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Ruben Burga

Assistant Professor
Universtity of Guelph
Lang School of Business & Economics

Sessions in which Ruben Burga attends

Friday 16 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | 8 hours

This is a separately ticketed event!  *Open to non-members   Indigenizing Business Schools Colloquium 2025 Presents:Lessons of the Past, Opportunities for the Future.  

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Saturday 17 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Conference wideCJAS

Special issue editors will share their vision and ideas about this special issue featured in the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. The core of this special issue is to move the conversation to strength-based studies. The Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences is listed in the Web of Science and is also part of the Academic Journal Guide 2024.Presenters: Fernando Angulo-Ruiz; Leo-Paul Dana; Emily Salmon; and Robert And...

2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

Chair/Président: Tashfeen Hussain (Mount Royal University Bissett School of Business)On Short Sellers and Financial Covenant ViolationsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Sukesh Patro (Grand Valley State University) & Lu Zhang (Toronto Metropolitan University)ESG and the Cost of Capital: Insights from an AI-Assisted Systematic Literature ReviewAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Ebenezer Asem (University of Lethbridge), Ruijie Fan (University of Lethbridge) & Gl...

4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Divisional speakerfinanceFIN

ABSTRACT:Despite the existence of many different financial service providers, some consumers remain underserved and have limited access to funds or financial products. In some cases, access is limited by an individual’s financial history while in others it can be negatively impacted by their own confidence in their ability to navigate financial service firms. Technology has frequently been suggested as a possible solution to improving financial inclusion and while it brings distinct ad...

Sunday 18 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

Chair/Président: Yi Feng (Toronto Metropolitan University)The Role of Shareholder Activism and Media Coverage in Shaping ESG PerformanceAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Apel Mahmood Rifat (Queen's University), Lynnette Purda (Queen's University) & Tashfeen Hussain (Mount Royal University Bissett School of Business)Competition, Common Ownership and Environmental DisclosureAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Dimitri Hadjistavropoulos (Queen's University Smith Schoo...

10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Divisional speakerentrepreneurship family businessENTinformation systemsIStechnology innovation managementTIM

Chair/Président: Anand Bhardwaj (McGill University) AI and Entrepreneurship Research: A Call for Prospecting and Establishing the Scholarly AI Frontiers to Prevent a ‘Market for Lemons’Entrepreneurship has entered a new era shaped by AI, demanding accelerated scholarly advances to keep pace with thi...

11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
ENTentrepreneurship family business

Chair/Président: Wen Ma (University of Manitoba)Unbranded and Unstoppable: The Maverick Approach to High-Impact Business PerformanceAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Forough Sharifi (University of Guelph) & Davar Rezania (University of Guelph)Entrepreneuring as Existential Transformation: Stories of Life and Career Transition of Four Individuals' who Live in Vans.Author(s)/Auteur(s): Angus Duff (Thompson Rivers University), Tolulope Oluwafemi (Thomp...

2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 4:30 PM | 2 hours 15 minutes
Conference wide

Generously sponsored by the Dalhousie University, Faculty of Management, please join us for the Spark Tank Pitch Competition!  At this competition, authors selected for their excellent work will present their research projects in just a few minutes! Give your opinion and vote for the best paper and the best student who will each get a scholarship! 

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Monday 19 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
ENTentrepreneurship family business

Chair/Président: James Tuffour (University of Cape Coast College of Humanities and Legal Studies)Identity Play among Immigrant Women EntrepreneursAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Brittany Jackson (Concordia University) & Ingrid Chadwick (Concordia University)Human Capital and Access to Finance: Evidence from Women Entrepreneurs in North AmericaAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Romina Hosseingholizadeh (University of Guelph) & RUBEN BURGA (University of Guel...

10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
ENTentrepreneurship family business

Chair/Président: Akbar Saeed (Wilfrid Laurier University)Cross-level Co-construction in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Exploring Adaptive Responses at Micro and Meso LevelsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Siyu Fei (Concordia University) & Alex Bitektine (JMSB - Concordia University)A Process Model of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Orchestration: The Role of Advisors in Facilitating Entrepreneurs’ Initial Ecosystem InteractionsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Taoting L...

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
technology innovation managementTIM

Discussant/Discutant: Anand Bhardwaj (McGill University)Chair/Président: Nasrin Sultana (HEC Montreal)Innovation in Music Festivals: a Systematic Review using an Antecedent-Process-Outcome ModelAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): PAULIN GOHOUNGODJI (HEC Montreal) & Danilo Danta (HEC Montreal)Organizational Drivers of Responsible InnovationAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Asit Kaul (Carleton University), Uma Kumar (Carleton University) & V...

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
MEDmanagement education

Chair/Président: Prof Mack Abede    Are Caribbean Students Ready For Entrepreneurship? Ascertaining Post-Secondary Students’ Entrepreneurial ReadinessAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Abede Mack (St Francis Xavier University) & Priscilla Bahaw (The University of the West Indies at St Augustine)Business (Not) as Usual: Redefining a BBA for the Next DecadeAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Aaron Gordon (Algoma University), S...

11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Divisional meetingMEDmanagement education
3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
TIMtechnology innovation management

Chair/Président: Nasrin Sultana (HEC Montreal)Discussant/Discutant: Anand Bhardwaj (McGill University)  Revolutionizing Performance Evaluation: An Innovative Framework for Smart Contract Integration in Business ManagementAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Sina Bahramirad (University of Niagara Falls Canada)BEST STUDENT PAPER/MEILLEURE COMMUNICATION ÉTUDIANTEThe Architecture of Innovation: Enabling Sp...