Asper School of Business

Research

Our research influences business and leadership in Canada and throughout the world. Beginning as a small department in 1937, the I. H. Asper School of Business has grown into a major research and teaching unit with more than 60 full-time staff and approximately 1800 students at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate levels.

Research news

Knowledge creation

Asper School of Business aims to expand global knowledge and engage in intellectual exploration to advance teaching, learning and research. Our researcher’s scholarly work is regularly published in internationally renowned scholarly publications with some of the most recent publications by Asper faculty listed here.

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  • Dr. Sandeep Arora

    The Journal of Marketing (JM)
    Shedding Light on the Dark Side of Firm Lobbying: A Customer Perspective

  • Co-authors, Dr. Nathan Greidanus and Dr. Chi Liao

    Journal of Business Venturing
    Toward a coping-dueling-fit theory of the ADHD-entrepreneurship relationship: Treatment’s influence on business venturing, performance, and persistence. 

Upcoming events

Asper School of Business research events

Our researchers

Research chairs 

Professorships and fellowships

Professorships


Bruno Dyck, Professor
Norman Frohlich Professorship in Business Sustainability

Paul Larson, Professor
CN Professorship in Supply Chain Management

Rajesh Manchanda, Professor
F. Ross Johnson Professorship in Marketing

Xiaofan Steven Zheng, Professor
Bank of Montreal (BMO) Professorship in Finance
 

Faculty

Our researchers and educators

Meet the faculty at the Asper School of Business.

PhD students

Business Administration

  • Mehri Ebrahiminejad Baloochi
    MBA (University of Tehran)
  • Arvinder Chopra
    BA (Delhi University), MBA (York University)
  • Xiaoli Guo
    BA (Southwest University for Nationalities), Master (Shanxi University of Finance and Economics)
  • Zulfiquer Haider
    MBA (University of Manchester)
  • Xianzhe Jin
    BA in Business Administration (Seoul National University), MSc in Marketing (University of Manitoba)
  • Jingnan Li
    BBA (Mount St. Vincent University), MBA (Tory University)
  • Arjun Odedra
    BComm (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology),  MBA (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology)
  • Peter Pomart, MBA (Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba)
  • Zhe Shen
    BA (Nankai University), MBA (Shandong University)
  • Mojtaba Mohammadnejad Shourakaei
    Master (University of Tehran), PhD (University of Tehran)
  • Di Xu
    BA in Economics (University of Calgary), MBA (Lakehead University)
  • Li Yu
    PhD in Neuroscience (McGill)

Finance

  • Zhengyifan Chen
    Mater (South China University of Technology)

  • Linlin Jin
    MSc (Gabelli School of Business)
  • Huijing Li
    BSc in Actuarial Mathematics (University of Manitoba)
  • Nanying Lin
    BSc in Accounting (Arkansas State University)
  • Xin Liu
    MSc (Tongji University)
  • Yang Liu
    MBA (University of California)
  • Quoc Phan
    MSc (ESC Rennes School of Business)
  • Yuying Sun
    Master (Dongbei University of Finance and Economics)
  • Zhen Qi
    Bachelor of Finance (Beihang University), Master of Finance (University of International Business and Economics)
  • Yuan Wang
    MFin Managment (Xiamen University)
  • Meng Yan
    MFin (Saint Mary's University)
  • Qi Zhang
    BComm (Capital University of Economics and Business)
  • Zixu Zhang
    MSc (North Carolina A&T State University)

Marketing

  • Uyen Uyen Banh
    BA in Industry Management (Vietnam National University), MBA (University of Missouri)
  • Ruiqi Guan
    BSc (University of Illinois), MSc (SKEMA Business School)
  • Andrew Hyun-Woo Lee
    BComm Hons. (Marketing), Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba
  • Nazanin Khaksari
    BA (Allameh Tabatabaie University), Master (University of Tehran)
  • Sanjay Kumar, MBA (University of New Delhi)
  • Trang Thanh Mai-McManus
    BA in International Business Management (Hanoi Foreign Trade University)
  • Ngan Vo
    BA in Industrial Management (HCMC University of Technology), MBA (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
  • Mehmet Yanit
    BSc in Industrial Engineering (Marmara University), MA in International Competition and Trade (Bogazici University)  

Independent interdisciplinary study

Fellowships

Sandeep Arora, Assistant Professor
F. Ross Johnson Fellows Program

Namita Bhatnagar, Full Professor
F. Ross Johnson Fellows Program

Wenxia Ge, Associate Professor
Chartered Professional Accountants Research Fellowship

Sriharsha Kamatham, Assistant Professor
F. Ross Johnson Fellows Program

Keri Kettle, Assistant Professor
F. Ross Johnson Fellows Program

Mingzhi Liu, Associate Professor
Chartered Professional Accountants Research Fellowship

Kelley Main, Associate Professor
F. Ross Johnson Fellows Program

Hee Mok Park, Assistant Professor
F. Ross Johnson Fellows Program

Subbu Sivaramakrishnan, Associate Professor
F. Ross Johnson Fellows Program

Fang Wan, Professor
F. Ross Johnson Fellows Program

Luming Wang, Associate Professor
F. Ross Johnson Fellows Program

Chanqiu Yu, Lecturer
Chartered Professional Accountants Research Fellowship

Centres and institutes

Departments

Accounting and finance

Accounting and finance researchers at Asper are broadly concerned with the measurement of wealth and the financial impact of transactions.

Centre for Accounting Research and Education

 

Actuarial

Researchers in actuarial studies apply mathematical disciplines, particularly probability, statistics, and risk theory, to real life financial problems involving future uncertainty.

Warren Centre for Actuarial Studies and Research 

 

Business administration

Our researchers are studying organizations worldwide to understand how work works across cultures. Research in business administration at UM goes beyond the fundamentals of business to investigate leadership, decision-making methods, and contemporary themes that inform decisions in today’s business world.

 

 

Logistics and supply chain management

Researchers in logistics and supply chain management investigate the interaction of logistics and transport, operations, purchasing, and some elements of marketing and information technology. Research examines how supply chains have been affected by the increased complexity of organizations, the globalization of commerce and the evolution of information technology.

 

 

Marketing

Marketing research at the Asper School of Business aims to learn about and understand consumers, and explore advancements in consumer behaviour, branding, international marketing and the marketing of social issues. .

 

Management information systems

Our management information systems researchers delve into how organizations and individuals use computers, how computers can benefit organizations and how to manage this widespread technology.

 

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Fang Wan.
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Research labs

Marketing Research Lab


Opened in January 2008, this innovative lab is fitted with 15 customized computer workstations to conduct computerized marketing simulations and electronic data capture directly from research participants, as well as non-computer-mediated activities. The room can be modified for other research-based activities, such as conducting in-depth interviews, focus group sessions and screening of advertisements.

Behavioural Research Lab


In 2022, the Asper School of Business will open the The David Dreman Behavioral Management Research Lab. The lab will assist faculty with carrying out research, developing additional research capacity based on cutting edge trends and multidisciplinary collaboration. We will introduce new workshops to further enhance the research potential of our graduate students and stimulate faculty collaborations.

Contact us

Asper School of Business
Drake Centre
181 Freedman Crescent
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V4 Canada

ASB_Info@UManitoba.ca
204-474-6390
204-474-7544