Events
- March 9, 2012 ::: Japan’s Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011: Lessons Learnt
Prof. Ali Asgary and a panel of speakers examine what we can learn from the disasters in Japan
- April 13, 2012 ::: Master of Financial Accountability Workshop Series
Risk Management, Control and Financial Accountability, Dr. Cheng-Few Lee, Rutgers University
- February 1, 2012 ::: Assessing the Present State of the Earth's Climate Dr. Madhav Khandekar, former research scientist with Environment Canada
- December 2, 2011 ::: Forensic Accounting and Financial Accountability Dr. Larry Crumbley, Louisiana State University
- September 28, 2011 :::
Fire & Ice: Emergency Management Lessons from the Disastrous Fire at Chapman's Ice Cream Ashley Chapman, vice-president, Chapman's Ice Cream, speaks about the 2009 fire that destroyed Chapman's Markdale, ON, plant -- devastating the business it took his family nearly 40 years to build – and their remarkable comeback that is now a Canadian business success story.
For more information, please contact Prof. Ali Asgary
Research Buffet 2011–2012
Research Buffet is a seminar series hosted by the School of Administrative Studies. Our goal is to provide brief and informal "tasters" on a wide range of research work and topics. All sessions are held in the Harry Leith Room (Room 004, Atkinson College) from 12-2 p.m.
- March 29, 2012 ::: “Institutional Forces Affecting the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Behaviour of the Chinese Food Industry” Prof. Zuo Wei, South China Agriculture University and Prof. Mark Schwartz, York University. Dr. Wei, a visiting professor at the School of Administrative Studies, and Dr. Schwartz and will be presenting a joint project on food safety in China. View Abstract
- March 8, 2012 ::: "The Complex and Multifaceted World of Performance Management Systems: A Case Study of an NGO" Prof. Aldónio Ferreira, Monash University, Australia. View case study
- November 24, 2011 ::: "Disaster Risk and Vulnerability" Prof. Niru Nirupama, York University
- October 27, 2011 ::: "Strategic Interactions in Disaster Preparedness and Relief in the Face of Man-Made and Natural Disasters" Prof. Jun Zhuang, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.
Dr. Zhuang will use game theory to explore the trade-offs involved in protecting against man-made and natural disasters. View abstract
- September 29, 2011 ::: "Theory-Based Teaching"
Prof. Gary Spraakman, York University.
Dr. Spraakman will be presenting ideas from two of his recent research projects related to learning.
View paper
Contact series organizer Joanne Jones for more information.
