research previous Archives | Sprott School of Business

January 5, 2021

Illuminating Unique and Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Business Practices

First off, throw away the mould of whatever preconceived notions you have about professors. At Sprott, you will find many faculty who are impressive think-outside-the-box academics. Rodney Nelson is no... More

December 15, 2020

Bringing Out the Best in Business Through Sustainable Accounting

Leanne Keddie believes in the good of all people. She believes that most everyone wants to do the right thing, make good decisions, be compassionate, give back to the greater... More

December 1, 2020

Blazing Trails and Throwing Away Boxes: A Sprott PhD student Taking Chances

“Instead of thinking outside the box, get rid of the box.” - Deepak Chopra Meet Nada Elnahla—one of those people who has indeed thrown away the box. A genuine, brilliant,... More

November 17, 2020

Finding Social Support Online

Daniel Gulanowski is all about synergy—working together to make real change in the world. He strongly believes the best way to foster change is to work together and build collaborations,... More

November 3, 2020

Two-Eyed Seeing: Helping to Change World Views on the Way We do Business Through Indigenous...

Two-Eyed Seeing: Helping to Change World Views on the Way We do Business Through Indigenous Values

The Sprott School of Business has been fortunate to welcome Dr. Rick Colbourne onto the team of leading researchers as Assistant Professor, Indigenous Leadership and Management, early in 2019. And... More

October 20, 2020

Employees and their Leaders: Relationship Matters

Jade Han is one of the Sprott School’s PhD students who, like most, are extremely busy researching and publishing and looking forward to graduating. Jade knew early on that she... More

October 6, 2020

Knowledge is Power, but Information Management is Key: Enter Ouafa Sakka

Tunisia is a small, but beautiful country located at the very north of Africa, bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. It may not be a well-known country, but it is a... More

September 22, 2020

Merridee Bujaki: The Researcher Who Loves to Think Outside the Box

As a tenured, Full Professor in Accounting, Dr. Merridee Bujaki is clearly a resident expert at the Sprott School of Business. And, with over two decades of highly influential work... More

September 8, 2020

A Visionary Professor Who Is Not Afraid to Say “Yes!”

François Brouard doesn’t say “no” very often. In fact, he would describe himself as one who has a high proclivity for saying “yes” or “oui” (he is bilingual after all)—namely... More

August 18, 2020

Multinational Foreign Market Expansion Strategies: Teasing out the critical factors

Frank Jiang believes business isn’t just about business; it’s about understanding human behaviour. Since joining the team at Sprott in 2016, Jiang has built his research program around this belief... More

August 4, 2020

A passion for understanding cross-cultural consumer behaviour

One of the exciting aspects of being a PhD student is knowing your working on research that can have a valuable impact, not only in academia, but hopefully in society... More

July 14, 2020

Research in information systems with a fresh perspective

Although Samira Farivar is a newly appointed Assistant Professor at the Sprott School of Business she has hit the ground running and her pioneering research in the Information Systems research... More