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Sessions in which Homeira Ekhtari attends
Tuesday 28 May, 2024
Moderator/Modérateur: Richard Bloomfield (Huron University College) Nuts for Cheese: U.S. Expansion?Author(s)/Auteur(s): Richard Bloomfield (Huron University College) Canada's Housing Crisis: Stay or Leave? Challenges Facing an International Sustainability Management StudentAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Vasu Sai Kiran Mattepu (Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learn...
Presentation Title: The Truth About Fiction – Writing, Using, and Defending Fictional Cases Abstract: One thing that anyone new to case research learns is that to do this research right, the cases must be built only on facts. This is an important rule and should always be followed for high-quality cases intended for public...
Chair/Président: Salman Kimiagari (Thompson Rivers University )Discussant/Discutant: Amar Benaissa (Carleton University) The impact of executives and directors on CSR: Political and social identity perspectivesAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): tao zeng (Wilfrid Laurier University) Navigating weighted sustainability: Sustaining paradoxes in creation of Deep Sustainability.Author(s)/Auteur(s): Arjun Od...
Wednesday 29 May, 2024
Chair/Président: Saheli Nath (University of Central Oklahoma) MNEs contribute to the Circular Economy through broader corporate sustainable objectives and Digital Twins: A take on industry 4.0 using embedded sustainable IoT measures in the Information Technology Industry.Author(s)/Auteur(s): Salman Kimiagari (Thompson Rivers University) & Rishi Kumar (Thompson Rivers University) Towards holistic inclu...
For unregistered participants click the direct link to attend the session https://8x8.vc/vpaas-magic-cookie-a34e070cb34d459795ddde3ab7d17fa7/ee033bcc5 *Breakout sessions links at the end*&nbsp...
Open Access, Open Minds: Integrating OERs into Course CurriculumAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Charissa Lee (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology), Kristene Coller (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology), Sonja Johnston (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) & Jessica Norman (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology)Rising living expenses and tuition costs are forcing students to choose between ...
Saturday 1 June, 2024
Moderator/Modérateur: Jane Gravill (Conestoga College) DNL: Innovative Sustainable SolutionsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Jane Gravill (Conestoga College) & Homeira Ekhtari (Conestoga College) Navigating Change: Strategic Decision-Making for Meals on WheelsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Theresa Chika-James (MacEwan University) & Mercy Oyet (University of New Brunswick) From Oil Fie...
Presentation Title: How to Write Great Business Cases Meredith Woodwark, Wilfrid Laurier University (Editorial Board of the Case Research Journal) Abstract: Th...
Chair/Président: Vishwanath Baba (McMaster University)This workshop will explore mechanisms that make a research paper interesting to its audience from an editor’s perspective. Couched within a theory of business, it will focus on what makes business scholarship influential. It will present a framework to combine several attributes of influential scholarship and provide a model for producing compellin...
Moderator/Modérateur: Fatih Yegul (Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning) Enterprise Automation and Its Impact on People and PlaceAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Linly Liou (Lazaridis School of Business & Economics) & Prescott Ensign (Lazaridis School of Business & Economics) Sienci Labs: Navigating the Crossroads of Human Ingenuity and Generative AIAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): ...
Moderator/Modérateur: Alexander Miller (Huron University College) ThinkZone: Education Technology and Social Innovation in Rural IndiaAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Abby Golub (Concordia University), Suchit Ahuja (Concordia University) & Arman Sadreddin (Concordia University John Molson School of Business) From ad hoc to strategic: Revamping total compensation at Kerkhoff TechnologiesAuthor(s)/Auteur(s)...
Presentation Title: Case Writing and Teaching: Building Bridges Between Profession and Community Raymond Paquin, Concordia University (John Molson case competition)Abstract: This session offers a presentation on case writing and teaching as a way to connect to our profession and community while supporting our own professio...
