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Dr. Saeed Rahman joined the School of Business as Assistant Professor in August 2019. He holds a PhD in International Management & Organization from the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria, BC. His research focuses on how businesses can advance sustainability by better understanding business-nature relationships and integrating local, place-based knowledge of ecosystem processes and functions.

Prior to starting his PhD, Saeed earned an MBA in Strategy & Entrepreneurship from the University of Windsor, ON and an MSc in International Management & Marketing from the Queen Mary University of London, UK. He also obtained an Ontario College Advanced Diploma in Business Admin. from the St. Clair College, Windsor, ON

Saeed has experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in sustainability, business ethics and CSR, strategic management, business strategy simulation, principles of marketing, introduction to business, international marketing, and the Canadian business environment.

Previously, he taught at the University of Victoria and Royal Roads University in BC, Canada. Prior to academia, he spent more than 10 years working in the development sector on consulting projects with organizations such as KPMG, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, Asian Development Bank and World Bank, as well as in the corporate sector with Reckitt Benckiser UK Ltd.

Saeed is an active participant at the top conferences in management. He presented his research at the Academy of Management, the Western Academy of Management, the European-based Group for Research on Organizations and Natural Environment, the Academy of International Business, the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada and several other niche, but high-ranking workshops in sustainability and strategic management.

Courses recently taught at 糖心原创:

• BUS 100 – 
• BUS 400 – 
• BUS 403 – 
• BUS 405 –
• BUS 493c – 

• Regenerative agriculture
• Regenerative sustainability
• Ecological knowledge
• Social-ecological systems (SESs) perspective
• Climate change governance
• Social entrepreneurship
• Reverse innovation

The Strategic Initiatives Fund, the 糖心原创 (糖心原创) ($5,750). 2021-2022. Project Title: Enactus 糖心原创 AgroHired Project. Principal Investigator.

Faculty/Student Research and Scholarly Activity Fund, the 糖心原创 (糖心原创) ($4,000). 2022-2023. Project Title: Innovations shaping urban agriculture in Canada: Case studies of agri-business companies in the Lower Mainland. Principal Investigator.

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship. ($40,000). 2017-2019. Project Title: Building dynamic capabilities for resilience: A study of competitive firm strategies that achieve environmental sustainability while also increasing competitiveness. Principal Investigator.

Graduate Fellowship, The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS), University of Victoria. ($42,000). 2015-2017. Project Title: The Agri-food Industry of British Columbia: Adaptation to Impacts and Risks, and Opportunities from Climate Change. Principal Investigator.

Pizzirani, S. & Rahman, S. Trash or Treasure? Clothing Waste Management Strategy of The Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Centre Thrift Shop. Case study accepted for presentation at the case division, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference, Waterloo, ON, May 2025.

Rahman, M. S., Winn, M., & Pogutz, S. Organizing in the Era of the Anthropocene: The Role of Human Agency in Building Resilient SESs. Paper accepted for presentation at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM), Seattle, Washington, USA, August 2022.

Rahman, M. S., Winn, M., & Pogutz, S. (2021, June). Paving the way for social innovation: New conceptual foundations for organizations and nature research. Paper presented at the 32nd International Association for Business & Society (IABS) Annual Conference on 'Social Innovation', Brussels, Belgium.

Rahman, M. S., Pogutz, S., & Winn, M. (2020, October). Inventing regenerative sustainability through exploration and collaboartion across sectors. Paper presented at the International Association for Business & Society (IABS) Conference, Lisbon, Spain.

Rahman, M. S., Winn, M., & Pogutz, S. (2018, August). Strategic shifts toward sustainability: The pivotal role of ecological knowledge. Paper presented at the Academy of Management (AoM) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Rahman, M. S., Winn, M., & Pogutz, S. (2018, June). Unpacking ecological knowledge in the Anthropocene: Toward an improved organizational relationship with ecosystems. Paper presented at the Group for Research on Organizations and the Natural Environment (GRONEN) Research Conference, Almería, Spain.

Rahman, M. S., Danis, W., & Winn. M. (2017, July). Reverse innovation: Understanding the bottom-up process of knowledge creation and transfer within global multinationals. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meeting, Dubai, UAE. (Nominated for the Best Paper Award in AIB Emerging Economies Research).

Rahman. M. S., Pogutz, S., & Winn, M. (2017, May). Growing food in climatically turbulent times: Knowledge as a source of adaptive capacity. Paper presented at the 12th Organization Studies Summer Workshop on “Food Organizing Matters: Paradoxes, Problems and Potentialities”, Crete, Greece.

Allen, A., Rahman, M. S., & Adan, H.S. (2016, April). Development and evaluation of an International service-learning program in Tanzania for Canadian teacher candidates. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, Washington, DC.

