Samia Chreim

Full Professor

Ian Telfer Professorship of Organization Studies

B.Com. (Lebanese American University), M.Sc. (Lebanese American University), Ph.D. (HEC Montréal)

Location: DMS 6145
Telephone: 613-562-5800 x 4780

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Biography

Dr. Samia Chreim received her PhD from HEC Montréal. She held research and teaching posts abroad, in Quebec and in Alberta, and has been associated with the Telfer School of Management since 2006. She teaches courses on change management, organization theory and qualitative research methods in the areas of Business Management and Health Management.

Research Interests

As with her teaching, Samia combines research expertise in the fields of business management and health care management, with specialization in qualitative research approaches. In both fields, her research focuses on the dynamics of change, identity and role construction, collaborations and leadership. She has researched these topics at the individual and collective levels.

Samia has received research awards for conference papers on the dynamics of organizational change from the Academy of Management and the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, and two of her articles published in Human Relations and BMJ Quality & Safety respectively were selected among the Top 10 articles in these two journals. Her research has appeared in various highly ranked journals including Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Human Relations, and Social Science & Medicine.

Research Areas

Boundaries and practices Change theory and management Collective leadership Health management Organizational, professional and entrepreneurial identity

Teaching Areas

Health Management Management Qualitative research methods

Publications during the last 7 years

Papers in Refereed Journals

El Malmi, M., Chreim, S. and Aden, H. 2024. Exploring faith leaders’ experiences in supporting individuals with mental health challenges in Ottawa, Canada. Journal of Religion and Health, (In Press).
Belanger, C., Chreim, S. and Bonaccio, S. 2024. The Experience and Implications of Meaningless Work in the Public Sector. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-16.
Mirbahaeddin, E. and Chreim, S. 2024. Transcending technology boundaries and maintaining sense of community in virtual mental health peer support: a qualitative study with service providers and users. BMC Health Services Research, 24: 510.
Qiu, H., Chreim, S. and Freel, M. 2023. A tension lens for understanding entrepreneurship-related activities in the university. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 186: 122167.
Dobrowolski, J., Chreim, S., Yaya, S., Ramlawi, S., Dingwall-Harvey, A. and El-Chaâr, D. 2023. Occupational stressors and coping mechanisms among obstetrical nursing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. BMC Nursing.
Mirbahaeddin, E. and Chreim, S. 2023. Work-Life Boundary Management of Peer Support Workers when Engaging in Virtual Mental Health Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Case Study. BMC Public Health, 23: 1623.
Mirbahaeddin, E. and Chreim, S. 2022. A narrative review of factors influencing peer support role implementation in mental health systems: Implications for research, policy and practice. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.
Qiu, H. and Chreim, S. 2022. A tension lens for understanding public innovation diffusion processes. Public Management Review, 24(12): 1873-1893.
Khan, S., Gomes, J. and Chreim, S. 2021. A mixed methods population health approach to explore radon-induced lung cancer risk perception in Canada. Cancer Control, 28: 1–15.
Ward, L., Hill, M-J., Picard, A., Olsen Harper, A., Chreim, S. and Wells, S. 2021. A process of healing for the Labrador Innu: Improving health and wellbeing in the context of historical and contemporary colonialism. Social Science and Medicine, 279(2021): 113973.
Ward, L., Hill, M-J., Antane, N., Chreim, S., Olsen Harper, A. and Wells, S. 2021. “The land nurtures our spirit”: understanding the role of the land in Labrador Innu wellbeing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18: 5102.
Chreim, S., Langley, A., Reay, T., Comeau-Vallée, M. and Huq, J.L. 2020. Constructing and sustaining counter-institutional identity. Academy of Management Journal, 63(3): 935-964.
Ward, L., Hill, M-J., Chreim, S., Poker, C. and Olsen Harper, A. 2020. Developing an Innu framework for health research: The canoe trip as a metaphor for a collaborative approach centered on valuing Indigenous knowledges. Social Science and Medicine, 266(December 2020): 113409.
Austin, T., Chreim, S. and Grudniewicz, A. 2020. Examining health care providers’ and middle-level managers’ readiness for change: A qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 20: 47.
Usher, S., Denis, J.L., Preval, J., Baker, R., Chreim, S., Kreindler, S., Breton, M. and Cote-Boileau, E. 2020. Learning from health system reform trajectories in seven Canadian provinces. Health Economics, Policy and Law, 1-17.
Khan, S. and Chreim, S. 2019. Residents’ perceptions of radon health risks: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 19(1114).
Huyer, G., Chreim, S., Michalowski, W. and Farion, K. 2018. Barriers and enablers to a physician-delivered educational initiative to reduce low-acuity visits to the pediatric emergency department. PLOS ONE.
Chreim, S., Spence, M., Crick, D. and Liao, X. 2018. Review of female immigrant entrepreneurship research: Past findings, gaps and ways forward. European Management Journal, 36(2): 210-222.
El Chababi, M., Chreim, S. and Spence, M. 2017. Are they really different: The entrepreneurial process from the perspective of first and second generation immigrant entrepreneurs. Journal of Enterprising Culture, 25(3): 263-295.
Huq, J.L., Reay, T. and Chreim, S. 2017. Protecting the paradox of inter-professional collaboration. Organization Studies, 38(3-4): 513-538.
Hewitt, T., Chreim, S. and Forster, A. 2017. Socio-cultural factors influencing incident reporting among physicians and nurses: Understanding frames underlying self and peer reporting practices. Journal of Patient Safety, 13(3): 129-137.

Funded Research during the last 7 years

Funded Research during the last 7 years
From-To	Source	Title	*	**	Role	Amount
2020-2022	SSHRC	Transition to virtual peer support during COVID-19: Impact on providers and users of peer support	R	C	PI	$ 24,675
2019-2023	SSHRC	Inter-organizational communities of practice	R	C	PI	$ 98,566
2017-2021	CIHR	Outpost Program: A Cultural Intervention for Suicide Prevention for the Innu of Labrador	R	C	Co-PI	$ 237,480
2016-2026	Telfer School of Management	Ian Telfer Professorship in Organization Studies	R	I	PI	$ 100,000
2015-2018	CIHR	Taking stock of healthcare reforms: A research program on transformative capacity of healthcare systems in Canada	R	C	Co-PI	$ 362,891

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

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