This session offers practical guidance for reviewing academic papers for conferences and journals. Participants will learn how to structure constructive reviews, apply evaluation criteria effectively, and balance critical rigor with developmental feedback. We will also discuss the responsibilities and ethics of peer review, the differences between conference and journal reviewing, and how serving as a reviewer can strengthen yo...

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...

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 

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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: Ellen Shaffner (Mount Saint Vincent University)  From Telegraphs to Telephones: Tracing the Transition in Telephony across Technology, Infrastructure, Policy, Business and Users, 1846-1980Author(s)/Auteur(s): David Foord (University of New Brunswick), Daniel Rosenbloom (Carleton University) & Cameron Roberts (Carleton University) The Hudson Bay Railway Saga: From Nationalization to Local...

Chair/Président: David Foord (University of New Brunswick)  Searching for Macdonell: A Work in ProgressAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Brent White (Mount Allison University) The Origin of Culture Management is Brainwashing: An Alternative History of Organizational Culture in Management StudiesAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Todd Bridgman (Victoria University of Wellington) & Ellen Shaffner (Mount Saint Vincent Unive...

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.     

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We also warmly invite you to join our Divisional Dinner if you are attending the conference in person:Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025Time: 6:00 PMLocation: AGHA Turkish Restaurant, Waterloo 

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: 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...