
Sampath Bemgal
Sessions in which Sampath Bemgal attends
Tuesday 28 May, 2024
The Impact of Employees' Knowledge Requirements on Their Engagement in Digital Transformation Author(s)/ Auteur(s): Sen Geng (Shanghai International Studies University); Shanshan Shang (Shanghai International Studies University); Vickie Nie (University Canada West), Ni Chen (Kwantle...
Saturday 1 June, 2024
Présidente de séance / animation : Justine Meunier, étudiante au doctorat en administration (DBA), École de gestion, Université de Sherbrooke Rachael Cayley, University of Toronto
Présidente de séance / animation : Elaine Mosconi, professeure titulaire, École de gestion, Université de Sherbrooke Seasoned academics will connect with and mentor attendees to discuss their academic trajectory and professional aspirations.
Presentation Title: How to Write Great Business Cases Meredith Woodwark, Wilfrid Laurier University (Editorial Board of the Case Research Journal) Abstract: Th...
Chair/Président: Suchit Ahuja (Concordia University) Digital technology in entrepreneurial ecosystems: a review and research agendaAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Mohammad Qorbani Hesari (Concordia University John Molson School of Business) & Arman Sadreddin (Concordia University John Molson School of Business) IT Knowledge Capabilities and Innovation Strategic FitAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Zoubeir Tkiouat (HE...
Moderator/Modérateur: Jacqueline Bartlett (Memorial University of Newfoundland) Energizing Growth: Choosing the Ideal HCM System for CO7 TechnologiesAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): NURA Jabagi (Universite Laval Faculte des Sciences de l'Administration) & Anne-Marie Croteau (Concordia University) Anthropomorphizing ChatGPT in a Design Sprint at La Factry or Involving a GenAI solution in an Innovation p...
Président de séance / animation : Sofiane Baba, professeur agrégé, École de gestion, Université de Sherbrooke A panel of editors-in-chief of academic journals of disciplinary relevance will discuss strategies for successfully publishing one’s research. Common issues related to the review process and to the expectations of academic journals will be among the topics covered in this panel. ...
Chair/Président: Sampath Bemgal (University of New Brunswick) From Machines to Colleagues: Understanding Human Responses to Digital Entities in OrganizationsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Bahman Ashraf Semnani (Carleton University) & Arash Sheydaei (Carleton University) Beyond the Black Box: Investigating Sensemaking Abilities in Artificial IntelligenceAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Thumsha Jayatilake (Carleton U...
Chair/Président: Minoo Selseleh (York University) Integrating AI into Management EducationAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Minoo Selseleh (York University) The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on education has been the subject of hundreds of publications since ChatGPT was launched in December 2022. AI has already impacted management education; it is pervasive, a...
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...
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...
Président de séance / animation : Audrée Bethsa Camille, 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 priv...
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: Hassan Ebrahimi (University of Ottawa ) Transformation digitale et ambidextrie structurelle : Etude d’un cas de startup studio dans un groupe bancaireAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Carole Donada (ESSEC Business School), Gwenaëlle Nogatchewsky (Dauphine Recherches en Management) & Joaquim alegre (Universitat de Valencia) E...
Chair/Président: Camille Grange (HEC Montreal) Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Role of IT outsourcing in creating public valueAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Atul Sharma (HEC Montreal) Exploring the Bookstore and Uncovering Hidden Gems: Inventory Management and Value DiscoveryAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Sidney Shapiro (University of Lethbridge Dhillon School of Business) & Alison Liu (U...
Chair/Président: James Denford (Royal Military College of Canada) The Algorithmic Dilemma: Virtue Development in the Midst of Role Conflict and Role Ambiguity in Platform WorkAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Thumsha Jayatilake (Carleton University) BEST PAPER/ MEILLEURE COMMUNICATIONWelcome to the machine: Algorithmic Management Exchange (AME) TheoryAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Antoine Bujold ...
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...
Digital Dynamics in Small Business Growth: A Literature Review about Leveraging AI and Digital Transformation in EntrepreneurshipAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Nora Zabarah (Carleton University) AI-Enabled Entrepreneurial Dynamic Capabilities: A FrameworkAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Mina Jahani (University of Ottawa Telfer School of Management) & R. Sandra Schillo (University of Ottawa) Making informed decisions? Reliance on big data...
