In coordination with the Family Enterprise Legacy Institute (FELI), the Telfer Knowledge Hub has been featuring select excerpts from the book, Enabling Next Generation Legacies: 35 Questions...
Peyman Varshoei began the doctoral program in management at Telfer in 2017 after completing an MSc in socio-economic systems engineering. He is specializing in health systems under the...
Mary Valdes started the Telfer PhD in Management program in 2017, after completing a research-based MBA in Chile. She is a public accountant specializing in tax law.
Mary is training...
Mariam Magdy Hussein started a PhD in management in 2017, specializing in organizational behaviour and human resources, at the Telfer School of Management. She had earned an MSc from the German...
Ana Maria Peredo joined the Telfer School of Management in January as a full professor of social and inclusive entrepreneurship. She completed her PhD in entrepreneurship and sustainability...
Andrea Ghazzawi started a PhD in management at the Telfer School of Management in 2016. She received an MSc in health systems from Telfer in 2012 and worked as a part-time instructor at the...
Madeline Toubiana joined the Telfer School of Management in January as an associate professor and the Desmarais Chair in Entrepreneurship. She completed her PhD at the Schulich School of...
Myriam Brouard was hired last July as an assistant professor in marketing at the Telfer School of Management. She completed her PhD in marketing at HEC Montréal. We interviewed her to learn...
Canada relies heavily on commodity markets, from wheat to lumber, from precious metals to energy. These markets attract investors seeking to diversify their portfolios and minimize the impact...
Marwa Soliman joined Telfer’s PhD in Management program in 2016 after completing her MSc in accounting at the University of Memphis. She is specializing in accounting under the supervision of...
Wenxia Ge was hired last July as an associate professor in accounting at the Telfer School of Management. She received her PhD in accounting from McGill University. We interviewed her to learn...
The expectation that firms consider the impact of their decisions and activities on society and adopt corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices has gained traction over the last few...
Canada and many other countries are in the early stages of a wave of major project investment triggered by the need to modernize infrastructure, the ever-progressing digital transformation of...
After earning a PhD in marketing at the Alberta School of Business, Keri Kettle was hired last July as an associate professor at the Telfer School of Management. We interviewed him to learn...
The rise of Uber and Lyft turned the taxi industry upside down. UberEATS and DoorDash have revolutionized the way people order food delivery. Many professionals, like doctors, lawyers, and...
Charlotte Karam joined the Telfer School of Management in July 2021 as an associate professor. She currently holds the Endowed Professorship in Inclusive Human Resource Systems. Professor Karam...
Social inclusion is critical to informing business practice, education and policy. It is also a vital ingredient in unlocking the powerful economic and social benefits of equity and diversity...
Nicolas Legendre joined the PhD in Management program at Telfer in 2016, after completing his MSc in Management at the school. He is specializing in finance under the supervision of Professor...
Argiro Kliamenakis was hired last July as an assistant professor in marketing at the Telfer School of Management. She completed her PhD in marketing from the John Molson School...
Measuring investor risk tolerance plays a central role in the investment industry, but finance professionals still rely on inefficient and narrow approaches to understand their clients’...
The value of Indigenous healing practices is well-recognized in Indigenous wellness literature, but non-Indigenous health practitioners and researchers know little about it. In 2015, the Truth...
Ramzi Fathallah was hired last July as an assistant professor in entrepreneurship and family business at the Telfer School of Management. He completed his PhD in entrepreneurship at...
Afshin Kamyabniya began the PhD in Management program at Telfer in 2017 after receiving a master’s in industrial engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology. He is working with...
Digital technologies have never been more useful than during the COVID-19 pandemic; they keep people connected and provide access to remote services and care. It was clear from the start that...
Caroline Chamberland-Rowe started a PhD in management in 2016 after earning an MSc in Health Systems at the Telfer School of Management. She first joined Telfer after completing her...
Emerging markets such as in Asia and South America continue to attract Canadian businesses and investment. A new study led by A.J. Corner from the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of...
Like many other continents, Africa has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic recovery will be a challenge. Even before COVID-19, project failure rate was high in...
Researchers from the University of Ottawa and McGill University have partnered with Canada’s leading food and beverage manufacturing associations and industry partner Bivizio to develop a...
When addressing human suffering, social injustices or environmental damage, many activist groups have criticized how we understand the idea of profit. They have traditionally “reframed” profit...
Both newcomers and longstanding satellite and aerospace companies are now in the space race. But a timely new study on the space industry led by Wadid Lamine, Associate Professor at the Telfer...
Climate change is threatening our survival. According to NASA’s Vital Signs of the Planet, carbon dioxide is at its highest level in 650,000 years. Global temperatures are increasing, with...
Hong Qiu joined the Telfer PhD in Management program in 2016. She completed her master’s in public administration at Dalhousie University in 2007 and then worked as an analyst...
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, inequalities have never been clearer. While gender disparities have evolved since the initial lockdowns, when schools...
Entrepreneurs know that start-up failure rates are high: according to Statistics Canada, “20% of start-ups fail in their first year and around 60% will go bust within their first three years”....
More than a year into the pandemic, we still find it hard to remember to stay two metres apart and wear masks in public. Changing behaviours isn’t easy, and...
During a job interview, candidates try to present themselves in the best light possible. Some seek to make a positive impression by emphasizing their credentials. However, others may exaggerate...
By Rania Nasrallah-Massaad
Never was information sharing so relevant as at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In early 2020, before the World Health Organization declared a pandemic,...
