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Apel Mahmood Rifat

PhD Candidate
Queen's University
Smith School of Business

Sessions in which Apel Mahmood Rifat attends

Saturday 17 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
7:30
7:30 - 8:30 | 1 hour

Come say hi to your fellow conference attendees and enjoy our hot breakfast with a wide selection of sweet, salty and healthy options.

8:30
8:30 - 9:45 | 1 hour 15 minutes
case studies

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 ...

10:15
10:15 - 11:30 | 1 hour 15 minutes
Doctoral consortiumDC

Defining your academic identity & teaching philosophy (i.e., personal statement and research agenda), academic career guidance, tips for academic job applications & CV, interview preparations and hiring steps

10:15 - 11:30 | 1 hour 15 minutes
Conference wideCJAS

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...

11:30
11:30 - 13:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes

13:00
13:00 - 14:15 | 1 hour 15 minutes
Doctoral consortiumDC

Editors Panel on publishing research (CJAS, IJCM) and cases (CRJ, OATCJ) as well as disrupters like the use of AI in research! 

13:00 - 14:15 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

Chair/Président: Olakunle Ologun (McMaster University)Financial Regulation and Financial Stability: The role of Financial InclusionAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Ebenezer Anarfo (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration)Reemergence of the Social from Public to Social EnterprisesAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Richard Bozec (University of Ottawa) & Mohamed Dia (Laurentian University)Navigating the Cost of Sustainability: ESG Practic...

14:15
14:15 - 14:30 | 15 minutes
14:30
14:30 - 15:45 | 1 hour 15 minutes
Doctoral consortiumDC

This discussion will address topics such as fundamentals of university teaching skills, inclusive classroom, learning opportunities as a TA/Instructor, AI as an educator, incorporating PRME/SDGs in your course curriculum, etc. 

14:30 - 15:45 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

Chair/Président: Tashfeen Hussain (Mount Royal University Bissett School of Business)On Short Sellers and Financial Covenant ViolationsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Sukesh Patro (Grand Valley State University) & Lu Zhang (Toronto Metropolitan University)ESG and the Cost of Capital: Insights from an AI-Assisted Systematic Literature ReviewAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Ebenezer Asem (University of Lethbridge), Ruijie Fan (University of Lethbridge) & Gl...

15:45
15:45 - 16:00 | 15 minutes
16:00
16:00 - 17:15 | 1 hour 15 minutes
Divisional speakerfinanceFINVIRTUALHYBRIDhybrid session

ABSTRACT:Despite the existence of many different financial service providers, some consumers remain underserved and have limited access to funds or financial products. In some cases, access is limited by an individual’s financial history while in others it can be negatively impacted by their own confidence in their ability to navigate financial service firms. Technology has frequently been suggested as a possible solution to improving financial inclusion and while it brings distinct ad...

17:30
17:30 - 19:30 | 2 hours

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 

Sponsored by:

Sunday 18 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
7:30
7:30 - 8:30 | 1 hour

Come say hi to your fellow conference attendees and enjoy our hot breakfast with a wide selection of sweet, salty and healthy options.

8:30
8:30 - 9:45 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

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...

9:45
9:45 - 10:00 | 15 minutes
10:00
10:00 - 11:15 | 1 hour 15 minutes
MEDmanagement education

Chair/Président: Sonja Johnston (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology)Reimagining Business Capstone Bourse Design: Exploring a Molecule Model as a Systems Thinking ApproachAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Sonja Johnston (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology)Using Theatre to Teach Acculturation, Emic Approaches, and Cultural DispositionsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Guilherme Azevedo (Audencia Business School)Teaching and Learning Quantitative...

10:00 - 11:15 | 1 hour 15 minutes
accountingACC
10:00 - 11:15 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

Chair/Président: Lu Zhang (Toronto Metropolitan University)  BEST PAPER/MEILLEURE COMMUNICATION Leadership Structure and Strategic Change: The Case of Incomplete Corporate SpinoffsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Azadeh Babaghaderi (University of Windsor) & Sam Kolahgar (University of Prince Edward Island) Debt capital access procedures for small and medium-sized enterprises in a dev...

11:15
11:15 - 11:30 | 15 minutes
11:30
11:30 - 12:45 | 1 hour 15 minutes
financeFIN

Chair/Président: Vijay Vishwakarma (St Francis Xavier University Gerald Schwartz School of Business)A Topological Perspective on Borsa Istanbul After the Earthquake: Seismic Shocks and Financial SystemsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Lutfun Nahar (Lutfun Nahar)Stock Market Responses to the Brexit Referendum: Industry Level Evidence from the UK.Author(s)/Auteur(s): Sergiy Rakhmayil (Toronto Metropolitan University) & Asha Rani (Toronto Metropolitan...

12:45
12:45 - 14:15 | 1 hour 30 minutes
Conference wide

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.     

Sponsored by:
14:15
14:15 - 16:30 | 2 hours 15 minutes
Conference wide

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...

16:30
16:30 - 17:30 | 1 hour
Informal SocialfinanceFIN

FinanceDivision ChairLaleh Samarbakhsh lsamarbakhsh@torontomu.caToronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)FinanceDivision ChairYi Feng yi.feng@torontomu.caToronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)FinanceDivisional Co-EditorCarene Boucher