Sara Mahabadi, PhD, MBA
Contact
Assistant Professor, Alberta School of Business - Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management
- mahabadi@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-2225
- Address
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4-21G Business Building
11203 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2R6
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Hiring in Entrepreneurial Organizations Entrepreneurial Identity Startups Evaluation
About
In my research, I examine the phenomenon of entrepreneurship from organizational theory lens. I am interested in how investors such as venture capitalists and accelerators select, support, and alter startups. I draw on ethnographic observation, interviews, and archival data to understand how the processes of selection and support unfold and influence hiring and acceleration in startups.
Courses
SEM 311 - HRM: Managing the Work Force in Canada
This course is a general overview of human resource management issues in organizations. It focuses on reward systems, the design of work, legal issues, union-management relationships, staffing, and training and development. Prerequisite: SEM 201, 301 or 310. Open to third- and fourth-year students.
SEM 433 - Managing Organizational Change
This course examines organization change, e.g. how organizations make transitions from one state to another. There is also a focus on understanding how management goes about changing corporate culture, organization structure and management systems. Prerequisite: SEM 201, 301 or 310. Open to third- and fourth-year students.
SEM 633 - Managing Organizational Change
This course examines organization change, e.g. how organizations make transitions from one state to another. There is also a focus on understanding how management goes about changing corporate culture, organization structure and management systems.
SEM 704 - Individual Research
Prerequisite: Registration in Business PhD Program or written permission of instructor. Approval of the Business PhD Program Director is also required for non-PhD students.