Samer Faraj /channels/taxonomy/term/12026/all en Samer Faraj appointed president of INESSS’ scientific council /channels/channels/news/samer-faraj-appointed-president-inesss-scientific-council-357715 <p>The Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) promotes clinical excellence and efficiency in the health and social services sector. ϲ Desautels <strong><a href="/desautels/samer-faraj">Professor Samer Faraj</a> </strong>has been appointed president of the institute’s scientific council, which will help evaluate the value of new technologies, treatments, and health interventions.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://www.inesss.qc.ca/a-propos/conseil-scientifique.html" target="_blank">Learn more</a></div> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:24:36 +0000 webfull 200507 at /channels MCCHE Precision Convergence Webinar Series with Samer Faraj /channels/channels/event/mcche-precision-convergence-webinar-series-samer-faraj-356259 <h2>Expertise Collaboration for Grand Challenges: Insights from Management Sciences and Lessons from Healthcare</h2> <h3>with <a href="/desautels/samer-faraj">Samer Faraj</a></h3> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:10:01 +0000 webfull 198750 at /channels ϲ Desautels faculty members and researchers celebrated at Bravo Gala /channels/channels/news/mcgill-desautels-faculty-members-and-researchers-celebrated-bravo-gala-356258 <p> </p> <p>ϲ University hosted its annual Bravo Gala on Thursday, March 21, which honours its faculty members and researchers who have won special awards, memberships and prizes over the past year. ϲ Desautels is proud to announce 14 of its faculty amongst the distinguished honourees this year. Congratulations to our deserving laureates! Full list below.<br /> #Bravo2024</p> <p>· <a href="/desautels/genevieve-bassellier"><strong>Geneviève Bassellier</strong></a>, Best AMCIS Emergent Research Forum Paper, Americas Conference on Information Systems</p> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:55:10 +0000 webfull 198749 at /channels 2023 SSHRC Insight Grants awarded /channels/channels/news/2023-sshrc-insight-grants-awarded-351443 <h4><b>Congratulations to the ϲ Desautels professors who received 2023 SSHRC Insight Grants.</b></h4> <hr /><p>The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports research and training in the humanities and social sciences.</p> <p><a href="/desautels/taha-havakhor">Taha Havakhor</a> (Principal Investigator) and <a href="/desautels/hyunji-so">Hyunji So</a> (Co-Applicant) for “Social Media Use and Workforce Disparities: A Study of Gender Pay and Promotion Gaps”</p> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:21:51 +0000 webfull 193289 at /channels Samer Faraj, Professor of Strategy & Organization, named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada /channels/channels/news/samer-faraj-professor-strategy-organization-named-fellow-royal-society-canada-350547 <p><a href="/desautels/samer-faraj">Professor Samer Faraj</a> has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada’s Academy of Social Sciences. This honour is conferred upon Professor Faraj in recognition of his outstanding research and scholarly achievement.</p> Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:10:38 +0000 webfull 192231 at /channels Desautels researchers celebrated at Bravo 2023 /channels/channels/news/desautels-researchers-celebrated-bravo-2023-347495 <p>ϲ University hosted its annual Bravo gala on Thursday March 30, which honours its researchers and scholars who have won special awards, memberships and prizes over the past year. Amongst the distinguished honourees from ϲ Desautels are <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/samer-faraj">Samer Faraj</a>, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Technology, Innovation & Organizing (Distinguished Scholar Award), <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/warut-khern-am-nuai">Warut Khern-am-nuai</a>, Associate Professor, Information Systems (Sandra A.</p> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:34:01 +0000 webfull 188714 at /channels Prof. Faraj named CTO 2022 Distinguished Scholar /channels/channels/news/prof-faraj-named-cto-2022-distinguished-scholar-341085 <p>Congratulations to <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/samer-faraj">Samer Faraj</a>, Professor in Strategy and Organization, who has been named CTO 2022 Distinguished Scholar by the Communication, Digital Technology and Organization - CTO (A Division of the Academy of Management - AOM).</p> <p>Professor Samer Faraj was named the 2022 Distinguished Scholar for the Communications Digital Technology and Organization (CTO) Division at the Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting which took place August 5th to 9th in Seattle, Washington.