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This is a research project to help the world understand Indigenous Leadership and how it can teach the world some important lessons on how to lead in today's world of climate change, considerable uncertainty and turbulence, troubled communities and too narrow of a focus on self-interest. Karl along with Jennifer and earlier W谩hiakatste Diome-Deer did a regular column for Canada's national Newspaper, The Globe and Mail, entitled Indigenous Leaders. It was a full page devoted to one Indigenous Leader. The column was published from 2000-2023. Using this base of interviews, we will conduct an additional 42 interviews to make a total of 101.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Karl Moore (Strategy & Organization Area), Dr. Jennifer Robinson (Faculty of Medicine)

Fellow(s): Krupa Patel (BCom, Major in Accounting), Eleanor Galvez (BA, Major in Political Science)

This project aims to identify the relationship(s) between midterm or final grade exams and course evaluations in the Faculty of Management. There is a perception that "easier" exams result in higher end-of-term course evaluations for instructors, and we would like to see if this is actually the case. Other studies have looked at course grades in relation to course evaluations, but by focusing specifically on exam grades we hope to identify a more nuanced relationship. This research will both be turned into an academic paper for a journal of pedagogy in higher education and help inform pedagogical support and policies for the Faculty.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Genevieve Bassellier (Information Systems Area)

Fellow(s): Danyang Wang (BCom, Major in Business Analytics)

This project aims to explore how grocery retailers in Montreal and Quebec are working to prevent and manage food waste. This project offers hands-on experience in understanding industry practices, analyzing innovative solutions, and contributing to a growing area of research with real-world impact.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Javad Nasiry (Operations Management Area)

Fellow(s): Julia Corriveau (BA, Double Major in Economics and International Development Studies)

This project will explore the role of resilience and perseverance towards the entrepreneurial journey, particularly through unconventional paths. Focusing on individuals who have faced significant setbacks or obstacles, the research will analyze how grit influences their ability to innovate, adapt, and succeed. By conducting interviews with entrepreneurs from different backgrounds and industries, the project aims to uncover insights on how overcoming adversity shapes business decisions and long-term success. The findings will contribute to a broader understanding of entrepreneurship, challenging traditional narratives and emphasizing the value of persistence, mindset and adaptability in the business world.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Aviva Aronovitch (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Shoshana Iny (BA, Honours in International Development Studies), Adelina Tsai (BA, Honours in Political Science)

The goal of this research is to study food insecurity and explore how food banks operate to alleviate this pressing issue. Students will gain hands-on experience by engaging directly with food bank organizations and investigating their operational challenges. By the end of the project, students will develop: i) A detailed understanding of the role food banks play in addressing food insecurity. ii) A report highlighting the operational pain points of food banks and recommendations for improvement. iii) Experience in field research, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving within the context of social impact.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Javad Nasiry (Operations Management Area)

Fellow(s): Sophie Alzona (BA, Major in Political Science)

This research project seeks to empower local food and health systems by leveraging data streams and data platforms (e.g. SynthEco, curbcut.ca) to scale affordable, sustainable, and healthy diets. Collaborating with Canadian health institutions and food startups, the project addresses key barriers such as healthy food nudging, access to healthful retailers, etc. Through machine learning models, user behavior analysis, and evidence-based marketing interventions, this initiative aims to reduce food waste, enhance access to local and healthy foods, and promote sustainable consumption practices. The findings will contribute to academic publications, community workshops, and open-source tools to support broader agri-food system transformation in Canada.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Laurette Dub茅 (Marketing Area), Dr. Catherine Paquet (Faculty of Medicine), Dr. Raja Sengupta (Department of Geography)

Fellow(s): Lily Shan (BCom, Double Concentration in Finance and Business Analytics), Dorsa Shirani (BSc, Major in Computer Science)

Activist short sellers have gained prominence for exposing overvalued or fraudulent companies, often leading to significant stock price declines after their reports are published. While their transparency and diligence enhance market integrity, critics accuse them of engaging in 鈥渟hort and distort鈥� schemes, manipulating stock prices for profit. Central to this controversy is the phenomenon of 鈥淰-shaped recoveries,鈥� where stock prices drop sharply following a short seller's report but rebound quickly thereafter. This project aims to provide empirical insights into the prevalence and drivers of 鈥淰-shaped recoveries.鈥� Initial findings suggest that a substantial portion of attacks experience 鈥淰-shaped recoveries鈥� measured in various windows.

