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Chair/Président: Robert Opoku, Red Deer Polytechnic   Canadian Immigrants and Reddit Online Communities: Knowledge Sharing and Support SystemsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Makayla Koshuta (University of Lethbridge Dhillon School of Business) & Debra Basil (University of Lethbridge Dhillon School of Business) The Impact of Anthropomorphism of Virtual Influencers on Social...

*Please read material below prior to attending*Moderator/Modérateur: Viktoriya Voloshyna & Iryna Kalynychenko (York University)  How to read and understand qualitative articles based on grounded theory: A story within the text?Author(s)/Auteur(s): Viktoriya Voloshyna (Thompson Rivers University) & Iryna Kalynychenko (York University) Successful acad...

Presentation title: What “Local” Means Depends on Where (and Who) You Are: Organizational Theory Approaches to Studying Local Market CategoriesAbstract: Interest in “local” products has grown, despite (or perhaps in response to) an increasingly globalized world. At the same time, scholarly attention to local market categories has also increased.  Organizational theorists in particular, including those with interests in social responsibility, h...

Chair/Président: Guillaume Pain (Laval University)Moderator/Modérateur: Amar Benaissa (Carleton University)   Professional Development Workshop: Research and publication discussion with Dr. Anna KimAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Guillaume Pain (Laval University), Julie Bernard (Western University Ivey Business School) & Amar Benaissa (Carleton University)Th...