SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
PhD & Research-Based Masters Programs Bulletin ISSUE 9.2 | JUNE 2015
Research-Based Program Updates
For the 2015-2016 admissions cycle, we have had more than 300 applications so far, and we are pleased that we will be welcoming a very strong cohort this coming Fall. The 2015 PhD intake is the highest in the program’s history as we will be welcoming 15 new students into the program. (Please see accompanying chart). With an increasing number of quality applications to our programs from last year, all of our fields are experiencing healthy growth. Many highly qualified applicants have chosen to join us this coming September, including two SSHRC – Masters Level winners (MSc in Management: OB/HRM and MABE), as well as three incoming PhD students who have won the OGS. It is wonderful to have such high calibre
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Our students have been very active in their research and conference presentations, and our current and incoming students have also won more than 20 awards and scholarships in the past few months! Examples include the SSHRC, OGS, and the Travel and Research Award.
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PhD in Management Application vs. Acceptance Rates Fall Intake 2008-2015 students joining our programs at every level. We hope that you will join us in celebrating our students’ well-deserved success. Wishing you a safe and happy summer, - PhD & Research-Based Masters Programs Office
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Papers & Conference Presentations…..….….2 Scholarships—Incoming Students....…………4 Graduates & Dissertation Defences…..……..6
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Papers and Conference Presentations Alireza Azimian Azimian, A. (2015). “Impact of Food Incidents on Rivals: Contagion Risk in Supply Chain”. Proceedings and presentation at European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) International Annual Conference, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, June. Azimian, A. (2015). “Managing Contagion Risk by Investing in Rivals' Safety”. Poster Presentation at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (MSOM) Conference, Toronto, ON, June.
Abiodun Isiaka Isiaka, A. (2015). “Corporate Governance Ratings and Firm Performance: Canadian Evidence”. Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) Annual Conference, Toronto, ON, May.
Yan Jin Jin, Y. (2015). “Information Content of Tax Expense and the Effect of IFRS Adoption on Tax Expense”. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Halifax, NS, June. This paper won Best Student Paper in the Accounting category.
Lisa Kuron Lyons, S., Urick, M., Kuron, L., & Schweitzer, L. (forthcoming). “Generational Differences in the Workplace: There is Complexity Beyond the Stereotypes”. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice. Kuron, L.K.J. & Taggar, S. (2015). “What are you Searching for? The Importance of Goals in the Job Search Process”. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Halifax, NS, June.
Hamed Mehrabi Mehrabi, H. (2015). “The Contingency Effect of Environmental Dynamism on the Configuration of Market-Based Capabilities: The Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation”. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC), Halifax, NS, June.
Justin Mindzak Mindzak, J. (2015). “Characteristics of Firms that Nominate Politicians as Directors”. Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) Annual Conference, Toronto, ON, May. Mindzak, J. & Zeng, T. (forthcoming). “Boxing and Martial Arts Company, A Tax Case”. Accounting Perspectives. Continued on page 5 2
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Awards and Achievements
SSHRC Congratulations to Hamed Mehrabi (Marketing) who has received a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship for the 2015/16 academic year!
Congratulations to the following students on their achievements:
Alireza Azimian (O/SCM) won this year’s Supply Chain Management of Ontario Achievement of Excellence Scholarship.
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Anja Krstic (MSc - OB/HRM) won the RHR Kendall Award (Best Student Paper) at the Canadian Psychological Association conference in Ottawa in June.
Congratulations to the following returning students who have recently received the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS):
Lisa Kuron (OB/HRM) won Highly Commended Paper awarded by the Editorial Team of Career Development International for: Schweitzer, L., Lyons, S., Kuron, L.K.J., & Ng, E.S.W. (2014). “The Gender Gap in Pre-career Salary Expectations: A Test of Five Explanations”. Career Development International, 19(4), 404425. doi: 10.1108/CDI-12-2013-0161.
Alireza Azimian (O/SCM) Ken Chen (Marketing) Konstantin Sokolov (Finance)
DOCTORAL TRAVEL & RESEARCH AWARD The following students have received the Doctoral Travel and Research Award from the Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies (FGPS):
Lisa Kuron is also the recipient of the CREWW Women and Work Incubator Grant - Exploring the Gender-SalaryExpectations Gap: Back to the Drawing Board.
Alireza Azimian (O/SCM) Annika Hillebrandt (OB/HRM) Lisa Kuron (OB/HRM) Hamed Mehrabi (Marketing) Francisca Saldanha (OB/HRM)
David Lewis (Marketing) was invited and attended the inaugural Academy of Marketing Science Doctoral Consortium which was held in Denver, Colorado in May. Hamed Mehrabi (Marketing) was chosen to attend the AIM-AMA Sheth Doctoral Consortium which was held in Dubai in January.
DISSERTATION PROPOSAL DEFENCE
Moussa Obeid (Marketing) had his paper, “How Capabilities Drive the Internationalization Speed and Performance of New Ventures”, accepted at the 2015 European Marketing Academy Conference (EMAC) in Belgium this past May. Dr. Nicole Coviello presented the paper on his behalf.