The study will explore potential explanations for these recoveries. The Short and Distort Explanation suggests recoveries occur after misinformation is corrected, implicating manipulative tactics by short sellers. The Remediation Explanation attributes recoveries to target companies addressing issues highlighted in short sellers鈥� reports, such as management restructuring or operational improvements. For example, Luckin Coffee rebounded significantly after addressing fraud allegations with corrective actions. Other potential explanations include broader market trends or short sellers鈥� covering positions driving upward price pressure. The findings will contribute to understanding activist short sellers鈥� market impact, offering empirical evidence to inform debates on their regulatory scrutiny and ethical implications.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Wuyang Zhao (Accounting Area)

Fellow(s): Yuexiu Shen (BA, Major in Economics)

In 2022, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission released a final rule (SEC 34-96492) requiring, among other items, that insider gifts of stock be disclosed within two trading days of gift. Previously, the disclosure window extended to 45 days after year end. This project will investigate the impact of this change in disclosure, including any impact (e.g., reduction) in insider stock gifting as well as capital market responses (i.e., abnormal trading at disclosure) before and after implementation of this rule change. This project is a follow-up to a published academic project (Brown, J., Huston, G.R., and Wenzel, B. 2024. The gift that keeps on giving: stock returns around CEO stock gifts to family members. Review of Accounting Studies 29(2): 1904鈥�1947. ). This project will support an academic paper leading to publication in a management research journal.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Brian Wenzel (Accounting Area)

Fellow(s): Zachary Karpiejuk (BCom, Major in Finance), Josef Maxant (BCom, Major in Finance)

This research project aims to address one issue鈥撯�搘hether the North American system of interest-based lending systematically discriminates against the Muslim population鈥撯�揳nd one problem鈥撯�搘hether halal forms of mortgage lending are viable (i.e., profitable) products for financial institutions in Canada and the United States. The project will investigate this by analyzing macro (e.g, data from Statistics Canada; data from the U.S. Census Bureau) and micro (e.g., bank-level financial reports) data. The outcome of this project will support a position paper (i.e., a non-governmental white paper) and separately an academic research manuscript for publication in a management journal.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Brian Wenzel (Accounting Area)

Fellow(s): Alaa Arafah (BCom, Double Concentration in Economics and Global Strategy), Omar Glaoui (BA, Double Major in Economics and Political Science), Nizar Taam (BCom, Major in Finance)

This mixed-method research project investigates how networking strategies contribute to inequality in labor market outcomes among university students. By collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, the Faculty Supervisors and Fellows will explore inter-group differences in networking behaviors and their impact on job search success. The Fellows will help recruit students from various backgrounds, including racialized job seekers, first-generation graduates, and students from privileged backgrounds, to identify systematic barriers. This work aims to advance our understanding of labor market inequality. The project will contribute to an academic paper and inform the assistance career services provided to students.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Jeraul Mackey (Organizational Behaviour Area), Prof. Elena Obukhova (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Felicia D'Urso (BCom, Major in International Management), Delice Betukumesu (BCL/JD Candidate)

This project aims to map the global supply chains of key critical minerals, from mines to market. Students will identify key mines, processing hubs, and end-use industries reliant on these minerals such as lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements, which are essential for technologies such as renewable energy and electric vehicles. Using publicly available data and mapping tools, the project will visually and analytically explore the supply chains' geographical and logistical complexities. The study will also examine vulnerabilities, such as geopolitical risks and supply chain bottlenecks, to support informed discussions on resource security and sovereignty.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Sanjith Gopalakrishnan (Operations Management Area)

Fellow(s): Jon Barlas (BA/Sc, Double Major in Economics and Computer Science), Paul Prendergast (BCom, Major in Finance)

The DOvEEgene project, led by Dr. Lucy Gilbert at the 91直播 Health Centre, aims to revolutionize the early detection of ovarian and endometrial cancers鈥攖he third leading cause of cancer-related deaths for women in North America. With over 10,000 Canadian women diagnosed annually, this innovative test presents a transformative opportunity for early diagnosis, offering the potential to cure patients and, ultimately, save thousands of lives. The project鈥檚 ultimate goal is to make this test available to all eligible women as part of the standard services provided by the healthcare system, much like cervical cancer screenings and mammograms. However, the process of securing reimbursement for such a test through public healthcare can be lengthy. As a result, we are initially focusing on exploring alternative pathways to market entry, including options like private clinics, private insurers, and other potential revenue streams.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Dr. Lucy Gilbert (Department of Oncology)

