Liela A. Jamjoom is a Research Fellow at the University of Business and Technology, Saudi Arabia. Her research interests lie at the intersection of leadership, gender, and postcolonial feminism. Liela holds a Ph.D. in Management from Saint Mary’s University Canada, where her study focused on amplifying the voices of Saudi women in leadership. She carefully attempted to navigate several theoretical and methodological terrains to map new ways to study Saudi women. Liela has previously worked as an employment advisor, supporting Saudi women to find learning and sustainable career opportunities.
Sessions in which Liela Jamjoom participates
Sunday 13 June, 2021
Monday 14 June, 2021
Tuesday 15 June, 2021
Sessions in which Liela Jamjoom attends
Saturday 12 June, 2021
Sunday 13 June, 2021
Please take the time to join us for the ASAC Annual General Meeting. This is one of the most important meetings of the year, where you as a member have an opportunity to contribute to the on-going smooth operation of the organization.
Monday 14 June, 2021
We live in a world that emphasize the rational and the objective. We cling dearly to objective facts, rigorous thought and rational decisions. In doing so, we risk losing sight of the internal world and our emotional and intuitive aspects. Understanding our “inner theatre” is essential, but also an uphill challenge, fraught with difficulties and anxieties. In this conversation, Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries explores the essential need to build self-understanding and the difficulty in doing so.
During 2020, the pandemic revealed that topics like care, gender, and vulnerable populations should be addressed seriously. Feminist economists see an opportunity to restructure the economy based on the idea of “care” and not on “profit”. Women as subjects have been particularly harmed during this health crisis, due to the precariousness of their work (most women are in service industries), or because of the burden of care work at home. Dr. Rupa Banerjee proposes to discuss the trajectorie...
In this session Dr. Jamie Gruman will discuss his book 'Boost: The Science of Recharging Yourself in an Age of Unrelenting Demands', which builds on the literature on recovery and focuses on how we can get back to our best by flipping our downtime into ‘Uptime’ to most successfully recharge our batteries and return to work happier, healthier, and more productive. He will present his ReNU model, which synthesizes the research behind Boosting, and will discuss specific activities we can impl...
Tuesday 15 June, 2021
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...
