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Laura Ierfino-Blachford

Laura Ierfino-Blachford, Assistant Professor

PhD Strategy and Organizationfrom from (McGill), International MBA from Schulich School of Business (York), B.A. (U of T) 

Email: lierfinoblachford@trentu.ca

Laura’s research interests broadly include organizational theory and entrepreneurship. Her current work focuses on understanding how small players change organizational fields.  Her research has been published in the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. She has presented her research papers at numerous national and international academic conferences including the Academy of Management and Administrative Science Association of Canada. She received the Best Paper Award in the Organizational Theory Division at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Meetings, 2021.

At Trent University, Laura has taught Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, New Venture Planning and Design, and Markets, Organization Theory and Markets, Governments and Organizations. Prior to her doctoral degree, Laura was a Strategy Consultant with Diamond Strategy and Technology Consultants/PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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