Case Division- divisional officers 2024 Division Chair Jane Gravill jgravill@conestogac.on.caDivisional Editor Mohsin Jat mjat@tru.caProgram Coordinator Nataly Levesque nataly.levesque@fsa.ulaval.ca To update divisional officers list for 2025: https://tinyurl.com/2p8ybxzr
Meet us in the Agora and enjoy some delicious foods and drinks, enjoy the view of Montreal on the adjacent terasse and mingle with all ASAC participants!
Sunday 2 June, 2024
Chair/Président: Katherine Bernier Vachon (Universite Laval Faculte des Sciences de l'Administration) L'acceptabilité sociale de la 5G dans un cadre de développement durable : la face cachée de l'icebergAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): NADIA BAKRIM (Universite de Sherbrooke) The Evolution of Strategic Schemas on Sustainability: A Cognitive Mapping Study of Sustainability Reports from the Mining IndustryAuthor(s)/...
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 ...
Chair/Président: Melanie Robinson (HEC Montreal) Publishing Management Research and Instructional Innovation Articles: A Workshop with the Journal of Management EducationAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Melanie Robinson (HEC Montreal)During this this 75-minute workshop, a member of the editorial team of the Journal of Management Education (JME) will overview the journal and the many sections it publishes, as well as provide advice on publishing im...
Chair/Président: Ying Zhou (University of Waterloo) Impact of Supplier Code of Conduct on Corporate CSR Performance and Supply Chain Financial MetricsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Fatih Yegul (Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning) & Atif Acikgoz (Concordia University) Beyond proactivity: The dynamic capabilities required for circular corporate environmental strategiesAuthor(s...
Parallel session Chair/Président: Rene Arseneault (Universite Laval Faculte des sciences sociales) BEST PAPER/MEILLEURE COMMUNICATION Les liens entre la gestion environnementale des ressources humaines et la performance environnementale individuelle : une méta-revue de la littérature.Author(s)/Auteur(s): Pascal Paillé (NEOMA Business School) Regards sur le passé, le p...
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...
Chair/Président: Zandra Balbinot (UQAM-ESG) How and When Would Organizational Size Influence Open Innovation: A Meta-Analysis of the Dynamic PerspectiveAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Zhuoyue Pang (McGill University Desautels Faculty of Management) Using the Theory of Disruptive Innovation: A Descriptive Literature ReviewAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Dania Kyle (HEC Montreal), Clarisse Broucke (HEC Montreal) & Ph...
Chair/Président: Tana Dagneau-Jones (Thompson Rivers University) Assessing Greenwashing in ESG Reporting: Methodological Literature ReviewAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Ekhlas Alzahaf (University of New Brunswick) Exploring the Nexus of Materiality, Climate Change Risks, and Financial StabilityAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Tia Driver (University of Waterloo) & Amr ElAlfy (University of ...
Discussant/Discutant: Ghahhar Zavosh (McGill University Desautels Faculty of Management)Chair/Président: Mark Fuller (St. Francis Xavier University) Corporate Cooperation with Environmental Groups in the Shadow of RegulationAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Kartik Rao (Trent University) When north meets south: Orchestrating philanthropic ecosystems in historically stigmatized territoriesAuthor(s)/Au...
Chair/Président: Laura Ierfino Blachford (Trent University)Moderator/Modérateur: Johnny Boghossian (Université Laval), Alex Bitektine (JMSB - Concordia University) & Kai Lamertz (Athabasca University) Resisting Mission Drift in Social Ventures: The Role of Female Board Representation in Microfinance OrganizationsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Fernando Angulo-Ruiz (MacEwan University), Mahinda Wijesiri (MacEwan Universi...
Ethical Deviancy and Religiosity for Social EntrepreneurshipAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Etayankara Muralidharan (MacEwan University) & Saurav Pathak (William & Mary) Role of Religiosity in Influencing IntrapreneurshipAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Natalia Hotsaliuk (MacEwan University), Carlos Freire-Gibb (MacEwan University) & Etayankara Muralidharan (MacEwan University)HONOURABLE MENTION/MENTION HONORABLE
Moderator/Modérateur: Shelley Price (University of Victoria) Industry 4.0 technologies in the education sector: A bibliometric analysisAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Tausifur Rahman Johan (Dalhousie University) Capacity building for Evidence-based Management through executive education: The role of DBA programsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Vishwanath Baba (McMaster University) & Wendy Carroll (Saint Mary's University)...
