A recent study undertaken by the SIRLab team in partnership with Canadian Feed the Children’s MILEAR project in northern Ethiopia suggests that a ‘Means-Focused’ approach is more effective than an ‘End-Focused’ approach to training rural entrepreneurs to identify more novel… Continue Reading
The 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), a five day conference of the largest network of business scholars, is currently taking place in Anaheim, California. Within the conference, there are a number of professional development workshops (PDWs),… Continue Reading
Last week was a busy one for SIRLab! A group of 9 SIRLab scholars traveled to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in a research and publication workshop at the University of Dar es Salaam Business School (UDBS), as well… Continue Reading
To briefly summarize, this SIRLab project investigates whether hierarchical or flat governance structures lead to more sustainable use of shared assets and group buy-in among income generating cooperatives. (For more details on the research question and the two governance structures, check out our last… Continue Reading
As a short recap of this project (our last update can be found here), a team of SIRLab researchers is partnering with the Canadian Cooperative Association and their implementing partner, SEND Ghana, to test two peace pledges for mitigating conflict… Continue Reading
Last week, members of the SIRLab Team returned from Dar es Salaam, a trip that marked the beginning of research projects across Tanzania for 2016 and 2017. Specifically, the SIRLab Team met with several organizations addressing issues of poverty across the country,… Continue Reading
SIRLab is excited to announce new research projects in Tanzania and Kenya for 2016! Members of the network will be traveling to Dar es Salaam, the Kilimanjaro Region, and Nairobi, over the next two weeks, to meet with 10 different… Continue Reading
Happy 2016 from the SIRLab team to all of you! SIRLab’s project in Ghana involving the “peace pledges” has nearly reached all 80 communities identified by the partnering development organization and the data collection process is in the early… Continue Reading
What is the best way to both encourage involvement and efficiently govern a women’s cooperative? SIRLab is currently tackling this question through a pilot study in 46 communities across Ghana. One of our partnering development organizations is seeking to develop new… Continue Reading
SIRLab is excited to announce that another project has moved to the implementation phase in 80 communities across Ghana! In this particular project, the partnering development organization is working to form producer cooperatives as a way to both generate economic… Continue Reading