At Odette, we aim to be among the most productive and progressive business schools in Canada, measured by the publication of high-impact research articles in leading academic journals. As the state of business constantly evolves, our goal is to continually be at the forefront of analysis and understanding with relevant research studies that benefit students, business scholars, and the business community.
We are a methodologically diverse school that promotes discipline-based and interdisciplinary research grounded in theory, focused on both practice-driven intellectual contributions and business education. In particular, our faculty has committed its research endeavors to the following six fundamental issues:
- Leadership and Governance
- Transformation, Innovation and Organizational Performance
- The Economy of the Future
- International Business
- Business Education
- Corporate Social Responsibility
Submissions from 2023
Analytic narratives in accounting history: Combining formal models and small sample research., Alan J. Richardson
“As If”: Equifinality, Institutional work, and accounting in the Eastern Mail Service Arbitrations 1866-1905, Alan J. Richardson
Institutional Survival under Extreme State Repression and Subsequent Revival, Hongwei Xu and Litao Zhao
Submissions from 2022
Core Concepts in Management Accounting, Alan J. Richardson
Submissions from 2020
Two-echelon Supply Chain Operations under Dual Channels with Differentiated Productivities, Debing Ni, Kevin Li, and Xiang Fang
Submissions from 2019
Impact of product-design strategies on the operations of a closed-loop supply chain, Zhi Liu, Kevin Li, Bang-Yi Li, Jun Huang, and Juan Tang
Pricing and warranty decisions in a two-period closed loop supply chain, Juan Tang, Bang-Yi Li, Kevin Li, Zhi Liu, and Jun Huang
Management of Interpersonal Conflict in Negotiation with Chinese: A Perceived Face Threat Perspective, Zhoujia Zhao, Hung-Hsin Chen, and Kevin Li
Cooperative game approaches to coordinating a three-echelon closed-loop supply chain with fairness concerns, Xiao-Xue Zheng, Zhi Liu, Kevin Li, Jun Huang, and Ji Chen
Submissions from 2018
Decentralization or integration: Distribution channel selection under environmental taxation, Junsong Bian, Xiaolei Guo, and Kevin Li
Consensus decision models for preferential voting with abstentions, Zaiwu Gong, Ning Zhang, Kevin Li, Luis Martinez, and Wei Zhao
Submissions from 2017
How Knowledge Management Implementation Affects the Performance of Egyptian Construction Companies, Ahmed Elfar, Abdel Moneim Elsaid, and Eahab Elsaid
An Exploratory Study on How Talent Management Affects Employee Retention and Job Satisfaction for Personnel Administration in Ain Shams University Egypt, Eglal Hafez, Reem AbouelNeel, and Eahab Elsaid
A two-sided matching decision model for supply and demand of technological knowledge, Yong Liu and Kevin Li
Pricing decisions in closed-loop supply chains with marketing effort and fairness concerns, Peng Ma, Kevin Li, and Zhou-Jing Wang
The Impact of Dynamic Capabilities on Sustainable Competitive Advantage in the Pharmaceutical Sector in Egypt, Albert Naiem Naguib, Eahab Elsaid, and Abdel Moneim Elsaid
Professionalization and the Accounting Profession, Alan J. Richardson
The discovery of cumulative knowledge: Strategies for designing and communicating qualitative research., Alan J. Richardson
The Relationship between Management and Financial Accounting as Professions and Technologies of Practice, Alan J. Richardson
THE LIVING WAGE AS A MEANS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL INEQUALITY, Kent Walker Dr. and Curtis Labutte
NEW BELGIUM BREWING COMPANY AND B CORPORATION CERTIFICATION, Kent Walker Dr. and Taylor Laporte
Prioritization and aggregation of intuitionistic preference relations: A multiplicative- transitivity-based transformation from intuitionistic judgment data to priority weights, Yibin Zhang, Kevin Li, and Zhou-Jing Wang
Submissions from 2016
A strategic analysis of incorporating CSR into managerial incentive design, Kevin Li, Junsong Bian, and Xiaolei Guo
Acceptability analysis and priority weight elicitation for interval multiplicative comparison matrices, Kevin Li, Zhou-Jing Wang, and Xiayu Tong
University Sustainability Reporting: A review of the literature and development of a model., Alan J. Richardson and Meghan D. Kachler
The angel-halo effect: How increases in corporate social responsibility and irresponsibility relate to firm performance, Kent Walker Dr., Zhou Zhang, and Bing Yu
The angel-halo effect: How increases in corporate social responsibility and irresponsibility relate to firm performance, Kent Walker Dr., Zhou Zhang, and Bing Yu
