Best Applied Research Paper

Barbara Orser and Allan Riding, Deloitte Professors in the Management of Growth Enterprises at the Telfer School of Management, have attended the 5^th AGSE International Entrepreneurship Research Exchange, held at the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, from February 5 to 8, 2008.

We are proud to announce that their paper entitled Women in Advanced Technology: Examining the Influence of Role Orientation and Firm Structure on Perceived Gender Challenges, co-authored by Joanne Stanley (Vice-President, Marketing, Canadian Advanced Technology Association Alliance – CATA) and Michele Dathan (Telfer School of Management student), was chosen among the 122 conference papers presented at this event as Best Applied Research Paper.  Conference delegates included 145 participants representing 62 universities from 25 countries.