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EDI research conference

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Conference program

2025 涩里番 Desautels inter-area EDI research conference

Join us on Thursday, May 8th, 2025, for a day dedicated to exploring and discussing cutting-edge research in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). This conference aims to provide researchers with valuable opportunities to learn about diverse EDI research works from various fields and foster scholarly interactions that can lead to impactful collaborations.

Throughout the day, you'll hear from esteemed speakers and discussants across multiple sessions, covering topics such as organizational behavior, strategy, operations management, marketing, information systems, accounting, and finance. Whether you're a seasoned researcher or new to the field, this conference promises to offer insightful perspectives and stimulate meaningful conversations.

Organized by the EDI team at 涩里番 Desautels.

Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Time: 9:15 AM - 2:35 PM
Location: Bronfman building, room 301
Deadline to register: Registrations now closed (Thursday, May 1, 2025)
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The main purpose of the EDI research conference is two-fold:

  1. to provide researchers with opportunities to learn about, understand, and discuss EDI research works from across different areas.
  2. to promote scholarly interactions with respect to EDI research, which can help generate more research collaborations.

Conference program

9:15-9:20

Welcome
9:20-9:30 Opening remarks by Lisa Cohen

9:30-10:30

Session 1 (Organizational Behaviour and Strategy & Organization)
鈥淪huffle then deal: Misfit tolerance as an endogenous mechanism
to formalize new structures鈥� by Hollie Bui
Discussant: Anna Kim

鈥淭heorizing with respect: Methodological principles and practices to generate diverse theories
from fieldwork in the Global South鈥� by Anna Kim
Discussant: Roman Galperin

10:30-10:50

Coffee Break

10:50-11:50

Session 2 (Operations Management and Marketing)
鈥淲hy the Rooney Rule Fumbles: Limitations of Interview-stage
Diversity Interventions in Labor Markets鈥� by Setareh Farajollahzadeh
Discussant: Brian Rubineau

鈥淒o Minority-Owned Labels Help or Hurt Minority Businesses?
The Effect of Minority-Owned Labels on Purchase Intentions Depending on
Consumers鈥� Political Orientation and Race鈥� by Sid Mookerjee
Discussant: Elena Obukhova

11:50-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Session 3 (Information Systems, Accounting, and Finance)
鈥淓ffects of Corporate Sociopolitical Activism鈥� by Sameer Borwankar
Discussant: David Schumacher

鈥淏oard Gender Diversity Reforms and Inventory Management Efficiency鈥� by Dongyoung Lee
Discussant: Sanjith Gopalakrishnan

鈥淪egmented Multipliers: Evidence from Welfare Cuts鈥� by Jim Goldman
Discussant: Tomas Milo

14:30-14:35

Closing Remarks

Registration: EDI research conference

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