</p> Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:48:40 +0000 webfull 181748 at /channels Paolo Leone and Profs Mantere and Faraj's paper is Best Article Finalist /channels/channels/news/paolo-leone-and-profs-mantere-and-farajs-paper-best-article-finalist-341083 <p>Congratulations to Paolo V. Leone, Saku Mantere and Samer Faraj, whose paper “Open Theorizing in Management and Organization Studies” has been named Best Article Finalist by the Academy of Management (AOM).</p> Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:18:27 +0000 webfull 181746 at /channels Delve: How Collaborative, Open-Minded Management Could Heal Healthcare /channels/channels/news/delve-how-collaborative-open-minded-management-could-heal-healthcare-340846 <p>Walk into any hospital and you’ll witness a complex, multi-level system of personnel in action, interacting with each other, with patients, and with high-tech equipment around the clock. Healthcare systems naturally face management challenges—the COVID-19 pandemic amplified those and introduced new ones. How can management insights gleaned from the pandemic help healthcare move forward into sustainable systems that prioritize the well-being of both practitioners and patients?</p> Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:53:59 +0000 webfull 181501 at /channels Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels /channels/channels/news/celebrating-excellence-teaching-desautels-339890 <p>Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of leaders.</p> <p>The Distinguished Teaching Award recipients <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/sujata-madan">Sujata Madan</a> and <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa">Juan Serpa</a> were honoured at ϲ’s 2022 Management Convocation ceremony on June 1, for their excellence in teaching.</p> Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:45:02 +0000 webfull 180512 at /channels Open Theorizing in Management and Organization Studies /channels/channels/news/open-theorizing-management-and-organization-studies-337707 <p><strong>Authors:</strong> <strong>Paolo V. Leone</strong>, <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/saku-mantere"><strong>Saku Mantere</strong></a> and <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/samer-faraj"><strong>Samer Faraj</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Publication: </strong> <em>Academy of Management Review</em>, Volume 46, Issue 4, October 2021, Pages 725–749.</p> <p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:44:43 +0000 webfull 177965 at /channels Delve: What Robotic Surgery Reveals About Organizational Change /channels/channels/news/delve-what-robotic-surgery-reveals-about-organizational-change-337181 <p>At first the operating room appears to be missing its surgeon—in the surgeon’s place, a robot, surgical tools at the ready, towers over the patient. Surgical robotic technology is specialized in design and purpose, yet in practice it illuminates more universal insights into how the introduction of new technologies spurs changes to people’s embodied actions, causing both intended and unexpected impacts.</p> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 20:30:26 +0000 webfull 177356 at /channels Professor Faraj's paper wins 2021 OCIS Best Published Paper Award /channels/channels/news/professor-farajs-paper-wins-2021-ocis-best-published-paper-award-332402 <p><big><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/samer-faraj"><strong>Samer Faraj</strong></a>, Professor of Strategy & Organization</big></p> <h3>“Losing Touch: An Embodiment Perspective on Coordination in Robotic Surgery”</h3> <p><big>Winner of the 2021 OCIS Best Published Paper Award<br /> Organizational Communication & Information Systems - OCIS<br /> (A Division of the Academy of Management - AOM)</big></p> Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:30:18 +0000 webfull 172228 at /channels Delve - "New Normal" podcast: Life’s Good on Top, But For Everyone Else? with Samer Faraj /channels/channels/news/delve-new-normal-podcast-lifes-good-top-everyone-else-samer-faraj-331557 <p>In episode 5 of <strong>The </strong>‘<strong>New Normal</strong>’ hosted by <strong>Dave Kaufman</strong>, Professor<strong> <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/samer-faraj">Samer Faraj</a> </strong>speaks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has created an over reliance on corporate technological behemoths. Faraj breaks down the ever-growing role of digitization in our society and examines who benefits from the UBER-ization of our daily lives: all who take part in the gig economy or only to those who are “on top”?</p> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:13:29 +0000 webfull 171167 at /channels Beyond Uberization: The co-constitution of technology and organizing /channels/channels/news/beyond-uberization-co-constitution-technology-and-organizing-329999 <p><strong>Authors:</strong> <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/samer-faraj">Samer Faraj</a></strong>, and S. Pachidi<br /><br /><strong>Publication: </strong><em>Organization Theory</em>, Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 1-14.<br /><br /><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:17:34 +0000 webfull 169403 at /channels