publications.

01

Integrating LinkedIn Learning through librarian–faculty collaboration: Case studies from a Canadian university

Mackenzie A, An J, Bhatnagar N

20251 citationsFirst author
02

Pedagogical innovation in strategic management education : A case study of course redesign for virtual-hybrid delivery

Mackenzie A

20251 citationsFirst author
03

Redesigning a Project-Based Learning Course for Successful Hybrid Online Delivery

MacKenzie A

20251 citationsFirst author
04

From Lecture Hall to Learning Hub: A Case Study of Online Course Redesign in Management Principles

MacKenzie A

Futurity Education2025First author
05

Nudging Lifelong Learning and Metacognition Tendencies in Engineering Management Undergraduates Utilizing the LinkedIn Learning Platform

MacKenzie A

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems20232 citationsFirst author
06

Nudging Lifelong Learning and Reflective Thinking in Engineering Students Utilizing LinkedIn Learning

MacKenzie A

International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC)20231 citationsFirst authorOpen Access
07

Student Perceptions of Screencast Video Feedback for Summative Project Assessment Tasks in an Engineering Technology Management Course

MacKenzie A

Advances in Soft Computing2021First author
08

REVELATIONS OF A COLLABORATIVE MIDTERM IN AN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT COURSE

MacKenzie A

2019First author
09

TEACHING TEAMWORK TO ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS: THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-REFLECTION AND ACKNOWLEDGING DIVERSITY IN TEAMS

Long J, Rajabzadeh A, MacKenzie A

2018Senior author
10

ENHANCING CO-OP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGH A STUDENT-DRIVEN MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

MacKenzie A, Geng F

2018First author

Courses taught

11
  • Entrepreneurial Thinking & Innovation

    SEP 6EP3 · last taught 2026

    Graduate
  • Engineering Innovation Project - 2

    SEP 794 · last taught 2023

    Graduate
  • Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovation

    GENTECH 4EP3 · last taught 2026

    Undergraduate
  • Strategic Management

    GENTECH 4SF3 · last taught 2026

    Undergraduate
  • Strategic Management

    SFGNTECH 4SF3 · last taught 2026

    Undergraduate
  • Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovation

    GENTECH 4EN3 · last taught 2025

    Undergraduate
  • Strategic Management

    GENTECH 4FT3 · last taught 2025

    Undergraduate
  • Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovation

    SFGNTECH 4EN3 · last taught 2025

    Undergraduate
  • Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovation

    GENTECH 3EN3 · last taught 2022

    Undergraduate
  • Management Principles

    GENTECH 2MP3 · last taught 2021

    Undergraduate
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