Chair/Président: Daina Mazutis (University of Ottawa) 

Child Labor in Global Value Chain: A Critical Review of the Concept, Determinants, and Business Practices Author(s)/Auteur(s): Khan Ashif Ur Rahman (Queen's University) & Anthony Goerzen (Queen's University) 

HONOURABLE MENTION/MENTION HONORABLE 

Still in the Dark: A study of Financial Transparency in the Canadian Catholic Church Author(s)/Auteur(s): Cathy Driscoll (Saint Mary's University), Cristian Arias (Saint Mary's University) & Chiedza Chigumba (Saint Mary's University) 

Corruption in the United States Through the Lens of Hofstede’s Model of Culture Author(s)/Auteur(s): Marc Mentzer (University of Saskatchewan)

 Environmental sensemaking and performance in large companies Author(s)/Auteur(s): Guillaume Pain (Laval University), Raymond Paquin (Concordia University) & Suzanne Tilleman (University of Montana)