Fellow(s): Simone Bellengier (BCom, Double Major in Strategic Management and International Business), Christine Wu (BCom, Triple Concentration in Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management)

The DOvEEgene project, led by Dr. Lucy Gilbert at the 91直播 Health Centre, aims to revolutionize early detection of ovarian and endometrial cancers鈥攖he third leading cause of cancer-related deaths for women in North America. With over 10,000 Canadian women diagnosed annually, this innovative test presents a transformative opportunity for early diagnosis, giving us a chance to cure the patient, potentially saving thousands of lives. This research project focuses on designing an efficient operations and logistics framework for the large-scale deployment of the DOvEEgene test as a Laboratory Developed Test (LTD). The study will explore supply chain optimization, distribution strategies, and healthcare system integration to ensure timely and cost-effective access to the test. Through data-driven modeling, stakeholder engagement, and process mapping, this research aims to identify bottlenecks, assess scalability challenges, and develop evidence-based recommendations for an effective rollout. The findings will contribute to academic literature on healthcare logistics and provide actionable insights for healthcare administrators, policymakers, and industry partners.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Dr. Lucy Gilbert (Department of Oncology)

Fellow(s): Benjamin Marks de Chabris (BCom, Major in Finance)

This mixed-method research project examines how innovation contributes to inequality in academic labor markets. Using quantitative data, the Faculty Supervisor and Fellows will investigate racialized differences in the novel contributions made by PhD recipients in their dissertations and the impact of these contributions on hiring. Fellows will assist in analyzing academic texts (i.e., dissertation abstracts) and hiring records to identify systematic barriers. This work aims to advance our understanding of why racialized individuals are underrepresented in academic positions. The project will contribute to the development of an academic paper.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Jeraul Mackey (Organizational Behaviour Area)

Fellow(s): Janine Mao (BCom, Major in Finance)

This project focuses on defining and establishing governance models for Value Transformation Offices (VTOs) that support Value-Based Healthcare organizations. The VTO serves as the backbone infrastructure to drive value transformation, that is, care that aligns with patient goals while reducing healthcare costs. The goal is to design a governance model tailored to the unique needs of the organization, ensuring it can effectively support the implementation of value-based care strategies. Fellows will contribute to key activities such as conducting literature reviews, performing an environmental scan, and conducting key stakeholder interviews, as needed. The work may result in the development of a proposal that builds a case for a comprehensive governance model within the context of the organization鈥檚 existing structures.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Ms. Jennifer Gutberg (Embedded Scientist), Justin Gagnon (Embedded Scientist), Dr. Sabine Dhir (Strategy and Organization Area), Ani Galstyan (Assistant Director of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal), Erin Cook (Associate CEO of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal)

Fellow(s): Avianna Zampardi (BA, Major in Political Science)

This project focuses on the development of an Integrated Practice Unit (IPU) for patients with coronary artery disease. An IPU refers to a healthcare structure which organizes care around specific medical conditions or patient populations. The primary goal is to improve care coordination across the entire care trajectory, including hospital care, rehabilitation, discharge, long-term care, and primary care. By utilizing activity-based costing, the project will assess the value of care provided to this patient population, with a focus on optimizing care integration and trajectories to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. The Fellow(s) will assist in analyzing data and conducting economic assessments to identify process inefficiencies and calculate the return on investment for improvements in care. Ultimately, the project aims to establish a more efficient, patient-centered care model that delivers better outcomes at a lower cost.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Ms. Jennifer Gutberg (Embedded Scientist), Justin Gagnon (Embedded Scientist), Dr. Maxime Cohen (Operations Management Area), Ani Galstyan (Assistant Director of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal), Erin Cook (Associate CEO of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal)

Fellow(s): Maria Konovalov (BA, Honours in Economics)

