Barbara Jayne Orser


Barbara Jayne Orser is a Professor of Management in the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa where she teaches Entrepreneurship. Her research focuses on gender influences in the venture creation process.

Biography

Barbara Orser has a Hon. B.A. from the University of Waterloo; M.B.A. from the Schulich School of Business, York University; and Ph.D. from the School of Management, University of Branford. She was previously Vice Dean at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa.
Her research interests are in the fields of entrepreneurial feminism, small firm growth, small business programming and public policy. Her earlier scholarly writing centered on psycho-social influences in entrepreneurial decision-making. Barbara Orser has published in academic and trade publications applying insights from finance and globalization.
In 1994, she and Allan Riding created a new resource for students studying financing in Canada. A study she co-authored with Riding found that while women and men businessowners in Canada both applied for financing, only women rarely applied for equity financing. She is co-author of Feminine Capital. Unlocking the Power of Women Entrepreneurs with Catherine Elliott and the Founding Chair of the Canadian Taskforce for Women's Business Growth.

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