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Asfiya Taji

University of British Columbia Okanagan

Sessions in which Asfiya Taji attends

Saturday 17 May, 2025

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

Discussant/Discutant: Eric Dolansky (Brock University)Neighbourhood Entrepreneurship: The Story of the Fernwood CollectiveAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): William Holmes (Royal Roads University) & Amy Zidulka (Royal Roads University)Walker Farms Inc.: Launching A2 Protein MilkAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Colleen Sharen (Western University)THE CHALLENGE OF STAYING IN STYLE: A.I. AT LEVI STRAUSS AND CO.Author(s)/Auteur(s): Shabab Chowdhury ...

10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
case studiesDivisional speaker

Eric Dolansky, Editor-in-chief of the Case Research Journal (NACRA). Associate Professor of Marketing.The North American Case Research Association (NACRA); Goodman School of Business, Brock University The teaching case research domain has become increasingly diverse, with various case study types and publication outlets. This raises a question of what counts as quality and impact in the scholarship of teaching cases. For instance, while short cases can be more manage...

Dr. Eric Dolansky

Keynote speaker
1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
PDWProfessional development workshopConference wideentrepreneurship family businessENTHYBRIDVIRTUAL

This workshop is designed to provide training to academic scholars and graduate students in preparing grant proposals. Securing research funding is becoming competitive, thus the ability to craft compelling and strategic grant proposals is critical for scholars and graduate students to implement and advance their research programs. This workshop offers a comprehensive agenda covering essential elements of successful grant writi...

4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Doctoral consortiumDC

Learn from top researchers, instructors, and industry liaisons about innovation, entrepreneurship, startups, non-academic career opportunities, research career in industry, etc. 

5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | 2 hours

Please join us for an evening social including food and beverages to welcome you to ASAC 2025!  Thank you to our sponsors:  University of Regina, Hill | Levene Schools of BusinessMount Royal University, Faculty of Business, Communications Studies and Aviation 

Sponsored by:

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
social responsibilitySR

Chair/Président: Bruce Martin Recognizing Greenwashing is Easy – Can Consumers Identify Greenwashing if They Think So?Author(s)/Auteur(s): Sabine Weber (Seneca Polytechnic) & Olaf Weber (York University)Légitimité des initiatives environnementales affectant l’investissement en immobilier : l’influence des acteurs impliqués dans leur créationAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Sylla Maldini (Universite du Quebec a Montreal) & Andrée De ...

10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
SRsocial responsibility

Chair/Président: Sadia Jahanzeb (Brock University) Bringing all Organizational Forms Together in a Marriage of Measurement: Stakeholder Theory’s Runway Extension for Saving the PlanetAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Cheryl Gladu (Thompson Rivers University), Peace Jilani (Thompson Rivers University), Jiijun Gao (Thompson Rivers University) & Bruce Martin (Thompson Rivers University)The Process of Defining Value: The Becoming of a Socially ...

11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Divisional speakerOSSTRstrategyorganizational studiesHYBRIDhybrid sessionVIRTUAL

Charlene Zietsma is a highly accomplished and renowned Canadian organizational researcher. She is the Max McGraw Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at SEAS and at the Ross School of Business. She previously held appointments at Pennsylvania State University, York University (Toronto), Western University and the University of Victoria. She is an International Research Fellow of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation and earned her doctorate at the University of British Columbia...

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
SRsocial responsibility

Chair/Président: Sabine Weber  Agents of Corporate Purpose: The Role of Employees in Purpose-Driven FirmsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Asfiya Taji (The University of British Columbia Okanagan), Sarah Wilner (Wilfrid Laurier University) & Eric Li (The University of British Columbia Okanagan)Sustainable Design: Mapping the Field & Evolution ForwardAuthor(s)/Auteur...

10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
SRsocial responsibility

Chair/Président: Olaf Weber (York University) How Personal Values and Marginalized Status Shape Ethical Intentions in Business StudentsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Tess Ogunjinmi (University of Windsor Odette School of Business), Kemi Anazodo (University of Windsor Odette School of Business), Yanhong Li (University of Windsor Odette School of Business) & George Lan (University of Windsor)Knowledge Self-Enhancement and Knowledge Self-Presen...

11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Divisional speakeraccountingACCsocial responsibilitySRHYBRIDhybrid sessionVIRTUAL

Guest Speaker: Leanne Keddie (Carleton University)Chair/Président: Eve Lamargot (Wilfrid Laurier University) & Julie Bernard (University of Waterloo Faculty of Environment) Coordinated by the Accounting and Social Responsibility divisions

Dr Leanne Keddie

Keynote speaker
2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
MRKmarketing

Chair: Robert Opoku  Spiraling Consumer Communication on Social Media: Insight on the Majority Opinion’s Ability to InfluenceAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Mariam Hamam (Toronto Metropolitan University)From Trends to Tweets: The Impact of Trendjacking on Brand Engagement and Its Interaction with Brand InnovationAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Fatemeh Vafaee Sefat (Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies), Amma...