This project focuses on the establishment of a novel Geriatric Emergency Department (GED) as part of the CIUSSS Centre Ouest integrated care network. The GED aims to alleviate pressures on the existing hospital emergency department, while providing specialized care tailored to the unique needs of older adults. The GED will focus on optimizing the environment, services, and staffing skills necessary to deliver high-quality care to this vulnerable patient population. Initial work will focus on reviewing existing literature and benchmarking key performance indicators to guide the successful implementation of the GED. Fellows will support this process by analyzing best practices, identifying gaps in the current system, and proposing strategies for the integration of geriatric-specific care in the emergency department setting.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Ms. Jennifer Gutberg (Embedded Scientist), Justin Gagnon (Embedded Scientist), Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences), Ani Galstyan (Assistant Director of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal), Erin Cook (Associate CEO of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal)

Fellow(s): Achyutha Surukanti (BA, Double Major in Economics and Psychology)

What are the organizational-level factors that drive the durability of the impact of externally funded interventions to improve the well-being of the local communities in low- and middle-income countries? Our research project uses a mixed-method approach, utilizing fine-grained quantitative data related to health facilities in the program and interviews with health workers to understand the role and durability of the effects of managerial practices like prosocial incentives, audit and feedback in increasing the performance of health centers. We use detailed microdata from a randomized governance program in the DRC's healthcare sector. This project will provide an opportunity to develop a wide range of students' skills at different levels. Students will be immersed in the study of Africa, taught new empirical techniques, and directed in the rigorous process of theoretical development.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Anicet Arsene Fangwa Nantcho (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Hannah Byrne (BA, Honours in International Development Studies)

The research project aims at designing a baby box that will contain all the first necessities for a mother and a newborn child from its first four months in rural Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa. These regions are affected by a scarcity of healthcare services and inhabitants usually do not go to healthcare providers unless they are in dire need. We want the care to go to them via the box and occasionally via home visits. We want to design a product, a business model and a value chain integrating several stakeholders to help improve maternal and infant care in these regions to foster the attainment of the SDG#3.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Anicet Arsene Fangwa Nantcho (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Delaney Cahill (BA, Major in Economics)

Founder diversity has been a core theme in the tech ecosystem, it is a complex and challenging issue that highlights the inequality that many face. McKinsey Consulting stated that: "more access to funding for underrepresented start-up founders can unlock massive investment and innovation opportunities. These founders are not just underrepresented鈥攖hey are underestimated". This leads us to investigate the performance effects of founders鈥� diversity on the start-up ability to secure funds from venture capitalists. We take advantage of the CrunchBase dataset () and founders' LinkedIn profiles to investigate how ethnically, educationally and gender diverse founding teams do compare to less diverse ones in their ability to raise capital.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Anicet Arsene Fangwa Nantcho (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Allan Rooney Nounke (BCom, Major in Information Technology)

To understand how people whose work is particularly affected by Gen AI express moral and emotional ambivalence and how these expressions change over time, we will collect discussions from public online communities whose participants are AI developers, architects, professors, and therapists (on reddit: r/MachineLearning, r/Architects, r/Professors, r/Therapists). We will analyze content from these four online communities with qualitative analyses and computational techniques (topic labelling, process modeling) to identify the topics associated with moral and emotional ambivalence and to trace how these topics evolve over time. Findings from this module will enable us to identify patterns indicating moral and emotional ambivalence in content produced by people whose work is affected by Gen AI and to contrast these patterns across occupations and over time. This will help us conceptualize how people articulate their moral and emotional ambivalence regarding Gen AI as the technology appears and evolves.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Emma Vaast (Information Systems Area)

Fellow(s): Idan Miller (BA, Double Major in Political Science and Economics), Mika毛l Lam-Lussier (BA, Double Major in Political Science and International Development Studies)

Our book, We Are Ambiverts Now: Introverts/Ambiverts/Extroverts in the C Suite will be published in April or May 2025 by Taylor & Francis. A considerable effort will be made in the Fall and Winter 2026 to obtain media coverage of the ideas in the book. In previous years the research has been discussed in The Economist (twice), The Financial Times, the Globe and Mail, Scientific American, The Atlantic, etc..

