Javid Nafari

PhD Student

ACADEMIC AREA
Human Resources and Management

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Social Entrepreneurship, Marginalized Entrepreneurship, Academic Intrapreneurship

SUPERVISOR(S)
Benson Honig

EMAIL
nafarij@mcmaster.ca

OFFICE
A210 & TAB104H

Biography

I’m currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Business Administration, with research interest in areas of social entrepreneurship, marginalized entrepreneurship, and academic intrapreneurship. I am leading and contributing to several research projects at DeGroote School of Business, working with faculty and colleagues with diverse expertise.

In my other role, I serve as the Chief Operations Officer at Reframery Virtual Incubator, where we provide mentorship and business training to marginalized entrepreneurs in several countries, including Kenya, Brazil, Poland, the US, and Canada. I also supervise undergraduate research assistants at Reframery in module developments and research projects, which I find to be much rewarding.

In addition, I contribute as a Research Ethics Reviewer with the McMaster Research Ethics Board (MREB), where I help ensure that research involving human participants adheres to ethical standards. I’m also involved in teaching at DeGroote, working as a Sessional Lecturer and Teaching Assistant in various Entrepreneurship and OB/HR courses, which allows me to share my passion for business education with students.

Publications

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Honig, B., & Nafari, J. (forthcoming). Unraveling the Ethical Dilemmas of Research in Entrepreneurship: A Comprehensive Analysis. In Handbook of research methods and applications in entrepreneurship and small business (Chapter 2). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Nafari, J., Ruebottom, T. (Under Review). A Trauma-Informed Approach: Temporal Re-integration, Identity Reconstruction and Preventing Retraumatization in Refugee Entrepreneurship Support. International Small Business Journal.
Siqueira, A. C. O., Honig, B., & Nafari, J. (Under Review). Creating opportunities for social impact via sustainable entrepreneurial ingenuity. Journal of Business Research.
Nafari, J., Ruebottom, T., Kwesiga, E., Honig, B. (Manuscript in Preparation). Bridging divides in EEs: Collaborative mechanisms for the inclusion of marginalized entrepreneurs aimed for Journal of Management.
Nafari, J., Honig, B., Siqueira, A. (2024). Promoting Academic Social Intrapreneurship: Developing an International Virtual Incubator and Fostering Social Impact. Technovation.
Nafari, J., Arab, A., & Ghaffari, S. (2017). Through the Looking Glass: Analysis of Factors Influencing Iranian Student’s Study Abroad Motivations and Destination Choice. SAGE Open, 7(2), 2158244017716711.
Ghaffari, S., Arab, A., Nafari, J., & Manteghi, M. (2017). Investigation and Evaluation of Key Success Factors in Technological Innovation Development Based on BWM. Decision Science Letters, 6(3), 295-306.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Nafari, J., Honig, B., Siqueira, A. (2023). Promoting University Intrapreneurship: Sustainable Entrepreneurial Ingenuity and Implications for Social Intrapreneurship. Presented at Conference of Research in Entrepreneurship, Education and Technology (CREET) 2023.
Honig, B., & Nafari, J. , Kwesiga, E. (2023). Supporting Marginalized Kenyan Sex Workers with a Virtual Incubator. Presented at at The Management and Social Justice Conference 2023.
Siqueira, A., Honig, B., Nafari, J. (2022). Entrepreneurial Ingenuity Enabled by Information Technology: Insights for Women Entrepreneurship. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2022, No. 1, p. 12949).
Siqueira, A., Honig, B., Nafari, J. (2021). Minority Women Entrepreneurs, Social Capital, and Entrepreneurial Ingenuity: The Role of Commons Innovative Financial Strategies. The 17th Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference.
Kith, S., Hewitt, S., Nafari, J., (2023). Do employee vulnerabilities predict their reluctant stay at an organization? CPA’s 84th Annual National Convention.