Research
Understanding the questions that matter.
Four Research Areas
Human Behaviour & Decision-Making
Understanding why people think, choose, adapt, and behave the way they do.
Latitude examines the psychological, behavioural, and social factors that influence decision-making across personal and professional contexts. Research explores how individuals respond to complexity, uncertainty, change, and competing priorities.
Representative research questions
• Why do intelligent people make poor decisions?
• What drives ethical behaviour?
• How do people adapt during major life transitions?
• What influences resilience and personal growth?
Leadership & Organizational Behaviour
Building stronger organizations through evidence-based leadership research.
Latitude studies leadership, organizational culture, workplace performance, and institutional effectiveness. Research focuses on how organizations create environments that enable people to perform, collaborate, and thrive.
Representative research questions
• What makes leadership effective?
• How do organizations build cultures of trust?
• What organizational conditions improve performance?
• How should organizations adapt to changing work environments?
Reinvention & Life Transitions
Understanding how people navigate change across careers and life.
Major transitions—whether retirement, career change, leadership, or personal reinvention—present both opportunity and uncertainty. Latitude explores the factors that support successful adaptation and long-term well-being.
Representative research questions
• How do people successfully reinvent themselves?
• What supports successful retirement transitions?
• How does identity change throughout a career?
• What helps individuals move forward after major change?
Workplace Integrity & Accountability
Creating healthier organizations through research on ethics, trust, and accountability.
Latitude examines the organizational systems that shape ethical behaviour, workplace misconduct, psychological safety, and institutional accountability. The goal is to identify practical approaches that help organizations move beyond compliance toward cultures of integrity.
Representative research questions
• Why does organizational misconduct remain hidden?
• How do organizations build ethical cultures?
• What creates psychologically safe workplaces?
• How can leaders strengthen accountability?
Research in Progress
Latitude Research Institute is currently advancing several long-term research initiatives examining organizational behaviour, ethical decision-making, career reinvention, and the human factors that shape success. As projects progress, findings will be shared through peer-reviewed publications, white papers, books, and applied research reports.