Group decision making with incomplete intuitionistic preference relations based on quadratic programming models, Zhou-Jing Wang and Kevin Li
An acceptable consistency-based framework for group decision making with intuitionistic preference relations, Zhou-Jing Wang, Yuhong Wang, and Kevin Li
Submissions from 2015
Distribution channel strategies in a mixed market, Junsong Bian, Xiaolei Guo, and Kevin Li
Comparing Outgoing Female CEOs With Prior CEO Experience To Outgoing Female CEOs With No Prior CEO Experience, Eahab Elsaid
Efficient aircraft spare parts inventory management under demand uncertainty, Jingyao Gu, Guoqing Zhang, and Kevin Li
Personal Leadership Developmetn Toolkit, Martha A. Reavley
Teamskills and Community development Toolkit: Activities And Exercises To Build High Performance Teams Engaging In High Impact Local Community Development Projects, Martha A. Reavley and Martha A. Reavley
Working Papaer: A Quantitative Analysis of ePortfolio Reflective Learning on Personal Leadership Development, Martha A. Reavley and Martha A. Reavley
Quantitative Research and the Critical Accounting Project, Alan J. Richardson
The cost of a telegram: the evolution of the international regulation of the telegraph, Alan J. Richardson
A multi-step goal programming approach for group decision making with incomplete interval additive reciprocal comparison matrices, Zhou-Jing Wang and Kevin Li
A chi-square method for priority derivation in group decision making with incomplete reciprocal preference relations, Yejun Xu, Lei Chen, Kevin Li, and Huimin Wang
Submissions from 2014
Examining The Effect Of Change In CEO Gender, Functional And Educational Background On Firm Performance And Risk, Eahab Elsaid
Coalition analysis with preference uncertainty in group decision support, Kevin Li, Takehiro Inohara, and Haiyan Xu
Approaches to improving consistency of interval fuzzy preference relations, Wu-Yong Qian, Kevin Li, and Zhou-Jing Wang
Shortcomings of investior-based ratings of corporate reputation: An exploratory empirical study that shows a variety of stakeholder groups place greater emphasis on corporate ethics than profits., Kent Walker Dr. and Bruno Dyck Dr.
Sustainability Fellowships: The Potential for Collective Stakeholder Influence, Kent Walker Dr. and Andre Laplume
Empirical Archetypes for Strong Corporate Environmental Performance, Kent Walker Dr., na ni, and Bruno Dyck Dr.
Is the red dragon green? An examination of the antecedents and consequences of environmental proactivity in China, Kent Walker Dr., Na Ni Dr., and Weidong Huo
Organizational ingenuity and the paradox of embedded agency: The case of the embryonic Ontario solar energy industry, Kent Walker Dr., Francine Schlosser Dr., and David Deephouse Dr.
Consistency test and weight generation for additive interval fuzzy preference relations, Yejun Xu, Kevin Li, and Huimin Wang
Incomplete interval fuzzy preference relations and their applications, Yejun Xu, Kevin Li, and Huimin Wang
Submissions from 2013
A NOVEL APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZING HESITATIONS IN INTUITIONISTIC FUZZY NUMBERS, Minji Huang and Kevin Li
Towards a Model of Conscientious Corporate Brands: A Canadian Study, David Hutchinson Dr., Jang Singh, Goran Svensson, and Tore Mysen
Identifying and Differentiating Key Employees from Owners and Other Employees in SMEs, Francine K. Schlosser
Characteristics of Immigrant Entrepreneurs and their Involvement in International New Ventures, Francine K. Schlosser and Roxanne Zolin
Auditor industry specialization, board governance, and earnings management, Jerry Sun and Guoping Liu
Distance-based consensus models for fuzzy and multiplicative 3 preference relations, Yejun Xu, Kevin Li, and Huimin Wang
Submissions from 2012
Independent audit committee members’ board tenure and audit fees, Anthony Chan, Guoping Liu, and Jerry Sun
Sex Stereotyping Managerial Positions, Abdel Moneim Elsaid and Eahab Elsaid
Culture and leadership: Comparing Egypt to the GLOBE study of 62 societies, Eahab Elsaid and Abdel Moneim Elsaid
Age, CEO succession, and risk taking, Eahab Elsaid and Nancy D. Ursel
Inter-relationships among focal dimensions in relationship quality: a quantitative and exploratory approach, David Hutchinson Dr. and Jang Singh
Properties of quality constructs in Canadian business relationships, David Hutchinson Dr. and Jang Singh
An assessment of the early stages of a sustainable business model in the Canadian fast food industry, David Hutchinson, Jang Singh, and Kent Walker
An integrated multiple criteria preference ranking approach to the Canadian west coast port congestion conflict, Ginger Y. Ke, Kevin W. Li Dr., and Keith W. Hipel
A game-theoretic analysis of social responsibility conduct in two-echelon supply chains, Debing Ni and Kevin W. Li Dr.
