Greeting,
I am a PhD candidate at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. With a background in general management, I have a keen interest in exploring social inclusion, diversity, and community empowerment.
My current research utilizes participatory action research (PAR) and Backcasting frameworks to address social exclusion and discrimination in diverse communities. I aim to advance the collective understanding of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-discrimination (EDI-AD) through collaborative approaches grounded in local knowledge and agency. My extensive fieldwork in Talesh, Iran, particularly in the community of Siabil, explores the intersection of place, identity, and well-being. The research findings emphasize the significance of embracing local sovereignty and autonomy as catalysts for fostering inclusivity and resilience within diverse communities.
I am committed to bridging theory and practice, leveraging my research insights to inform policy and community development initiatives. I am passionate about promoting dialogue and collaboration among diverse stakeholders to create positive social change.
Sessions in which Farshad Amini participates
Sunday 13 June, 2021
Monday 14 June, 2021
Sessions in which Farshad Amini attends
Monday 14 June, 2021
Please join us for an exciting talk by Dr. Roy Suddaby. This is a joint divisional event with Organizational Theory and Social Responsibility.
Tuesday 15 June, 2021
Sustainably comes in many forms and exhibits many facets. Virtually all of them have been challenged in the last year. A global pandemic has massively disrupted the world at large, and with it organizations, economies, communities and nations. The vocal cry of populism—already visible before the pandemic—has not quietened. While there is a natural desire for life in a post-pandemic future to return to normal, that is an outcome that isn't possible.We will find a new normal in time. ...
PLEASE NOTE: The virtual button for this session will appear 10 minutes prior to the session start.The final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued three calls to action that directly implicate Business Schools to engage in teaching, research, and service to advance reconciliation. Last year’s initial ASAC workshop provided overviews of administrative leadership, curricular reform, and research activity related to indigenizing and decolonizing business schoo...
PLEASE NOTE: The virtual button for this session will appear 10 minutes prior to the session start.In keeping with the 2021 ASAC theme of “Considering Impacts on Business and Society” this 90-minute panel discussion will feature five panelists with a variety of editorial experience discussing their future visions of the changes they see coming to publishing and research more broadly going forward to improve the impact of management research, as well as the role they see for j...
Wednesday 29 May, 2024
*This paper session is followed directly by div. meeting* Presentations: I'm not an Entrepreneur, I'm an Artist! Author(s)/Auteur(s): Julie Berube (Université du Quebec en Outaouais)Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs with Family Businesses Author(s)/Auteur(s): Samaneh Mohebalizadeh (The University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business and Eco...
Saturday 1 June, 2024
PDW: Indigenizing and decolonizing business schools 2024: Indigenizing and localizing curricula Academic and Indigenous collaboratorsDavid Deephouse, U. of Alberta.Teddy Carter, U. of AlbertaJim Denford, Royal Military CollegeDr Rye Barberstock, Okwaho Equal SourceDr Shyra Barberstock, Okwaho Equal SourceJody-Lynn Rebek, Algoma UniversityLindsay Ackland, Shingwauk Kinoomaage GamigJoanne Thiessen, Shi...
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. ...
Sunday 2 June, 2024
Presentation title: Legacies of Colonialism in Management Learning and EducationAbstract: Colonialism casts a long shadow over management thought. The development and diffusion of modern management practices and education have co-evolved with the expansion of colonial empires and bureaucracies. The legacies we inherited from colonial systems are not always easy to distinguish and are sometimes ambiguous in their effects. Recently, the narrative arc...
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
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...
Social Entrepreneurship education through extracurricular activities as a career gateway into the social entrepreneurial ecosystemAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): RUBEN BURGA (University of Guelph), Daniella Perdigao (University of Guelph), Laura Fallowfield (University of Guelph) & Erin Doherty (University of Guelph) Social Entrepreneurship in Co-creating Wellbeing Knowledge within Ethnoculturally Diverse CommunitiesAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Farshad Amini (M...
Towards an Inclusive Innovation Ecosystem in CanadaAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Wendy Cukier (Toronto Metropolitan University), Tania Saba (Universite de Montreal), Suzanne Gagnon (University of Manitoba) & Tomke Augustin (University of Manitoba)Informed by a critical ecological model, and SSHRC partnership grant project, this workshop will examine barriers and enablers to an inclusive innovati...
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
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...
Friday 16 May, 2025
This is a separately ticketed event! *Open to non-members Indigenizing Business Schools: Lessons of the Past, Opportunities for the Future The colloquium will take place at Lazaridis Hall, LH3101. ...
Saturday 17 May, 2025
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...
Extended AbstractAt last year’s daylong ASAC colloquium on Indigenous research, Teddy Carter (Michel) explicated the nature and importance of self-location as an Indigenous research practice. Self-location has parallels in other disciplines and research traditions, especially critical and feminist traditions. Terms include (self-) position, (self-) positionality, and (research) standpoint. Common a...
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/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: 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...
Chair/Président: Wen Ma (University of Manitoba)Unbranded and Unstoppable: The Maverick Approach to High-Impact Business PerformanceAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Forough Sharifi (University of Guelph) & Davar Rezania (University of Guelph)Entrepreneuring as Existential Transformation: Stories of Life and Career Transition of Four Individuals' who Live in Vans.Author(s)/Auteur(s): Angus Duff (Thompson Rivers University), Tolulope Oluwafemi (Thomp...
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
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: 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: Bradley Bernard (Toronto Metropolitan University)Understanding Student Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy: An Integration of Teaching Quality, Learning Methods, and University SupportAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): James Tuffour (University of Cape Coast College of Humanities and Legal Studies), Albert Acheampong (University of Cape Coast) & Frank Karikari (Northwestern Polytechnical University)Reframing Training of Marginalized Entrepreneurs...
Chair/Président: Steve Nolan (Carleton University)Strategic Leadership Constellations for Place-based Social Entrepreneurship: Representing Community’s Central Values in Entrepreneurial EcosystemsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Farshad Amini (Memorial University of Newfoundland)Impact of International Trade on the role of Institutional Quality in Entrepreneurial ActivityAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Emanuel Oliveira (Michigan Technological University College o...
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...