Please take the time to join us for the ASAC Annual General Meeting. This is one of the most important meetings of the year, where you as a member have an opportunity to contribute to the on-going smooth operation of the organization.

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Four techniques to facilitate reflection and sensemaking during qualitative research interviewsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Luciara Nardon (Carleton University), Guilherme Azevedo (Audencia Business School), Dunja Palic (Carleton University) & Sasha Valgarsson (Carleton University)Qualitative researchers widely accept that interviewers influence the process and content of interview data (e.g., Josselson, 20...

Chair/Président: Sumeet Duggal (McGill University) Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in LeadershipAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Wendy Cukier (Toronto Metropolitan University), Eddy Ng (Queen's University) & Mohamed Elmi (Toronto Metropolitan University)Research has found that diversity in leadership is beneficial for organizations and can help them broaden decision-making perspectives, inspire staff and community members, and demonstrate comm...

ENT / GDO / OB / HR Presentation title: Current Challenges in EDI Management and Research in Canada, by Wendy Cukier  Abstract: Rapid change, post-pandemic economic recovery, the challenges posed by new and disruptive technologies, the complexities of a transition to a net-zero economy, and demographic pressures of ...

Presentation: Forecasting stock return distributions using mixture models Summary:This presentation will provide examples of theory-informed mixture models which can improve forecasts, providing better bases for decisions. Models (whether cognitive or statistical) are increasingly important for separating signals from noise. It is important to model higher-order moments of distributions and their interdependence rather than mode...

Chair/Président: Suchit Ahuja (Concordia University)  Symposium on IT Governance at the board level: a call for research and actionAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Josianne Marsan (Universite Laval Faculte des Sciences de l'Administration), Lyne Bouchard (Universite Laval Faculte des Sciences de l'Administration) & Anne-Marie Croteau (Concordia University)IT governance is more important than ever, given the spread of technology acr...

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...