Présidente de séance / animation : Justine Meunier, étudiante au doctorat en administration (DBA), École de gestion, Université de Sherbrooke Rachael Cayley, University of Toronto   

Moderator/Modérateur: Mohsin Jat (Thompson Rivers University)  Claudine Gay: A victim or a scapegoat ?Author(s)/Auteur(s): Nischal Singh (Conestoga College) & Dina Majid (Conestoga College)  Balancing Mission and Viability in Non-Profit Organizations: Strategic Choices in Immigrant Employment ServicesAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Hani AlShami (Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced L...

Book a one-on-one 30 min coffee chat with our guest speaker Meredith Woodwark Meet at the conference registration desk

Président de séance / animation : Andrée-Anne Guesthier, étudiante au doctorat en administration (DBA), École de gestion, Université de Sherbrooke This panel will include doctoral graduates who have integrated the job market. Discussions will touch upon the perception of industry organizations with regards to candidates holding a doctorate and strategies to make the most of the transversal skills gained during one’s doctoral studies in the private sector.

Chair/ Président: Shadi Nasrollahzadeh Mehrabadi    Legitimacy Lost: Institutionalization, Isomorphism and ESGAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Shadi Nasrollahzadeh Mehrabadi (Carleton University) Exploring Disconnection: A Comparative Analysis between Personal and Organizational Projects in the Realm of Psychological ConstructsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Ol...

*Please read material below prior to attending*Moderator/Modérateur: Viktoriya Voloshyna & Iryna Kalynychenko (York University)  How to read and understand qualitative articles based on grounded theory: A story within the text?Author(s)/Auteur(s): Viktoriya Voloshyna (Thompson Rivers University) & Iryna Kalynychenko (York University) Successful acad...

Presentation title: Complex collaboration in Canadian healthcare: organizational and strategic leversAbstract: This keynote address will focus the issues that are hindering the complex collaboration needed to resolve stubborn organizational and societal challenges in Ca...

  Chair/Président: Md Anisul Islam (Cape Breton University, Sydney, NS)  Understanding Industry Practices: A Text Mining Study of Demand Forecasting MethodsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Parminder Singh Kang (MacEwan University), Anthony Law (Apana Technologies Inc) & Briana McWhirter (MacEwan University) Subjective Value of Uncertainty Decision-making under Neuroeconomics: Review and Prospects...

Shining light on ai: A Symposium on the use of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Secondary Education.Author(s)/Auteur(s): Kristene Coller (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology), Terrance Weatherbee (Acadia University), Sonja Johnston (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology), Donna Sears (Acadia University), Nicholous Deal (Mount Saint Vincent University) & Blake Kanewischer (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology)

Moderator/Modérateur: Shelley Price  Giving Voice to Virtuous Values in Business Administration and EducationAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Cathy Driscoll (Saint Mary's University) Research ethics in management education research: the organizational dimensionAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Anaïs Galy (HEC Montreal) & Anne MESNY (HEC Montreal Departement de Management) Is performance difference i...

Division ChairVictor Shicshi@wlu.caWilfrid Laurier UniversityDivisional EditorMd Anisul IslamMdanisul_Islam@cbu.caCape Breton UniversityProgram CoordinatorYuvraj GajpalYuvraj.Gajpal@umanitoba.caUniversity of Manitoba

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...

*Please note that a 15 min break will be offered mid-session Workshop description:This workshop acknowledges the pivotal role of the literature review in scientific research at large and its specific significance in doctoral preparation. In the first segment, participants will gain insight into different categories of literature reviews, understanding the key characteristics that distinguish each type, and becoming familiar with their primary advanta...