Dissertation Supervision

Jean-François Soublière
University of Alberta
Alberta School of Business
Department of Strategic Management & Organization

• Entered the program 9/2014; Ph.D. Candidate as of 9/2017
• Committee: Joel Gehman (Supervisor), Michael Lounsbury, Dev Jennings, Tim Hannigan, Mary Ann Glynn (Boston College)
• Winner of the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship, 2017-2019 ($70,000)

Joint Publications:

• Gehman, J. & Soublière, J.-F. 2017. Cultural Entrepreneurship: From Making Culture to Cultural Making. Innovation: Organization & Management. 19: 61-73.

Ke Cao
University of Alberta
Alberta School of Business
Department of Strategic Management & Organization

• Entered the program 9/2015
• Committee: Joel Gehman (Supervisor), Royston Greenwood, Trish Reay
• Winner of the GRA Rice Graduate Scholarship, 2016-2017 ($10,000)

Joint Publications:

• Gehman, J., Grimes, M.G. & Cao, K. Why We Care About Certified B Corporations: From Valuing Growth to Certifying Values. Accepted at Academy of Management Discoveries.
• Grimes, M.G., Gehman, J. & Cao, K. Positively Deviant: How Gender Role Identity and Sustainability Context Affect B Corp Certification. Journal of Business Venturing. Accepted.
• Cao, K., Gehman, J. & Grimes, M.G. 2017. Standing Out and Fitting In: Charting the Emergence of Certified B Corporations by Industry and Region. In A.C. Corbett & J.A. Katz (Eds.), Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth: Hybrid Ventures. 19: 1-38.

Dissertation Committees

Yongbin Joo
University of Alberta
Alberta School of Business
Department of Strategic Management & Organization

• Entered the program 9/2012; Ph.D. Candidate as of 1/2016
• Dev Jennings (Chair), Michael Lounsbury, Tony Briggs, Joel Gehman

Chang Lu
University of Alberta
Alberta School of Business
Department of Strategic Management & Organization

• Entered the program 9/2013; Ph.D. Candidate as of 6/2016
• Trish Reay (Chair), Michael Lounsbury, Joel Gehman, Marvin Washington, Chris Steele

Joint Publications:

• Gehman, J., Lefsrud, L.M., Lounsbury, M. & Lu, C. 2016. Perspectives on Energy and Environment Risks with Implications for Canadian Energy Development. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. 16: 384-388. doi:10.2113/gscpgbull.64.2.384.

M. Paola Ometto
University of Alberta
Alberta School of Business
Department of Strategic Management & Organization

• Entered the program 9/2014; Ph.D. Candidate as of 9/2017
• Michael Lounsbury (Chair)

Asma Zafar
University of Alberta
Alberta School of Business
Department of Strategic Management & Organization

• Entered the program 9/2014; Ph.D. Candidate as of 9/2017
• Trish Reay (Chair)

Milo Wang
University of Alberta
Alberta School of Business
Department of Strategic Management & Organization

• Entered the program 9/2015
• Michael Lounsbury (Chair)

Other Student Mentoring

Miron Avidan
McGill University
Desautels Faculty of Management
Strategy & Organization

• Dror Etzion (Supervisor)

Joint Publications:

• Etzion, D., Gehman, J., Ferraro, F., & Avidan, M. 2017. Unleashing Sustainability Transformations through Robust Action. Journal of Cleaner Production. 140: 167-178. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.06.064.
• Etzion, D., Gehman, J. & Avidan, M. August 15, 2016. Sharing a Wealth of Information: How Regulators Can Improve Fracking Disclosure Practices. The Hill Times.
• Avidan, M., Etzion, D. & Gehman, J. June 29, 2016. What Makes Public Disclosure Effective? An Analysis of Fracking Disclosure Regimes in Canada. Huffington Post.
• The Effectiveness of Fracking Disclosure Regimes in Canada. SSHRC Imagining Canada’s Future. May 2016. 27 pages.