*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...
Chair/Président: Mark Fuller (St. Francis Xavier University)Discussant/Discutant: Fernando Angulo-Ruiz (MacEwan University) & Ghahhar Zavosh (McGill University Desautels Faculty of Management) Unraveling CEO Traits: Understanding Hostile Resistance in Hedge Fund ActivismAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Saeid Bazmohammadi (Concordia University) The Role of Leadership Styles in Corporate Social Responsibility...
Monday 3 June, 2024
*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...
Chair/Président: Guillaume Pain (Laval University)Moderator/Modérateur: Amar Benaissa (Carleton University) Professional Development Workshop: Research and publication discussion with Dr. Anna KimAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Guillaume Pain (Laval University), Julie Bernard (Western University Ivey Business School) & Amar Benaissa (Carleton University)Th...
Understanding effective spinout defiance Author(s)/Auteur(s): Sepideh Yeganegi (Wilfrid Laurier University), Andre Laplume (Ryerson University) & Bradley Bernard (Toronto Metropolitan University) Producing knowledge on entrepreneurial strategy: A communicative approachAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Alana Pierce (HEC Montreal) Implementing Effectuation and Causation in Small and Medium Enterprises: A Multilevel Ana...
Chair/Président: René Arseneault (Université Laval, Faculté des sciences sociales) The Impact of Support for Innovation on Knowledge Sharing and Job Crafting: A Comparative Study Among Teleworkers and Office Workers in the Accounting ProfessionAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Dima Mohanna (Université TÉLUQ) & Sari Mansour (TÉLUQ University) Inn...
Saturday 17 May, 2025
Come say hi to your fellow conference attendees and enjoy our hot breakfast with a wide selection of sweet, salty and healthy options.
Discussant/Discutant: Jane Gravill (Conestoga College)Change Management Challenges: Can DNL Convince Customers to Embrace the New Counter-Intuitive Sustainable Approach for Winter Property Management?Author(s)/Auteur(s): Jane Gravill (Conestoga College) & Homeira Ekhtari (Conestoga College)Switching to a Net-Zero home, a good choice or a headache?Author(s)/Auteur(s): Homeira Ekhtari (Conestoga College)Kal Tire: Consolidating ...
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...
Discussant/Discutant: Nicole HaggertyAlla PerogiesAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Alexander Miller (Huron University College)Trash Or Treasure? Clothing Waste Management Strategy of The Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Centre Thrift ShopAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Stefania Pizzirani (University of the Fraser Valley) & Saeed Rahman (University of the Fraser Valley)Troubled Monk Brewery: Staying on Tap in the Midst of BoomAuthor(s)/Auteu...
Moderator/Modérateur: Mohsin Jat (Thompson Rivers University)Discussant/Discutant: Jane Gravill (Conestoga College), Nicole Haggerty & Eric Dolansky (Brock University)
This PDW is open to all participants Organized byDr. Jody-lynn RebekDr. Kira CooperOrganizations need leaders who foster environments where individuals and teams thrive. Nhat Hanh said: "When you plant lettuce, if it does no...
As generative artificial intelligence (AI) has continued to reach new heights, discussions around the impact to academic integrity has garnered renewed attention. Faculty often have varying views on how generative AI has impacted academic integrity and what should be done about it. Similarly, students attitudes around academic integrity have also shifted from one where it is prohibited to one where the consequences or implications are not viewed as being severe. The symposium will invite part...
Learn from top researchers, instructors, and industry liaisons about innovation, entrepreneurship, startups, non-academic career opportunities, research career in industry, etc.
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
Come say hi to your fellow conference attendees and enjoy our hot breakfast with a wide selection of sweet, salty and healthy options.
