Dr. Rafael Gomez is Professor of Employment Relations and Director of the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the University of Toronto. His previous appointments include the London School of Economics as a senior lecturer in management and industrial relations. He has been invited to conduct research and lecture at universities around the world, including Madrid, Moscow, Munich, Beijing and Zurich and has authored books such as The Little Black Book for Managers, a UK business book business bestseller. In 2005 he was awarded the Labor and Employment Relations Association’s John T. Dunlop Outstanding Scholar Award for exceptional contributions to international and comparative labor and employment research.