Chair/Président: Mirit Grabarski (Lakehead University) BEST PAPER/MEILLEURE COMMUNICATION Voice Behavior in Employee-Customer Settings: An Integrative Model of Strategic Framing and ResonanceAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Audrey Bélanger (HEC Montreal) & Jean-François Harvey (HEC Montreal) Taking A Positive Organizational Scholarship Approach To Organizational Change: A Systematic Review
Presentation title: IT design: strategies to mitigate biasAbstract: With the increasing pervasiveness of technology in people’s lives, it becomes crucial to pay greater attention to the biases inherent in IT. Decision biases and heuristics have a considerable impact on technology ...
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)
Book a one-on-one 30 min coffee chat with our guest speaker Samer Faraj Meet at the conference registration desk
Book a one-on-one 30 min coffee chat with our guest speaker Samer Faraj Meet at the conference registration desk
Chair/Président: Zandra Balbinot, UQAM Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity Policies: A Three-Party Perspective in Canadian U15 UniversitiesAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Alison Liu (University of Lethbridge) The AI of the Beholder: How Local Expertise Arrangements Shape AIAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Anand Bhardwaj (McGill University) &am...
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...
At ASAC 2024, Sunday, June 2 is the designated social evening for divisional members to connect and socialize on their own free time. Some divisional teams may plan group activities or socials. We have asked them to share any plans they've made
Monday 3 June, 2024
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...
Chair/Président: Sadia Jahanzeb (Brock University) BEST STUDENT PAPER/MEILLEURE COMMUNICATION ÉTUDIANTEAssessing the Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Behavioural Impact of AI Integration: A Methodology for a Longitudinal Field StudyAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Mario Passalacqua (Polytechnique Montreal) The Ideal Clients: How Frontline Professionals Construct Ideal Types of Clients and Enact Authority
Chair/Président: Abby Golub (Concordia University) Complementors Unlocked: Examining their Autonomy in Digital Platform EcosystemsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Gideon Quagraine (Concordia University) & Suchit Ahuja (Concordia University) A Critical Policy Analysis for Equitable Digital Transformation A Case of the Canadian Digital Agri-food EcosystemAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Hassan Ebrahimi (University of O...
*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: Kristene Coller (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology)Discussant/Discutant: Sonja Johnston (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology), Donna Sears (Acadia University) & Terrance Weatherbee (Acadia University) Practical use, implementation and assessment of articial intelligenceAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Kristene Coller (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology), Nicholous Deal (Mou...
Chair/Président: Juan Francisco Chavez R. (Queen's University Smith School of Business) BEST PAPER- MEILLEURE COMMUNICATIONAn Agenda-Setting Model of Stakeholder InfluenceAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Daniel Waeger (Wilfrid Laurier University), Brayden King (Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management) & Sebastian Hafenbrädl (Universidad de Navarra IESE Business School) The Constraining...
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...
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...
Moderator/Modérateur: Grace Liu Exploring the Factors Influencing the Continued Use of Medication Event Reporting Systems in Community PharmaciesAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Keyhaneh Hadadiyan (Dalhousie University) & Paola Gonzalez (Dalhousie University) Les stations visuelles dans le système de Santé.Author(s)/Auteur(s): Camille LHerault (Universite de Sherbrooke);
Join us for a special lunchtime event where we will be handing out awards to our distinguished presenters!
Finalists for the Abridged Pitch Competition have 180 seconds to pitch their work for a chance at a grand prize — $5,000 for five best paper finalists and $2,500 for three best student paper finalists. This isn’t your typical academic presentation and finalists won’t be judged on the merits of their research—they've already won an award at the conference, we know they're good. Finalists will be judged based on their ability to tell a captivating story, capture the emo...
Chair/Président: Daniel Waeger (Wilfrid Laurier University) BEST STUDENT PAPER - MEILLEURE COMMUNICATION ETUDIANTEHow Community Characteristics Influence Market Categories: Local Food in the Grocery Retail IndustryAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Yoojin Lee (McGill University) Institutional Work and the Use of Emotional Language in Complex Institutional ContextsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s...