Chair/Président: Anand Bhardwaj (McGill University)Discussant/Discutant: Nasrin Sultana (HEC Montreal) Digital Equity and Entrepreneurial Formation in a Global ContextAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Shahrima Hossain (University of Ottawa) & Ajax Persaud (University of Ottawa)Macroeconomic AI Adoption Outcomes and its Implications on Entrepreneurship – A Quantitative InvestigationAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Noman Arshed (S...
Chair/Président: Yi Feng (Toronto Metropolitan University)The Role of Shareholder Activism and Media Coverage in Shaping ESG PerformanceAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Apel Mahmood Rifat (Queen's University), Lynnette Purda (Queen's University) & Tashfeen Hussain (Mount Royal University Bissett School of Business)Competition, Common Ownership and Environmental DisclosureAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Dimitri Hadjistavropoulos (Queen's University Smith Schoo...
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 ...
Chair/Président: Daina Mazutis (University of Ottawa) BEST STUDENT PAPER/MEILLEURE COMMUNICATION ÉTUDIANTEThe Impact of Size on Climate Performance Measurement PracticesAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Leah Feor (University of Waterloo), Amelia Clarke (University of Waterloo) & Jeffrey Wilson (University of Waterloo)Assessing Canadian Firms' Readiness for Climate DisclosureAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Tia Driver (U...
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 ...
Chair/Président: Ryan Orchard (MacEwan University) Enhancing Promotion Optimization Models for Retail Using Machine Learning and Association Rule MiningAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Parisa Hajialirezaei (Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science), Hossein Zolfagharinia (Toronto Metropolitan University) & Saman Hassanzadeh Amin (Toronto Metropolitan University) Theory testing in projec...
Chair/Président: Monzer Alharairi (Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science)Carinata Oilseed-Based Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chain Network Optimization Work-in-ProgressAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Monzer Alharairi (Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science), Saman Hassanzadeh Amin (Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science) & Saeed Z...
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...
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
Come say hi to your fellow conference attendees and enjoy our hot breakfast with a wide selection of sweet, salty and healthy options.
This interactive workshop explores how generative AI (GenAI) enhances teaching and learning in management education. Participants will gain hands-on experience with AI tools, develop effective prompting techniques, customize AI tools, and explore strategies to integrate AI into their pedagogical approach. Through discussions and exercises, educators will learn to personalize learning, boost engagement, and automate tasks. The w...
Discussant/Discutant: Anand Bhardwaj (McGill University)Chair/Président: Nasrin Sultana (HEC Montreal)Innovation in Music Festivals: a Systematic Review using an Antecedent-Process-Outcome ModelAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): PAULIN GOHOUNGODJI (HEC Montreal) & Danilo Danta (HEC Montreal)Organizational Drivers of Responsible InnovationAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Asit Kaul (Carleton University), Uma Kumar (Carleton University) & V...
Chair/Président: Hossein Zolfagharinia (Toronto Metropolitan University)Unintended Consequences of Electric Truck Incentives: Evaluating the Economic, Environmental, and Policy Trade-offsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Shervin Espahbod (Cape Breton University) & Amirhossein JafarZadeh (Cape Breton University)The Environmental, Social, and Financial Performance of Micro-Finance Institutions: The Moderating Role of Board Gender Diversity and Board Orientat...
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: Prof Mack Abede Are Caribbean Students Ready For Entrepreneurship? Ascertaining Post-Secondary Students’ Entrepreneurial ReadinessAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Abede Mack (St Francis Xavier University) & Priscilla Bahaw (The University of the West Indies at St Augustine)Business (Not) as Usual: Redefining a BBA for the Next DecadeAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Aaron Gordon (Algoma University), S...
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
As members of our association, you are all invited to a short presentation on last year's realisations and future developments for ASAC. Participants will be asked to vote for the new board member's open positions and other decisions as needed.
Chair/Président: Abeer Alali (University of Guelph) Do Non-Compete Agreements Help or Hurt Workers?Author(s)/Auteur(s): Bhargav Gopal (Queen's University)Improving Team Performance Through Coaching: A Focus on Alignment of Individual and Team Goals in Information Technology TeamsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Abeer Alali (University of Guelph)Youth Migration, Impact on Rural AlbertaAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Jacqueline Musaben...
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...