Does investor protection regime affect the effectiveness of outside directorship on the board?, Jagdish Pathak and Jerry Sun
Financing a loss. Accounting and Finance Research, David Rakowski and Eahab Elsaid
Taking an Active Approach in Entrepreneurial Mentoring Programs Geared Toward Immigrants, Francine K. Schlosser and Myra Tawfik
Seeking resources: Predicting retirees' return to their workplace, Francine K. Schlosser, Deborah Zinni, and Marjorie Armstrong-Stassen
The economic determinants of compensation committee quality, Jerry Sun and Steven F. Cahan
The harm of symbolic actions and green-washing: corporate actions and communications on environmental performance and their financial implications, Kent Walker and Fang Wan
An interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy multiattribute group decision making framework with incomplete preference over alternatives, Zhou-Jing Wang and Kevin W. Li Dr.
Goal programming approaches to deriving interval fuzzy preference relations, Zhou-Jing Wang and Kevin W. Li Dr.
Submissions from 2011
A replenishment control system with uncertain returns and random opportunities for disposal, Ben A. Chaouch
An OWA-TOPSIS method for multiple criteria decision analysis, Ye Chen, Kevin W. Li Dr., and Si-feng Liu
Finance journal rankings and tiers: An active scholar assessment methodology, Russell Currie and Gurupdesh Pandher
CEO successor compensation: outside versus inside successions, Eahab Elsaid, Wallace Davidson, and Xiaoxin Wang
CEO Succession, Gender and Risk Taking, Eahab Elsaid and Nancy D. Ursel
Does experience matter? CEO successions by former CEOs, Eahab Elsaid, Xiaoxin Wang, and Wallace N. Davidson III
Bounded Rationality and Irreversible Network Change, Xiaolei Guo and Henry X. Liu
Inefficiency of Logit-Based Stochastic User Equilibrium in a Traffic Network Under ATIS, Hai-jun Huang, Tian-liang Liu, Xiaolei Guo, and Hai Yang
Antecedents and postcedents of satisfaction in business relationships in Canada, David Hutchinson Dr. and Jang Singh
Refining value-based differentiation in business relationships: A study of the higher order relationship building blocks that influence behavioural intentions, David Hutchinson Dr., William J. Wellington Dr., Mohammed Saad, and Phillip Cox
Perceived organizational membership and the retention of older workers, Francine K. Schlosser and Marjorie Armstrong-Stassen
The effect of analyst coverage on the informativeness of income smoothing, Jerry Sun
Client-specific litigation risk and audit quality differentiation, Jerry Sun and Guoping Liu
Industry specialist auditors, outsider directors, and financial analysts, Jerry Sun and Guoping Liu
The effect of analyst coverage on accounting conservatism, Jerry Sun and Guoping Liu
Does Female Directorship on Independent Audit Committees Constrain Earnings Management?, Jerry Sun, Guoping Liu, and George Lan
Courage in leadership: From the battlefield to the boardroom, Peter A. Voyer
A mathematical programming approach to multi-attribute decision making with interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy assessment information, Zhou-Jing Wang, Kevin W. Li Dr., and Jianhui Xu
Submissions from 2010
Pareto-improving congestion pricing and revenue refunding with multiple user classes, Xiaolei Guo and Hai Yang
Bounding the inefficiency of logit-based stochastic user equilibrium, Xiaolei Guo, Hai Yang, and Tian-Liang Liu
A Link-Based Day-to-Day Traffic Assignment Model, Xiaozheng He, Xiaolei Guo, and Henry X Liu
Notes on “multicriteria fuzzy decision-making method based on a novel accuracy function under interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy environment”, Kevin W. Li Dr. and Zhou-Jing Wang
Director tenure and independent audit committee effectiveness, Guoping Liu and Jerry Sun
Ultimate ownership structure and corporate disclosure quality: evidence from China, Guoping Liu and Jerry Sun
Social responsibility allocation in two-echelon supply chains: Insights from wholesale price contracts, Debing Ni, Kevin W. Li Dr., and Xiaowo Tang
When hospitals provide HR practices tailored to older nurses, will older nurses stay? It may depend on their supervisor, Francine K. Schlosser and Marjorie Armstrong-Stassen