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Karl Moore (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Ekin Eldener (BA, Major in Psychology), Ari Steinberg (BCom, Double Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Marketing)

This research project has two components: 1) Analyzing the methodology behind international rankings and awards to understand the global ecosystem, current positioning of 91直播's Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, and derive key insights into competitive advantages and opportunity areas for 91直播. 2) Diagnosing 91直播's Dobson Centre database of start-ups to summarize trends, diversity, growth and inform future international submissions. The Faculty Supervisor and the Fellows will work to landscape the international entrepreneurship scene, identify current trends, inform best practices, and critically assess the current position of the Dobson Centre. The students will work together to produce a final report for future international submissions of the centre. Students will work with the interdisciplinary Dobson team and have the opportunity to learn about our programs and shadow start-ups when appropriate.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Marie-Jos茅e Lamothe (Marketing Area)

Fellow(s): Natalia Absar (BA, Major in Global Contexts)

This research project has two components: 1) Analyzing the methodology behind international rankings and awards to understand the global ecosystem in both sustainability and life sciences, current positioning of 91直播's Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship in those two fields and derive key insights into competitive advantages and opportunity areas for 91直播. 2) Diagnosing 91直播's Dobson Centre new offerings in sustainability and life sciences while summarizing trends, diversity, and growth regarding current and past start-ups in database. The Faculty Supervisor and the Fellows will work to critically assess the new offerings of the Dobson in sustainability (Fall) and life sciences (Winter) at the dawn of renewal from funding partners. Together, they will landscape the international entrepreneurship scene, identify current trends, inform best practices, and future improvements for the programs based on key performance indicators. The students will work together to produce a final report for future international submissions of the centre. Students will work with the interdisciplinary Dobson team and have the opportunity to learn about our programs and shadow start-ups when appropriate.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Marie-Jos茅e Lamothe (Marketing Area)

Fellow(s): Orlane Th茅r猫se Mahugnon Donkpegan (BA, Honours in International Development Studies)

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from developing countries pursue increased sustainability as suppliers in global value chains. However, they encounter major financing barriers to implement sustainable strategies. Impact investors with social and environmental investment goals target investing in firms engaging in sustainable production in developing countries. This project explores the strategies of impact investors from the plural sector. We will examine the impact investing models and strategies that not-for-profit organizations use to support the sustainability strategies of SMEs in value chains.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Paola Perez-Aleman (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Tehana Gaultier (BCom, Major in Strategic Management)

This project will research current practices and approaches to entrepreneurship pedagogy at the graduate and undergraduate level. This will involve benchmarking against leading programs, identifying particularly innovative courses, and brainstorming new entrepreneurship and innovation offerings. The ultimate goal will be additions and revisions to 91直播's entrepreneurship and innovation course offerings.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Niels Billou (Strategy & Organization Area), Prof. Robert Nason (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Justin Zabudsky (BA, Major in Psychology), Sofia Belayachi (BA, Major in English Cultural Studies)

Picking up from the first phase in the IMSF 2022-23 cohort, in this exploratory project, we will look at researching, measuring, and defining how to develop an Analytics community for Desautels, 91直播, Montreal and Canada. This project will have 3 parts: The 1st being a strategic measurement in developing an 鈥楢nalytics Community CRM鈥� for those who want to develop their technical acumen over their careers. The 2nd is to quantify community members' progression in their careers, and the 3rd is developing Life-Long-Learning strategies for learning & growth streams. Students will work on elements of the project that complement their strengths and interests and should think about this as Phase 1-2 of a multi-staged project.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Shoeb Hosain (Operations Management Area)

Fellow(s): Rui Ying Liu (BA/Sc, Major in Cognitive Science), Mica Mellicovsky (BSc, Major in Computer Science)

This project will conduct research into inclusive curriculum and pedagogical practices within courses at Desautels. This project will focus on the evaluation and assessment of current practices within the Desautels Faculty of Management and will put forward a proposal for improvement. The fellow will analyze data coming both from instructors and from students, aiming to get a clearer picture of the state of equity, diversity, and inclusion in pedagogy and curriculum at Desautels. This project will contribute to our larger Desautels EDI Strategy and Action Plan.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Tatiana Lamoureux-Gauvin (Organizational Behaviour Area), Karrie-Noelle Plohman (Associate Director EDI)

Fellow(s): Louis L'ahelec (BCom, Major in Finance)

One of the most important decisions a firm faces is if and when it should go public. From a broader macroeconomic perspective, IPOs enable the flow of capital to productive firms. However, given the lack of data on private firms, we know little how this works in North America. In this project we will use regulatory data to analyze the determinants and implications of firms' IPO decisions.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Gregory Weitzner (Finance Area)

