Ann Armstrong

Sessional Lecturer & Academic Director, Business Edge at Rotman School of Management

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  • Rotman School of Management

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Biography

Rotman School of Management

Ann Armstrong serves as the Social Enterprise Initiative Director; she is responsible for engaging students in the social economy, developing curriculum, and doing research. Ann teaches in the MBA, B.Comm and EDP programs. In 2009, she co-authored a text on Canada''s social economy with Jack Quarter and Laurie Mook. She has also co-authored texts in the fields of organizational behaviour and organization theory.  Her research focuses on the social economy, with an emphasis on social and green businesses.

Academic Positions

  Director, Social Enterprise Initiative; Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

  Assistant Professor; University of Guelph

  Independent Consultant/Researcher

Honors and Awards

  Teaching Awards; Rotman School of Management

  Graduate Teaching Excellence Award; University of Guelph

  R.P. Gilmor Award for Student Service; University of Guelph

Selected Publications - Papers

Meaning Difficulties in Mapping Social Enterprises R. Dart, E. Clow, A. Armstrong Social Enterprise Journal 2010

Pot of Gold or Pandora's Box? Early Stages of a Social Enterprise within a Non-profit Organization – A Canadian Perspective Rimac, T. & A. Armstrong IESE Social Enterprise Conference, Barcelona 2005

The Magellan Corporation with J. D'Cruz and M. Taylor Prepared for the Rotman School of Management Aerospace EMBA 2001

Chemainus Sawmill Division of MacMillan Bloedel: Its Pay for Knowledge and Skill System ASTD Casebook Volume II 1999

Teaching Creativity: An 'EEE' Experiential Exercise Journal of Management Education 1999

Selected Publications - Books and Chapters Organization Theory and Design, Second Canadian Edition R. Daft and A. Armstrong 2012

ORGB - First Canadian Edition D. Nelson, J. Quick, A. Armstrong and J. Condie 2012

The Social Economy: A Canadian Perspective J. Quarter, L. Mook, A. Armstrong 2009

Organization Theory and Design, First Canadian Edition R. Daft, A. Armstrong 2008

Research and Teaching Interest

Non-Profit Management, and Social Enterprise, Change Management, Team Dynamics

Courses Taught

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Books

ORGB - First Canadian Editon; D. Nelson, J. Quick, A. Armstrong and J. Condie; Nelson Education; 2012

Organization Theory and Design, Second Canadian Edition; R. Daft and A. Armstrong; Nelson Education; 2012

The Social Economy: A Canadian Perspective; J. Quarter, L. Mook, A. Armstrong; UTP; 2009

Organization Theory and Design, First Canadian Edition; R. Daft, A. Armstrong; Nelson; 2008

Papers

  • ORGB - First Canadian Editon; D. Nelson, J. Quick, A. Armstrong and J. Condie; Nelson Education; 2012
  • Organization Theory and Design, Second Canadian Edition; R. Daft and A. Armstrong; Nelson Education; 2012
  • The Social Economy: A Canadian Perspective; J. Quarter, L. Mook, A. Armstrong; UTP; 2009
  • Organization Theory and Design, First Canadian Edition; R. Daft, A. Armstrong; Nelson; 2008

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