Three Odette School of Business faculty members took top honours at Canada's premier event for business academics.
Their research won best paper awards at the 2025 Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) annual conference held in May.
"These achievements showcase the incredible depth of research talent at the Odette School of Business," notes associate dean Dr. Karen Robson.
Dr. Maha Tantawy, assistant professor of strategy and entrepreneurship, won the Best Paper Award in the Technology Innovation Management division for her paper titled, "The interpretive flexibility of smart grids: transitions, policy mixes and technology innovation systems in the Canadian Maritimes (2009-2022)." Her research focuses on how Canada can accomplish sustainability goals by adopting a socio-technical perspective.
For his research conceptualizing how employee reputation is a component of social capital, Dr. Al-Karim Samnani, associate professor of management, won the Best Paper Award in the Human Resources division for his paper titled "Extending Social Capital: Developing a Theory of Social Capital and Reputation."
Dr. Azadeh Babaghaderi, assistant professor of finance, won the Best Paper Award in the Finance division for her paper titled "Leadership Structure and Strategic Change: The Case of Incomplete Corporate Spinoffs". Her research reveals that leadership and governance structure is central to the success or failure of spinoffs and provides practical and theoretical implications.
"The mission of the Odette School is to produce meaningful research that benefits our regional and global communities - and these achievements at ASAC are a wonderful recognition of how we are delivering on that mission," says Robson.
