Join us at the next research seminar to learn about the sustainability research that our Sprott students are undertaking! PhD in Management student Narmin Tartila Banu will be discussing her thesis proposal and undergraduate students Taylor Morris and Noah Geens will be sharing insights from their recent Sprott Undergraduate Summer Research Experience. Please see below for more information.
*Click this Zoom link to join the seminar on December 3rd – no rsvp required*
Narmin is a third year PhD candidate. She received an MBA from the National University of Singapore (exchange at the Paul Merage School of Business at University of California, Irvine), and a BBA from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka. Prior to embarking on an academic career, she spent five years in the corporate world, spanning FMCG, telco and IT industries. She worked as a PR and Communications Executive at Banglalink Telecom, Brand Manager at Reckitt Benckiser and Planning Consultant at SAP. She taught Brand Management and Strategic Marketing for five years at the North South University as a Senior Lecturer.
Narmin’s research broadly focuses on consumer behavior and sustainability. Currently, she is working on developing her thesis proposal under the guidance of her supervisor Dr. Lindsay McShane. In the upcoming seminar, Narmin will be talking about her ongoing thesis proposal. More specifically, her proposal is focused on sustainable consumer behavior following various forms of interaction situations such as i) interaction with a relevant (vs. irrelevant) person ii) upward (vs. downward) comparison with a person and iii) hypocritical (vs. consistent) behavior of a person. She will share her hypotheses, expected findings and possible next steps going forward.
Taylor is in her fourth year studying for a Bachelor of Commerce with a minor in economics. She is passionate about sustainability and further explores this passion as the Sprott Business Student Society's Director of Sustainability. Taylor is set to graduate in 2022, after which she hopes to continue her education.
Noah is in his fifth year and final semester before graduation. Throughout his time at Sprott he has been involved in SBSS, JDCC Sprott, and Sprott DECA, as well as helping at Sprott outreach events for high school students. He is focused on sustainability in his everyday life, aiming to shop sustainably and is a vegetarian to further cut down his carbon footprint. After graduation Noah will be working at Deloitte in Ottawa.
Insight into Sprott students’ interest and awareness of significant environmental sustainability issues Taylor and Noah will provide insight into the research they undertook during their recent internship in the Sprott Undergraduate Summer Research Experience. Under the supervision of Dr. Ruth McKay and Dr. Gary Martin, they worked to gauge students' understanding of, and interest in learning about, the challenges faced by businesses related to environmental sustainability issues. The goal was to determine where students need to enhance their learning about environmental sustainability to have the skills and knowledge necessary to shape business strategies as the next generation of leaders. This helped shape the content and design for a future Sprott course, Business and Environmental Sustainability II and speakers for current environmental sustainability courses.