Barbara Orser (She/Her)

Publications during the last 7 years

Papers in Refereed Journals

• Alakaleek, W., Cooper, S., Orser, B. and Harrison, R. 2024. Navigating gender and culture in constructing network ties: perceptions and behaviors of women founders in Jordanian digital businesses. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, (In Press).
• Peter, W. and Orser, B. 2024. Women entrepreneurs in rural Nigeria: formal versus informal credit schemes. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, (Accepted).
• Orser, B. and Elliott, C. 2022. A conceptual model and assessment criteria to inform gender-smart entrepreneurship education and training plus. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 37(3): 360-387.
• Orser, B. 2022. Building back better through feminist entrepreneurship policy. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship.
• Henry, C., Coleman, S., Orser, B. and Foss, L. 2022. Women’s Entrepreneurship Policy and Access to Finance in Different Countries: An institutional perspective. Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 12(3).
• Orser, B., Liao, X., Riding, A.L., Duong, Q. and Catimel, J. 2021. Gender-responsive public procurement: strategies to support women-owned enterprises. Journal of Public Procurement, 21(3): 260-284.
• Henry, C., Coleman, C., Foss, L., Orser, B. and Brush, C.G. 2021. Richness in Diversity: Towards more contemporary research conceptualisations of women’s entrepreneurship. International Small Business Journal, 39(7): 609–618.
• Nitani, M., Riding, A.L. and Orser, B. 2020. Self-employment, gender, financial knowledge, and high-cost borrowing. Journal of Small Business Management, 58(4): 669-706.
• Orser, B., Coleman, S. and Li, Y. 2019. Progress or pinkwashing: Who benefits from digital women-focused capital funds? Small Business Economics, 55: 363–387.
• Orser, B.J., Riding, A.L. and Li, Y. 2019. Technology adoption and gender-inclusive entrepreneurship education and training. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship.
• Orser, B.J., Riding, A.L. and Weeks, J. 2019. The Efficacy of Gender-Based Federal Procurement Policies in the United States. Small Business Economics, 53(2): 491-515.
• Coleman, C., Henry, C., Orser, B.J., Foss, L. and Welter, F. 2018. Policy support for women entrepreneurs’ access to financial capital: A comparative analysis of Canada, Germany, Ireland, Norway and the U.S. Journal of Small Business Management.
• Orser, B.J. and Riding, A.L. 2018. The Influence of Gender on the Adoption of Technology among SMEs. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 33(4): 514-531.
• Henry, C., Orser, B.J., Coleman, S., Foss, L. and Welter, F. 2017. Women's Entrepreneurship Policy: A 13 Nation Cross-Country Comparison. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 9(3): 206-228.

Books

• OECD, Henry, C., Orser, B., Coleman, S., Potter, J. and Halabisky, D. Entrepreneurship Policies through a Gender Lens. Paris, France: OECD, 2021.

Chapters in Books

• Orser, B., Bokhari, K. and Richard, T. “Canada” in Entrepreneurship Finance Policies. In OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship. Paris, France: OECD, 2024, (Accepted).
• Orser, B. Strategies to Redress Entrepreneurship Gender Gaps in Canada Revisited. In Henry, C., Coleman, S., Lewis, K. and Foss, L.. Women’s Entrepreneurship Policy: A Global Perspective. London: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022, (Accepted).
• Elliott, C. and Orser, B.J. Feminist entrepreneurial identity: Reproducing gender through strategic decision-making. In Brush, C.G. and Greene, P.. Research Agenda for Women and Entrepreneurship. The Construction of Social Identity: The Case of Women Entrepreneurs. London, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., 2018.
• Orser, B.J. Strategies to Redress Entrepreneurship Gender Gap in Canada. In Henry, C., Nelson, T. and Lewis, K.. Routledge Companion to Global Female Entrepreneurship. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
• Henry, C., Orser, B.J., Coleman, S., Foss, L. and Welter, F. Women's Entrepreneurship Policy: A 13 Nation Cross-Country Comparison. In Brush, C.G. and Manolova, T.. A Comparative Analysis of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Growth of Women’s Entrepreneurship. London, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., 2017.

