Allan Riding

Professor Emeritus

B.Eng. (McGill), M.Eng. (McGill), M.B.A. (Concordia), Ph.D. (McGill)

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Biography

Allan Riding is Deloitte Professor in the Management of Growth Enterprises (with Professor B. Orser). This professorship was established to develop a better understanding of the business characteristics, strategies and environments that drive enterprise growth. In this context, Dr. Riding’s primary research is the financing of small and medium-sized firms. His work spans bank financing, loan-guarantee programs, angel and venture capital, and initial public offerings. Current research focuses on the structure of the Canadian venture capital sector, preferences for, and access to, financing sources for knowledge-intensive small firms, and financing impediments to international trade.

Publication Record

Among more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Riding has published in, among others, Small Business Economics, Management International Review, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, Venture Capital, and International Small Business Journal. He also has chapters in refereed books, and more than 60 papers to refereed conference proceedings (of which 10 received awards as Best Papers) He has acted as a consultant to, among others, Industry Canada, the Alberta Ministry of Economic Development, the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, the Ontario Ministry of Innovation, the Canadian Bankers Association.

Teaching Areas

At the undergraduate level, Dr. Riding has taught courses in Equity Valuation, Fixed Income Securities, Finance Theory, Investments Analysis, Corporate Finance and Introductory Finance. At the graduate level, recent courses he has taught include Management of Growth Enterprises, Private Equity and Venture Capital and Enterprise Development. He is proud to have received the Carleton University Students’ Association award for excellence in teaching.

Research areas

Entrepreneurship Finance

Pillars

Happier Wealthier

Publications during the last 7 years

Papers in Refereed Journals

Rostamkalaei, A., Nitani, M., Riding, A.L. 2022. Self-employment, financial knowledge, and retirement planning. Journal of Small Business Management, 60(1): 63-92.
Legendre, N., Nitani, M., Riding, A.L. 2021. Are franchises really more viable? Evidence from Loan Defaults. Journal of Business Research, 133: 23-33.
Georgieva, V., Nitani, M., Riding, A.L. 2021. Budgeting and Gender: Employees and Self-Employed. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 49(4): 310-327.
Rostamkalaei, A., Nitani, M., Riding, A.L. 2020. Borrower discouragement: the role of informal turndowns. Small Business Economics, 54: 173-188.
Rostamkalaei, A., Riding, A.L. 2020. Immigrants, Financial Knowledge, and Financial Behavior. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 54(3): 951-977.
Nitani, M., Riding, A.L., Orser, B. 2020. Self-employment, gender, financial knowledge, and high-cost borrowing. Journal of Small Business Management, 58(4): 669-706.
Nitani, M., Riding, A.L., He, B. 2019. On Equity Crowdfunding: Investor Rationality and Success Factors. Venture Capital, 21(2-3): 243-272.
Orser, B.J., Riding, A.L., Li, Y. 2019. Technology adoption and gender-inclusive entrepreneurship education and training. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship.
Orser, B.J., Riding, A.L., Weeks, J. 2019. The Efficacy of Gender-Based Federal Procurement Policies in the United States. Small Business Economics, 53(2): 491-515.

Funded Research during the last 7 years

Funded Research during the last 7 years
From-To	Source	Title	Purpose	Type	Role	Amount
2018-2020	SSHRC Insight Grant	Over-confidence and financial decisions among self-employed Canadians	R	C	PI	$34,000
2018-2020	SSHRC Partnership Grant	Financial literacy and Canadian business owners	R	C	PI	$24,900

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