Jon Kerr (Marketing) successfully defended his dissertation proposal in May.
TRAVEL ASSISTANTSHIP AWARD
Adam Prokop (MSc - SCM) won the Supply Chain Management Association of Ontario Graduate Award.
The following students have received the Spring 2015 Travel Assistantship Award from FGPS:
Konstantin Sokolov (Finance) was awarded the American Finance Association Doctoral Student Travel Grant.
Abiodun Isiaka (Accounting) Yan Jin (Accounting) Anja Krstic (MSc - OB/HRM)
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External Scholarship Winners—Incoming Students Join us in celebrating the tremendous success of the incoming PhD, MSc and MABE students in their scholarship achievements! Peter Fisher (incoming MSc–OB/HRM) was awarded a Master’s Level SSHRC. Peter is a Laurier BBA/BCS Double Degree graduate (business and computer science) and he has been an active member of Dr. Ivona Hideg’s research lab over the last two years. His current research project with Dr. Hideg examines reactions to socioeconomic status-based diversity policies and they are currently working on a journal submission. Peter has also worked with Dr. Laurie Barclay, and will start working on his Master’s Research Project (MRP) in the fall under the supervision of Dr. Chet Robie. Samantha Hancock (incoming PhD–OB/HRM) was awarded an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS). Sam is currently completing her MRP under the supervision of Dr. Ivona Hideg, and was a recipient of the SSHRC—Masters Level scholarship for her master’s research. Sam completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of Calgary (UC). She is currently examining the effect of a non-native accent English accent and gender on speakers’ workplace outcomes. She has also just received her first revise and resubmit at a peer-reviewed journal on a project she has started as an undergraduate student at UC with Dr. Tom O’Neill. Irene Kim (incoming PhD–OB/HRM) was awarded an OGS. Irene is currently completing her MRP under the supervision of Dr. Jessie Zhan, and currently holds a SSHRC—Masters Level scholarship. Irene is interested in studying the work stress and well-being of employees who work in service positions. Her current research examines when and how serving entitled customers who demand special treatment and extra consideration influence service employees’ well-being. Irene is looking forward to defending her MRP and starting her PhD journey. Amanda Kohler (incoming PhD-Marketing), was awarded an OGS for the 2015-2016 academic year. She is completing her MA in Social Psychology here at Laurier and currently holds a SSHRC scholarship—Masters Level. Amanda was President of WLU’s Graduate Student Association (GSA) from 2014-15 and will be serving as the AVP: Communications for 2015-16. Amanda’s current research interests include: Understanding the consumer’s decision-making process, the symbolic relationship between consumer behaviour and instances of mate guarding and mate poaching, and how close relationships influence consumer behaviour and decision-making for products requiring large investments. Maxine Le Breton (incoming MABE co-op) was awarded a Master’s Level SSHRC. Maxine is a graduate of Laurentian University, and has been accepted to the MABE Co-op option. Maxine has won several academic awards during her undergraduate studies, is on the Dean’s Honour List, was Vice-President of the Laurentian University Economics Student Association, and has worked as a teaching assistant. Her research interests include studying the effects of Research and Development (R&D) expenditures in multinational corporations.
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Papers and Conference Presentations cont’d Francisca Saldanha Peralta, C. F., & Saldanha, M. F. (2015). “’I am Exhausted, but Happy!’ Can Emotional Exhaustion Enhance Happiness?”. Paper accepted for presentation at the 17th Conference of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Oslo, Norway, May. Patient, D. L., Kulik, C., & Saldanha, M. F. (2015). “Getting Bad News From Your Physician: The Impact of Interactional Justice on Patient Reactions”. Paper accepted for presentation at the 43rd Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Halifax, NS, June. Saldanha, M. F., & Barclay, L. (2015). “Beyond the Decision to Forgive: How Third Parties can Influence the Aftermath of Forgiveness”. In Saldanha, M. F., & Barclay, L. (Chairs), New insights into forgiveness and mercy: Antecedents, outcomes, and the role of third parties. Symposium accepted for presentation at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Vancouver, BC, August. This symposium was selected as a “Showcase Symposium” by the Conflict Management Division at the Academy of Management.
Konstantin Sokolov B. Charkabarty, P. Jain, A. Shkilko, and K. Sokolov. “Quote Intensity and Market Quality: Effects of the SEC Naked Access Ban”. Selected presentations include: 10th Annual Central Bank Workshop on the Microstructure of Financial Markets,
Rome, Italy, October 2-3, 2014. 51st Annual Eastern Finance Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA April
2015. Financial Management Association European Conference, Venice, Italy, June 2015. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA, October 2015. J. Brogaard, A. Carrion, T. Moyaert, R. Riordan, A. Shkilko, and K. Sokolov. “HighFrequency Trading and Extreme Price Movements”. Presentations include: 10th Annual Mid-Atlantic Research Conference in Finance, Radnor, PA, USA, March
2015. 8th Financial Risks International Forum, Paris, France, March 2015. Financial Management Association European Conference, Venice, Italy, June 2015. 7th Erasmus Liquidity Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands, June 2015. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA, October 2015.