Invited Contributions and/or Technical Reports

• Orser, B., Elliott, C., Elam, A., Brush, C. and Shankar, A. 2023. "Gender-Smart Entrepreneurship Education and Training (2.0)", Access at https://geet.uottawa.ca/.
• Thomas, M., Gregson, G. and Orser, B. 2022. "Gender-smart Entrepreneurship Education & Training Plus (GEET+) Action Strategy", Access at: https://weiforward.org/wei-global-institute/women-entrepreneurship/.
• Al-Dajani, H., Bennett, D., Orser, B., Rambo, K. and Thomas, M. 2020. "Advancing Enterprise Education for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics among MENA Countries", September, Access at https://www.g20-insights.org/policy_briefs/advancing-enterprise-education-for-women-in-science-technology-engineering-and-mathematics-stem-among-mena-countries/.
• Nefesh-Clarke, L., Orser, B.J. and Thomas, M. 2020. "COVID-19 Response Strategies, Addressing Digital Gender Divides", October, Access at https://www.g20-insights.org/policy_briefs/covid-19-response-strategies-addressing-digital-gender-divides/.
• Orser, B. and Riding, A.L. 2020. "Financial Knowledge & Financial Confidence — Closing Gender Gaps in Financing Canadian Small Businesses", March, Access at https://www.scotiabank.com/women-initiative/ca/en/posts.financials.articles.gender-research.html.
• Orser, B. and Elliott, C. 2020. "Gender-Smart Entrepreneurship Education & Training Plus (GEET+)", June, 37 Pages, Access at https://telfer.uottawa.ca/en/geet/.
• Orser, B., Elliott, C. and Cukier, W. 2019. "Strengthening Ecosystem Supports for Women Entrepreneurs", Telfer Centre for Executive Leadership in collaboration with Ryerson Diversity Institute. Access at telfer.uottawa.ca/i2-report.
• Orser, B., Riding, A.L. and Liao, D. 2018. "Action strategy to increase diversity of SME suppliers, Ottawa: Telfer School of Management", conducted in collaboration with Public Services and Procurement Canada. Access at telfer.uOttawa.ca/SMEprocurement2018-1.
• Riding, A.L., Orser, B. and Liao, D. 2018. "Benchmarking Small and Medium Enterprises as Suppliers to the Government of Canada - Inclusion, Innovation and International Trade", Management in collaboration with Public Services and Procurement Canada. Access at telfer.uOttawa.ca/SMEprocurement2018-1.
• Riding, A.L. and Orser, B. 2018. "Strengthening Financial Knowledge Among Canadian Entrepreneurs", in collaboration with The Business Development Bank of Canada.
• Liao, D., Orser, B.J. and Riding, A.L. 2017. "Canadian Federal Procurement As A Policy Lever to Support Innovation and SME Growth", May, 49 pages, In collaboration with Q. Duong and J. Catimel (Public Services Procurement Canada). English ISBN 978-0-88927-495-2, 49 pages. Access at telfer.uOttawa.ca/SMEprocurement French ISBN 978-0-88927-496-9, 55 pages. Access telfer.uOttawa.ca/approvisionnementPME.
• Liao, D., Orser, B.J. and Riding, A.L. 2017. "Canadian Federal Procurement As A Policy Lever to Support Innovation and SME Growth. Executive Summary", May, 2 pages, In collaboration with Q. Duong and J. Catimel (Public Services Procurement Canada).

Other Scholarly Contributions

• (Book review) Orser, B. 2020. "FEMINISM: A Key Idea for Business and Society". Access at https://www.liisbeth.com/2019/08/14/feminism-a-key-idea-for-business-and-society/

Funded Research during the last 7 years

LEGEND:

*Purpose
C: Contract (R and D) | E: Equipment Grant | R: Research Grant | S: Support Award | P: Pedagogical Grant | O: Other, U: Unknown

**Type
C: Granting Councils | G: Government | F: Foundations | I: UO Internal Funding | O: Other | U: Unknown

Role
PI = Principal Investigator | Co-I = Co-Investigator | Co-PI = Co-Principal Investigator