September 12, 2005 Source: University of New Brunswick - Saint John:
http://www.media.uottawa.ca/mediaroom/news_details-e.php?nid=654 Deloitte professorship to study how businesses grow OTTAWA, September 12, 2005 — The University of Ottawa School of Management is proud to welcome the first co-holders of the Deloitte Professorship, Barbara Orser and Allan Riding. The Deloitte Professorship in the Management of Growth Enterprises was established to provide entrepreneurs with a better understanding of the business characteristics, strategies and environments that drive enterprise growth. “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Orser and Dr. Riding to the School of Management and look forward to their research and insight in the field of management of growth enterprises,” said Dean Micheál J. Kelly. Dr. Barbara Orser, Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, has co-authored two books on small-business finance and published more than 70 articles for academic journals and industry reports. Her current research includes development of a practical diagnostic of owner/management competencies, several studies focusing on business owners’ perceptions of success and growth intentions, and a review of equity financing in Canadian owned businesses. Dr. Allan Riding, Professor of Finance, has published more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals, contributed chapters to many books, and refereed conference proceedings. With primary research covering the financing of small and medium-sized Canadian firms, Dr. Riding’s work spans bank financing, loan-guarantee programs, angel and venture capital, and initial public offerings. Most recently, his study on the Canadian venture-capital industry (co-authored with Barbara Orser and Katherine Manley) received an award as the best paper presented in the Entrepreneurship Division of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.
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