Fellow(s): Oliver Abrams (BCom, Double Major in Business Analytics and Finance)

Brand equity is the difference between the value of a branded offering by a firm and the value of a fictitiously named or unnamed version of the same offering by the same firm (Keller 1993). When aggregated across a firm鈥檚 offerings, brand equity measures the value that brands create for the firm by influencing customer opinions and behaviors. Indeed, academics have documented that a firm鈥檚 brand equity boosts its outcomes in consumer market (Mizik and Jacobson 2009), which in turn improves the firm鈥檚 accounting (Barth et al. 1998) and financial performance (Aaker and Jacobson 1994; Rego, Billett, and Morgan 2009). My point of departure is that a brand can impact a firm鈥檚 outcomes in the labor market as well. I reason that an individual鈥檚 selection of an employer is characterized by the same鈥攊f not, a higher鈥攍evel of perceived risk as their selection of a product (Del-Vecchio et al. 2007). To the extent that individuals鈥� positive evaluations of a firm can transfer from the product market to the labor market, the firm鈥檚 brand equity should attenuate job-applicants鈥� perceived risk, and thus boost the firm鈥檚 outcomes in the labor market. Brand literature has suggested that brands impact consumer choice, price premium, and evaluation. Mimicking these three outcomes in the labor market, I aim to measure the effect of a firm鈥檚 brand equity in a year on three firm-year-specific outcomes: (1) the average time to fill the open positions (my measure of choice), (2) the average salary that the firm mentions in its job listings (my proxy for price premium), and (3) average positive sentiment in employee reviews (my measure of evaluation).

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Vivek Astvansh (Marketing Area and Operations Management Area)

Fellow(s): Eva Lin (BCom, Major in Finance)

Corporate investment has been recognized to be a political process in which divisional managers compete for higher allocations. While acknowledging acquisitions as one of the major corporate investment decisions, extant work has, surprisingly, neglected the effect of divisional managers鈥� interests on firms鈥� acquisition decisions. I try to develop a divisional lens through which to look at and explain corporate acquisitions.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Ghahhar Zavosh (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Camille Cond茅 (BCom, Double Concentration in Business Analytics and Marketing), Isabelle Sas (BCom, Major in Finance), Yawen Zhang (BCom, Double Concentration in Business Analytics and Finance), Riley Havaj (BCom, Major in Finance)

This project explores various aspects of employment in startups. This may include understanding why people come to work in startups, why they leave, how these processes create, maintain or reduce inequality, and how work itself evolves within these fledgling organizations. The primary work would involve analyzing and coding data from over 200 interviews with employees, employers and startup experts. This work will contribute to academic papers that will increase knowledge about working in startups.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Lisa Cohen (Organizational Behaviour Area)

Fellow(s): Selin Koksal (BCom, Major in Business Analytics)

A colleague at the Darden Business School and I are writing a book. How to slow down game of business for higher performance. We have learned from great athletes and senior executives a fascinating paradox that you have to slow things down in order to handle a sped-up world. We use a sporting analogy to help us understand business. We have developed a model called the 鈥淕ATES Model to High Performance鈥� that gives practical steps for slowing your game down, whether you are a professional athlete, a young leader or a senior executive facing a new role in your organization. In the description of each step, we will include a sports example, a business scenario and then some key questions to consider. As a leader or manager, if you are able to follow each of the steps below, you should be able to speed up the slowing-down-the-game process for higher performance.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Karl Moore (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Keana Scarfo (BCom, Major in General Management), Ryan Barhoum (BCom, Major in Finance), 脡douard Thivierge (BCom, Major in Finance), Eva Sivilla (BCom, Major in Finance), Maya Madhvani (BA, Major in Psychology)

There are two firms of legal status available to newly created firms in France: SARL (a "rigid" status that entrepreneurs cannot change) and SAS (a "flexible" status that entrepreneurs can customize). We study a 2009 reform that made it easier for entrepreneurs to use the flexible status. Our question is: is it a good thing to offer flexibility to entrepreneurs? Do entrepreneurs take advantage of this flexibility to make their firms grow more, or do they make mistakes when defining their legal status? This project will contribute to an academic paper that will shed light on the real effects of firm legal status, and on the financial literacy of entrepreneurs.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Paul Beaumont (Finance Area)

