Farshad Amini
Greeting,
I am a PhD candidate at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. With a background in general management, I have a keen interest in exploring social inclusion, diversity, and community empowerment.
My current research utilizes participatory action research (PAR) and Backcasting frameworks to address social exclusion and discrimination in diverse communities. I aim to advance the collective understanding of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-discrimination (EDI-AD) through collaborative approaches grounded in local knowledge and agency. My extensive fieldwork in Talesh, Iran, particularly in the community of Siabil, explores the intersection of place, identity, and well-being. The research findings emphasize the significance of embracing local sovereignty and autonomy as catalysts for fostering inclusivity and resilience within diverse communities.
I am committed to bridging theory and practice, leveraging my research insights to inform policy and community development initiatives. I am passionate about promoting dialogue and collaboration among diverse stakeholders to create positive social change.
Sessions in which Farshad Amini attends
Friday 16 May, 2025
This is a separately ticketed event! *Open to non-members Indigenizing Business Schools: Lessons of the Past, Opportunities for the Future The colloquium will take place at Lazaridis Hall, LH3101. ...
Saturday 17 May, 2025
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...
Extended AbstractAt last year’s daylong ASAC colloquium on Indigenous research, Teddy Carter (Michel) explicated the nature and importance of self-location as an Indigenous research practice. Self-location has parallels in other disciplines and research traditions, especially critical and feminist traditions. Terms include (self-) position, (self-) positionality, and (research) standpoint. Common a...
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
Sunday 18 May, 2025
Chair/Président: Daniel Njoagwuani (University of Manitoba)How does Curiosity lead Entrepreneurs toward Sustained Future-making?Author(s)/Auteur(s): Maryam Mahmoudi Mesineh (University of Ottawa)Icarus in Startup Jungle: Early Success, Confirmation Bias and SurvivalAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Virangi Shah (University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering)Entrepreneuring as Therapy: Personal Healing and Growth Through the Entrepreneurship P...
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...
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...
All attendees are invited for this sit down hot lunch indigenous buffet, sponsored by the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, during which we will announce the award recipients for this year's conference.
Generously sponsored by the Dalhousie University, Faculty of Management, please join us for the Spark Tank Pitch Competition where authors selected for their excellent work will present their research projects in just a few minutes. Find all the details: presentation criteria, contestants topics and...
Come have a look at our best work-in-progress, network with fellow academics following the Pitch competition!
Monday 19 May, 2025
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...
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...
Chair/Président: Bradley Bernard (Toronto Metropolitan University)Understanding Student Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy: An Integration of Teaching Quality, Learning Methods, and University SupportAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): James Tuffour (University of Cape Coast College of Humanities and Legal Studies), Albert Acheampong (University of Cape Coast) & Frank Karikari (Northwestern Polytechnical University)Reframing Training of Marginalized Entrepreneurs...
Chair/Président: Steve Nolan (Carleton University)Strategic Leadership Constellations for Place-based Social Entrepreneurship: Representing Community’s Central Values in Entrepreneurial EcosystemsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Farshad Amini (Memorial University of Newfoundland)Impact of International Trade on the role of Institutional Quality in Entrepreneurial ActivityAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Emanuel Oliveira (Michigan Technological University College o...
Chair/Président: Leah Feor (University of Waterloo) On the Structure of Stakeholder Networks and Corporate SustainabilityAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Daina Mazutis (University of Ottawa) & Oleksandr Shymanskyi (University of Ottawa)Fostering Low-Carbon and Circular Economy Transitions in the Construction Industry Through Policy Integration – The Canadian Context...