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Research centred around EDI

Disaggregate data and qualitative research are essential tools for building community initiatives, developing equitable projects and advocating for social and policy changes. Researchers and faculty members at the Ted Rogers School are committed to applying an intersectional lens in their work in order to produce equitable analysis. The following is a recent selection of journal articles and conference presentations centered around EDI-related areas of business research related to gender equity, migration, accessibility, racial justice and more.

Research in progress

Kelly McShane

Building resilience to climate-related risks

Professor Kelly McShane’s current research undertaking is on the question of how conservation agriculture can empower women farmers in low- and middle-income countries and mitigate the effects of climate change. The project will investigate how this type of agriculture can empower smallholder women farmers and build resilience against climate-related risks to their living conditions, food security and health in low-and middle-income countries.

TMU professors receive funding for transformative research projects
Nükhet Taylor

Fostering Well-Being in the Digital World

Researcher Dr. Nükhet Taylor received, from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, an Insight Development Grant to support her research project titled: Fostering Well-Being in the Digital World.

TMU researchers receive SSHRC funding

Published research

Ted Rogers School of Management faculty and researchers are driving innovation and social change and advancing EDI in business. The following is a recent selection of journal articles and conference presentations centered around EDI-related areas of research.

Journal articles and book chapters
Dimanche, F., & Perzyna, M. (2024). Diversity, equity, and inclusion management in the Canadian hospitality industry. In A. Manoharan, J. M. Madera, & M. Singal (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of diversity, equity, and inclusion management in the hospitality industry. Routledge. 
Wright, K.-A., & Dimanche, F. (2023). Canadian immigration policies: Implications for discrimination and biases in tourism employment. In S. Slocum (Ed.), Inclusion in tourism: Understanding institutional discrimination and bias (external link, opens in new window)  (pp. 29-45). Routledge.
Dubois, L.-E., Dimanche, F., & Newman, S. (2024). Challenges in developing cultural tourism: Insights from Canada. In A. Morrison & D. Buhalis (Eds.), Handbook of trends and issues in global tourism supply and demand (pp. 127-137). Routledge.
Conference papers and presentations
Dimanche, F., & Perzyna, M. (2023, September). Immigration and workforce diversity in the Canadian hospitality and tourism sector: An opportunity not to be missed (external link, opens in new window) . Proceedings of the Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) Canada conference. Kingston, ON.
Dimanche, F. (2023, June). Immigration, multicultural placemaking, and regenerative urban tourism development. Invited research seminar at Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse), Lyon, France.
Yamamoto, H., Fels, D., Yasu, K., Hiraga, R. (2024). Towards Improving the Correct Lyric Detection by Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (external link) . In: Miesenberger, K., Peňáz, P., Kobayashi, M. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14750. Springer, Cham. 
Kugai, K., Fels, D.I., Kobayashi, M. (2024). TARGET: Tactile-Audio DaRts for Guiding Enabled Throwing (external link) . In: Miesenberger, K., Peňáz, P., Kobayashi, M. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14750. Springer, Cham. 
Fels, D., Hiraga, R., Shiraishi, Y. (2024). Making Entertainment Content More Inclusive Introduction to Special Thematic Session. In: Miesenberger, K., Peňáz, P., Kobayashi, M. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14750. Springer, Cham. 
Kumarasamy, T., Nam, S., Fels, D. (2024). Using a Novel Conversational Method for Measuring Comprehension of D/HoH Viewers Consuming Captioning Content for Entertainment Purposes (external link, opens in new window) . In: Miesenberger, K., Peňáz, P., Kobayashi, M. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14751. Springer, Cham.
Nam, S., Tanvir, R. (2024). NERWEB: User-Friendly Software for Caption Quality Assessment Using the NER Model (external link, opens in new window) . In: Miesenberger, K., Peňáz, P., Kobayashi, M. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14751. Springer, Cham. 

Okafor, O. N. and Kalu, K. (2023). Integration Challenges, Immigrant Characteristics and Career Satisfaction for Immigrants in Accounting and Finance: Empirical Evidence from Canada (opens in new window) . Critical Perspectives on Accounting, In Press, 102602. at 277 Wellington St W Toronto on March 16, 2024. 

Discussion on how the CPA preparatory courses and professional education program can be made to be more inclusive.

Presentation of a paper titled Managing Strategically in a Complex Business Environment – A financial perspective at the 2023 ICCC Toronto Equal Slice Program Seminar at Terrace Room; University of Toronto Chestnut Conference Centre 89 Chestnut St, Toronto, ON M5G 1R1. Virtual presentation on October 19; in-person presentation on November 7, 2023.

Provided financial literacy education to small business owners comprising 85% Black, Indigenous, racialized entrepreneurs and over 60 women on strategic business management.
Okafor, O. N. and Kalu, K. (2023) Integration Challenges, Immigrant Characteristics and Career Satisfaction for Immigrants in Accounting and Finance: Empirical Evidence from Canada. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, In Press, 102602. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2023.102602, at the TRSM Research Seminar on September 19, 2023.