Javid Nafari
PhD Student
ACADEMIC AREA
Management of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Minority Entrepreneurship
SUPERVISOR(S)
Benson Honig
EMAIL
nafarij@mcmaster.ca
OFFICE
A210 & TAB104H
Biography
Javid is a Ph.D. Candidate in Business Administration, with a specialized focus on minority entrepreneurship, academic intrapreneurship, and entrepreneurial motives under the mentorship of Dr. Benson Honig. Javid acts as the Chief Operating Officer at the Centre for Research on Community-Oriented Entrepreneurship (CRCE) which incorporates the Reframery Virtual Incubator, delving into the exploration of minority entrepreneurship across various nations, including Kenya, Brazil, Poland, the US, and Canada.
Javid’s expertise extends to his responsibility as a Research Ethics Reviewer at McMaster Research Ethics Board (MREB), ensuring the sanctity and ethical soundness of human-centric research. In addition, Javid’s teaching portfolio at DeGroote includes serving as a sessional lecturer and Teaching Assistant spanning various Entrepreneurship and OB/HR courses, underscoring his commitment to fostering education in business studies.
Publications
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
- Nafari, J., Honig, B., Siqueira, A. (Unde Review). Promoting Academic Social Intrapreneurship: Developing an International Virtual Incubator and Fostering Social Impact. Technovation.
- Siqueira, A. C. O., Honig, B., & Nafari, J. (Unde Review). Creating opportunities for social impact via sustainable entrepreneurial ingenuity. Journal of Business Research.
- 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.