F. Perez, A. Shkilko, and K. Sokolov. “Factor Models for Binary Financial Data”. Presentations include: 1st Conference on Recent Developments in Financial Econometrics and Applications,
Geelong, Australia, December 2014. 3rd Annual Doctoral Workshop in Financial Econometrics, Toronto, ON, May 2015. 5
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Congratulations to our Graduates! The following students graduated at the June 2015 Convocation: PhD in Management: Dr. David Whiteside (OB/HRM) Master of Finance: Siyu Gui
Master of Finance (Co-op): Piaoxia (Sarah) Lai
MABE: Zechuan (Brian) Deng
Xinyu Li
James Fudurich
Jing Luo
Neil Shankar
Di Meng
Wentao Shi
Yanling Tu
Christos Stathopoulos
Zinan Wang
Ali Syed
Mengjia Zhu
Cory Timmons Elizabeth Vickers Yuqi Yang Han (Naya) Zheng
Congratulations to Xinyu Li for winning the Medal of Academic Excellence—Master’s Level! Congratulations are also extended to Dr. David Whiteside, Christos Stathopoulos, and Elizabeth Vickers who received the Award for Outstanding Work at the Graduate Level at this year’s June Convocation.
Dissertation Defences Our most heartfelt congratulations to the following students who have successfully defended their doctoral dissertations. We are so proud of your accomplishments and wish you the best in your future endeavours!
Laleh Samarbakhsh (Financial Economics) defended her dissertation, “Three Essays on Default Risk in Capital Markets”, on March 12, 2015. Laleh’s Committee consisted of Dr. Madhu Kalimipalli (Advisor), Dr. Ben Amoako-Adu, Dr. Subhankar Nayak, and Dr. Joe Campolieti. Dr. Louis Gagnon (Queen’s University) acted as the External Examiner.
David Whiteside (OB/HRM) defended his dissertation, “Promoting Fairness in the Workplace: Identifying and Overcoming the Barriers to Managerial Fairness in Organizations”, on March 12, 2015. David’s Committee consisted of Dr. Laurie Barclay (Advisor), Dr. Ivona Hideg, Dr. Yujie (Jessie) Zhan, and Dr. Christian Jordan. Dr. Marshall Schminke (University of Central Florida) acted as the External Examiner. 6
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Graduating Master’s Student Major Research Papers Zechuan Deng (MABE) – The Impacts of School Test Age on Students’ School Outcomes: An Application of Value-Added Model on Test Age Effect (Supervisor - Dr. Justin Smith) James Fudurich (MABE) – A Tale of Two Recessions: Investigating Labour Hoarding in Select Canadian Industries (Supervisor – Dr. David Johnson) Piaoxia Lai (MFin Co-op) – International Portfolio Diversification Test Using US and ADR Stocks (Supervisor – Dr. Ben Amoako-Adu) Xinyu Li (MFin Co-op) – The Relation Between Leverage, Stock Volatility and Liquidity (Supervisor – Dr. Subhankar Nayak) Jing Luo (MFin Co-op) – Macroeconomic Determinants of Equity Market Risk Premium During Bull and Bear Markets (Supervisor – Dr. Ben Amoako-Adu) Di Meng (MFin Co-op) – Do Selection and Timing Strategies Pay Off? An Examination of Key Active Equity Strategies (Supervisor – Dr. Subhankar Nayak) Neil Shankar (MABE) – Constructing an Indicator for ASEAN-5 Regional GDP Growth (Supervisor – Dr. Christos Shiamptanis) Wentao Shi (MABE) – Discerning the Relationship Between Oil Prices and Solar Energy Stock Prices: An Econometric Analysis (Supervisor – Dr. Wing Chan) Christos Stathopoulos (MABE) – Exploring the Debt, Fiscal Limit, and Risk Premia Relationship (Supervisor – Dr. Christos Shiamptanis) Ali Syed (MABE) – Public and Private Sector Wage Differentials in Ontario (Supervisor – Dr. Tammy Schirle) Yanling Tu (MFin Co-op) – Adjusted Beta Using the Following Methods: Blume, Dimson, Scholes-Williams, and Ibbotson (Supervisor – Dr. Ben Amoako-Adu) Elizabeth Vickers (MABE) – The Impact on Economic Growth and Private Investment From Provincial Tax Changes: A Canadian Sub-national Study (Supervisor – Dr. Tracy Snoddon)
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Zihan Wang (MFin Co-op) – Portfolio Performance Evaluation of Canadian and US Index ETFs (Supervisor – Dr. Ben Amoako-Adu) Yuqi Yang (MABE) – Impact of Government Policies on the Real Estate Market in China’s Ten Largest Cities (Supervisor – Dr. Wing Chan) Han Zheng (MABE) – Stress Tests on Six Major Canadian Commercial Banks (Supervisor – Dr. Wing Chan) Mengjia Zhu (MFin Co-op) – Testing for the Stability of Beta using the Chow Test (Supervisor – Dr. Ben Amoako-Adu)
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