Allen, A., Rahman, M. S., & Adan, H.S. (2016, May-June). Examining the pedagogical distinctiveness of a short-term international service-learning program in Tanzania for teacher candidates at the University of Windsor. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) Conference, Calgary, AB.

Rahman, M. S., & Allen, A. (2016, May-June). A systematic review of the International Service Learning (ISL) literature: Definition, theory and strategies for creating sustainable ISL program. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) Conference, Calgary, AB.

Rahman, M. S., Winn, M., & Pogutz, S. (2016, May). Global climate change and the emergence of multi-level governance: The role of business, non-profit organizations and cross-sector alliances. Paper presented at the Group for Research on Organizations and the Natural Environment (GRONEN) Research Conference, Hamburg, Germany.

Rahman, M. S., Winn, M., & Pogutz, S. (2016, March). Institutional entrepreneurship and dynamics of organizational identity and practice: Understanding how organizations contribute to creating, reproducing and transforming institutional logics. Paper presented at the Western Academy of Management (WAM) Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Rahman, S., Nguyen, N. T., & Slawinski, N. (2024). Regenerating Place: Highlighting the Role of Ecological Knowledge. Organization & Environment, 10860266231220081.

Rahman, S. & Slawinski, N. (2024). How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being. The Conversation, Canada.

Rahman, S., Slawinski, N, & Winn, M. (May 23, 2022). How Ecological Knowledge Can Catalyze System-Level Change: Lessons from Agriculture & Beyond. Amplify, vol. 35, no. 5, 2022.  

Pizzirani, S., Newell, R., Glaros, A., Rahman, S., & Newman, L. (April 04, 2023). Vertical Farming and the Promise of Innovative Businesses for Improving Food Security and Conserving Biodiversity. Amplify, vol . 36, no. 3, 2023. 

Rahman, M. S., Pogutz, S., & Winn, M. (2020, July). Inventing regenerative sustainability: Theoretically, empirically, practically. Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society, 31, 89-99. doi: https://doi.org/10.5840/iabsproc2020319.

Rahman, M. S., Winn, M., & Pogutz, S. (2018, July). Strategic shifts toward sustainability: The pivotal role of ecological knowledge. Proceedings of the Academy of Management (AoM), Briarcliff Manor, NY, 2018(1), 15877. doi: 

Rahman, M.S. (2017). Suppliers’ compliance of multinational buyers’ codes of conduct in the ready-made garment industry: A case study of Bangladesh. In R. Jindal (Ed.), Proceedings of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference: Vol. 38. Social Responsibility Division (pp. 5).

Rahman, M. S., Pogutz, S., & Winn, M. (2016). Policy vacuums and institutional voids in global climate governance. Proceedings of the Academy of Management, 2016(1), 14866.

Walker, K., & Rahman, M. S. (2013). The Detroit River International Crossing Bridge: A stakeholder analysis of how one wealthy individual could exercise his will against many. In G. Grandy (Ed.), Proceedings of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference: Vol. 34. Case Track Division. (pp. 72-98). (Received an Honorable Mention).

CASE STUDIES

Pizzirani, S. B. & Rahman, S. MCC Centre: Sustainable Solutions for Clothing Waste Management – Case Study. London, ON. Ivey Publishing.

Pizzirani, S. B. & Rahman, S. MCC Centre: Sustainable Solutions for Clothing Waste Management – Teaching Notes. London, ON. Ivey Publishing.

Alex, B, Rahman, S., Branzei, O., & Slawinski, N. Sea Cider: Succession Planning for a Regenerative Business – Case Study. August 2025. Ivey ID: W43820. London, ON. Ivey Publishing. AWARD WINNER – third place in the inaugural PRME – Ivey Sustainability Case Writing Competition 2025. The case has been entered into the 2025-2026 Case Competition in the Outstanding Case Writer category.

Alex, B, Rahman, S., Branzei, O., & Slawinski, N. Sea Cider: Succession Planning for a Regenerative Business – Teaching Note. August 2025. Ivey ID: W43821. London, ON. Ivey Publishing.

Kumar, T., Rahman, S., & Pizzirani, S. B. AgriKit: Modular Farming Solutions Enhancing Local Food Security – Case Study. October 2025. Ivey ID: W43746. London, ON. Ivey Publishing.

Kumar, T., Rahman, S., & Pizzirani, S. B. AgriKit: Modular Farming Solutions Enhancing Local Food Security – Teaching Note. October 2025. Ivey ID: W43747. London, ON. Ivey Publishing.

Walker, K., & Rahman, S. The Detroit River International Crossing Bridge – Case Study. Ivey ID: 9B13M114. January 2014 (Revised March 2016). London, ON. Ivey Publishing.

Walker, K., & Rahman, S. The Detroit River International Crossing Bridge – Teaching Note. Ivey ID: 8B13M114. January 2014. London, ON. Ivey Publishing.