Fellow(s): Jovan Rohac (BA, Major in Economics)

The fellow student will work closely with Professor Marie-Jos茅e Lamothe to research the latest trends and data available regarding the State of Retail on a global stage. This research will be shared in BCom and MMR courses and used by startups at the Dobson Center to help them build their business plan and go-to-market strategies.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Marie Jos茅e Lamothe (Marketing Area)

Fellow(s): Bruna Battaglia (BCom, Major in Economics), Antonia Vogt (BCom, Major in Finance)

Digital ledger technologies, including blockchain, offer significant value in enhancing record-keeping and commitment through 鈥渟mart contracts鈥�. These contracts facilitate innovative designs for financing and the tokenization of real assets. This research project is an applied theory project. It will endeavor to answer the following set of questions: what are the optimal financial contracts in this technological environment (especially when it comes to preserving privacy and facilitating financial inclusion)? What are the associated technological standards and possibilities? Should the regulation focus more on claims on technological features rather than regulation of the financial contracting aspects only?

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Katrin Tinn (Finance Area)

Fellow(s): Ryan Le (BCom, Major in Finance)

In this project, we want students with an interest in sustainability and AI/Analytics to help us build a Sustainability Analytics Hub: The Data Mangrove (data-mangrove.com). Through this project, the students will collaborate with professionals and master-level students in software engineering, sustainability and AI/Analytics, in the creation of a world-leading analytics hub that will be nested at 91直播. The goal of the hub is to bring together sustainability organizations and NGOs and researchers in data analytics.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Juan Serpa (Operations Management Area)

Fellow(s): Meva Vigliotti (BA, Major in Political Science)

This fellowship is part of an ongoing multi-year research project ( research) that uses diverse qualitative and quantitative approaches to exploring and explicating key coordination challenges in the Quebec healthcare system, and translating these challenges into policies for system-wide change. Ongoing studies include but are not limited to how hospitals digitalize data and practices, how technologies like AI are developed and used by hospitals, how such organizations navigate disruption, and how official Quebec ministry of health public data serves to inform (or inadvertently obscure) key challenges in the system.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Samer Faraj (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Yutong Kang (BA, Major in Economics), Samantha Laskaris (BCom, Major in General Management), Ahreum Lee (BSc, Major in Computer Science and AI)

Social enterprises aspire to achieve financial sustainability while creating positive social impact. Despite the growing interest in the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship, many social enterprises struggle to survive in the competitive marketplace and have been exposed to various shocks and disturbances (e.g., economic recession, COVID-19 pandemic). The Fellows will participate in an ongoing field study of social enterprises that have been facing significant financial and other forms of challenges. Through an in-depth study of organizations that have ceased to exist, as well as those that continue to operate and thrive, the project aims to offer insights into building resilient and impactful social enterprises.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Anna Kim (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Daria Khodabandehloo (BA, Major in International Development Studies)

Indigenous enterprises, often deeply rooted in community values and distinct ways of relating to nature, have the potential to contribute to the sustainable development of Indigenous communities and the broader societies in which they are embedded. At the same time, Indigenous entrepreneurs face the intense challenge of navigating between different worldviews and practices with limited resources and inadequate support. The Fellows will participate in a field study of Indigenous enterprises in the Kanien鈥檏茅ha:ka (Mohawk) territories of Kahnawake and Kanesatake (close to Montreal), as well as their collaborations with Indigenous and non-Indigenous stakeholders across local and global scales (e.g., inter-American Indigenous partnerships). By investigating how Indigenous enterprises survive and thrive under adversity while producing outcomes for sustainable development, the project aims to offer insights into building sustainable Indigenous enterprises.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Anna Kim (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Andrew Baumann (BA, Honours in International Development Studies), Lucas Paixao Franco (BCom, Major in International Management)

The Schulich School of Music possesses a performance simulator, including a stage-like space with black curtains and spotlights, in which musicians (and others such as public speakers) may simulate performances in front of a large screen that displays a pre-recorded video of a jury or audience. Through a computer it is possible to control the reactions of the jury/audience presented to the performer (by selecting different sections of the videos). This training facility also allows the study of various parameters associated to performance. We plan to conduct a study measuring eye-gaze and heart rate variability to assess how they vary at various levels of perceived anxiety during simulations in an adult music student population. Measures will also include video and audio recordings of the performance as well as their Music Performance Anxiety perception (K-MPAI inventory, Kenny, 2004). The proposed study will shed light on the correlation between attention, physiological parameters and performance anxiety which may contribute to the development of student-centered learning strategies and pedagogies targeting the needs identified during the study.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Isabelle Cossette (Department of Music Research)

