Former Students

Former Doctoral Students

Chris Rowell

Ph.D., Aalto University, School of Science, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, August 2017
Dissertation: Signaling and Shaping Legitimacy: Weaving Webs of Meaning in Time and New Markets
Committee: Robin Gustafsson (Supervisor), Nelson Phillips (Imperial College London), Roy Suddaby (University of Victoria), Joel Gehman (University of Alberta), and Shazhad Ansari (University of Cambridge)
Initial Placement: University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business

Ph.D. McGill University, Desautels Faculty of Management, Information Systems
Dissertation: Institutional Logics and Governance of Open Source Software Ecosystems, February 2017
Committee: Samer Faraj (Supervisor), Emmanuelle Vaast, Linda Rouleau (HEC Montreal)
Joint Publications: Gehman, J., Mastroianni, D., Grant, A. & Etzion, D. 2012. An Analysis of Unconventional Gas Well Reporting under Pennsylvania’s Act 13 of 2012. Environmental Practice. 14: 262-277. doi:10.1017/S1466046612000373.
Initial Placement: Moody’s Analytics

Mia Raynard

Ph.D., University of Alberta, Alberta School of Business, Department of Strategic Management and Organization, January 2016
Dissertation: Institutional Imprints: The Enduring Effects of Past Political Regimes on CSR in China
Committee: Royston Greenwood and Michael Lounsbury (Supervisors), P. Devereaux Jennings, C.R. (Bob) Hinings, Joel Gehman, and John Amis (University of Edinburgh)
Initial Placement: Vienna University of Economics and Business

Manely Sharifian

Ph.D., University of Alberta, Alberta School of Business, Department of Strategic Management and Organization, August 2015
Dissertation: The Paths of Clean Technology: From Innovation to Commercialization
Committee: P. Devereaux Jennings (Supervisor), Jennifer Jennings, Michael Lounsbury, and Joel Gehman
Initial Placement: San Francisco State University, College of Business

Kenneth Fox

Ph.D., University of Alberta, Alberta School of Business, Department of Accounting, August 2015
Dissertation: Framing a Franchise: Financial Disclosure, non-GAAP Earnings, and Equity Valuation in the Formation of a Socio-Technical
Committee: David Cooper (Supervisor), Bino Catusus, David Deephouse, Roy Suddaby, and Joel Gehman
Initial Placement: University of Saskatchewan, Edwards School of Business

Evelyn Micelotta

Ph.D., University of Alberta, Alberta School of Business, Department of Strategic Management and Organization, June 2016
Dissertation: When Institutions Bend But Do Not Break: The Institutional Accommodation of Open Access in Scientific Publishing
Committee: Royston Greenwood and Michael Lounsbury (Supervisors), C.R. (Bob) Hinings, Trish Reay, Joel Gehman, and Charlene Zietsma (York University)
Initial Placement: University of New Mexico, Anderson School of Management

Eric Yanfei Zhao

Ph.D., University of Alberta, Alberta School of Business, Department of Strategic Management and Organization, June 2015
Dissertation: Institutional Complexity of National Systems and the Fate of Global Microfinance
Committee: Michael Lounsbury (Supervisor), P. Devereaux Jennings, Royston Greenwood, Joel Gehman, and Rodolphe Durand (HEC Paris)
Initial Placement: Indiana University, Kelley School of Business