Divisional Co-chairSepideh Ebrahimisepideh.ebrahimi@uwaterloo.caUniversity of WaterlooDivisional Co-chairNadège Levalletnadege.levallet@maine.eduUniversity of MaineDivisional Co-EditorJennifer Jewerjenniferj@mun.caMemorial UniversityDivisional Co-EditorSuchit Ahujasuchit.ahuja@concordia.caC...
Friday 16 May, 2025
Saturday 17 May, 2025
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: Nadège Levallet Exploring the Impact of Algorithm Aversion on Decision Quality in Volatile Markets: a Natural ExperimentAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Fateme Kiaei Alamdari (HEC Montreal)An Analysis of the Organizational Justice Challenges in Online Gig PlatformsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Louise Dejonghe (Universite Laval) & Assia Lasfer (Universite Laval)Strategic Ethical Innovation: Paving the Path for the Use of Generative AIAuthor(s...
Chair/Président: Grace Liu (York University )Like Pulling Teeth? Negotiating Professional Relationships Amidst Technological ChangeAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Trisha Kumar (University of Ottawa) & Kirsten Robertson (Brock University)The Lasting Impact of Systemic Inequalities on Immigrant Healthcare Professionals in Canada: Career Progression, Well-being, and Workforce IntegrationAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Cyril Fahmy Wasef (MacEwan University)
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...
Pushkala Prasad is the Arthur Zankel Chair Professor of Management and Liberal Arts at Skidmore College where she teaches in the Management & Business Department and the International Affairs Program. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in Management with a specialization in Organization Studies. Prior to coming to Skidmore College, she held an endowed Chair Professorship at Lund University in Sweden and was an associate professor at the University of Calg...
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...
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...
Our divisional dinner will follow the IS divisional meeting on Sunday night. It will be held at Beertown Public House (https://beertown.ca/ ). It’s located at 75 King St. S, Waterloo. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer J...
Monday 19 May, 2025
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...
Chair/Président: Nasrin Sultana (HEC Montreal)Discussant/Discutant: Anand Bhardwaj (McGill University) Innovation Ambidexterity in the Private Sector- A Systematic ReviewAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Idrak Ezdini (Universite Laval Faculte des Sciences de l'Administration)Moving the Needle on Wicked Problems: GenAI for Systems ThinkingAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Annika Voltan (Saint Mary's Univer...
Chair: Elaine Mosconi BEST STUDENT PAPER/MEILLEURE COMMUNICATION ÉTUDIANTEExploring Paradigmatic Orientations in AI Research: A Critical Examination of Ontological and Epistemological Foundations in Information Systems Author(s)/Auteur(s): Alexanne De Grandpré (HEC Montreal)Decoding the Moral Mystery: Harnessing the Potential and Constraints of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in Cultivating Virtuous Artificial Int...
Chair: Josianne Marsan (Université Laval and Dean Designate, Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor) Constructivism in Human-Computer Interaction Research: Relevance and PropositionAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Victoria Oluwakemi Okesipe (HEC Montreal) An Interdisciplinary Review of Information Technology and Migration: Bridging ...
Chair: Sampath Bemgal Implementing eHealth in Emergency Departments: Critical Success Factors from the SurgeCon ExperienceAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Anuj Nirwal (Memorial University of Newfoundland) & Jennifer Jewer (Memorial University of Newfoundland)ICT Use Disruption for Employees with Disabilities: A Pilot Qualitative Case StudyAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Yasmine Maurice (HEC Montreal)Smombies on the Move: Conceptualizing...
Chair/Président: Nasrin Sultana (HEC Montreal)Discussant/Discutant: Anand Bhardwaj (McGill University)Navigating Regulatory Barriers and Innovation in Canada's Plant-Based Protein SectorAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Zahra Saghafi (University of Guelph)Governance of Transition to Protein Alternatives: a Scoping ReviewAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Zahra Saghafi (University of Guelph)Contributions de la Technologie Blockchain à l...
Chair: Nadège LevalletIS & TIM Speaker Dr Kathryn Brohman The Expanded Role of Generativity in Digital TransformationABSTRACT: In ...
Chair/Président: Fernando Angulo-Ruiz (MacEwan University)