Fellow(s): Devona Lok Wa Trinh (BCom, Major in Finance)

Climate change has adverse effects not only on the planet, but on human health and well being as well. Increased floods, droughts, heat waves and disruptions in agriculture, water and sanitation have far reaching implications on quality of life, longevity and long-term mental health. Communities in precarious or vulnerable environments are especially at risk. The Fellows will contribute to better understanding the human health implications of the changing climate by investigating better, more climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health systems, and assessing health vulnerabilities and developing health plans.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Sabine Dhir (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Madeline Williams (BA, Major in History), Abby Sconyers (BA, Major in Political Science), Lucca Boutin (BSc, Major in Biochemistry), Ronardy Abellard (BEng, Major in Material Engineering)

Extant research has demonstrated mixed findings between open science and authority, including a positive relationship (Safadi et al., 2021), a negative relationship (Safadi et al., 2021), and no significant relationship (O鈥橫ahony & Karp, 2022). Open-access innovation refers to a collaborative approach to sharing innovation where ideas, research, technologies, and data are made accessible to the public freely (Zhan et al., 2014; Boundreau & Lakhani, 2009). Such results are insufficient in explaining how and when the relationship changes from negative to positive in the long term. From a social embeddedness perspective, I will utilize a mixed-method study in the Faculty of Medicine in Montreal. In my pilot study, I collected coauthors鈥� network data from 8693 published papers and interviewed 14 dental researchers. My study could expand research on social embeddedness by explaining the dynamic processes of the double-edged sword of open-access innovation on authority. In my future network study, I plan to collect more data from coauthors鈥� network data in about 20 in-progress papers and more interviews.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Roman Galperin (Organizational Behaviour Area)

Fellow(s): Bella Hulbert (BA, Major in Economics)

Open-access refers to a collaborative approach to sharing innovation where ideas, research, technologies, and data are made accessible to the public freely. Existing research offers mixed predictions on which researchers benefit from a shift to open access. This study will examine how open access shapes the between researchers鈥� productivity and their prominence. To answer these questions, we will collect and analyze interview and publication data from researchers in the Faculty of Medicine at 91直播. This work with contribute to an academic paper that helps to better understand the effect of open access on researchers鈥� productivity.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Elena Obukhova (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Emma Coonfer (BCom, Major in Finance)

This project will investigate potential avenues to make the Retail Innovation Lab (i.e., RIL; Couche-Tard in Bronfman Building ground floor) sustainable. The IMSF fellow will accomplish this by researching other retailer sustainability initiatives (both successful and unsuccessful) as well as working alongside management at the RIL itself. Output will include a document highlighting sustainability opportunities in the RIL alongside details on how to implement sustainability, as well as hands-on transformation of the RIL itself.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Brian Wenzel (Accounting Area)

Fellow(s): Favour Ehinome Inegbedion (BCom, Major in Business Analytics)

This research project will examine the role of workarounds in shaping emergent strategy within a hospital-based research institute undergoing a multi-year strategic plan. Specifically, it will investigate when workarounds function as effective forms of innovation and bottom-up strategy, contributing to organizational adaptability. Fellows will conduct interviews and surveys with research staff to identify common workarounds, analyze their impact on institutional goals, and assess whether they align with or challenge the formal strategic plan. They will also review relevant literature on emergent strategy and innovation in healthcare research settings. As part of their analysis, students will develop a strategy map to visualize how workarounds influence organizational priorities and decision-making processes. Throughout the year, they will synthesize findings into case studies, culminating in a report with recommendations on how organizations can harness workarounds as strategic assets. The project will provide hands-on experience in qualitative research methods, strategic mapping, and institutional analysis within a real-world setting.

Faculty Supervisor(s): Prof. Sabine Dhir (Strategy & Organization Area)

Fellow(s): Ella Durno (BCom, Double Concentration in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship), Vidhi Sawlani (BA, Major in Economics)