Email: kschnarr.phd@ivey.ca
PhD (anticipated completion 2013), Richard Ivey School of Business, Western University
MBA (Ivey Scholar), Richard Ivey School of Business,
Western University
MA English Literature, Queen's University
BA Hons. English Literature, University of Waterloo
BSc. General Science, University of Waterloo
AREA OF CONCENTRATION
- General Management - Strategy
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Corporate Governance
- Business and Public Policy in Healthcare
- Non-Market Strategy and Political Economy
UNDER REVIEW:
- Kunsch, D., Schnarr, K., & Rowe, W. Glenn. "The relational effect of the rule of law: A comparative study of Japanese and South Korean foreign direct investment" Invited revise and resubmit to the Asia Pacific Journal of Management, November 2011.
REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
- Schnarr, K. & Kunsch, D. "Board relationships and information flows: The importance of committee interaction in a Post-Sarbanes-Oxley world." Proceedings of the Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA, November 2011.
- Kunsch, D., Rowe, W. Glenn & Schnarr, K. "By any means necessary: The effects of anomie and control on illegal organizational activity." Paper presented at the Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA, November 2011. Recipient of best Doctoral paper in Strategy/OT/International Management stream
- Schnarr, K & Kunsch, D. "A brave new world: Committee member prominence in an "evolved" corporate governance environment" Paper in the Doctoral/Early Faculty Workshop, Strategic Management Society, Miami, FL, November 2011
- Kunsch, D., Rowe, W. G., & Schnarr, K. “Do The Ends Justify The Means: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Illegal Organizational Activity” Presented at the International Business Ethics Conference, New York, NY, October 2011
- Schnarr, K., Snowdon, A. & Leitch, K. 2011. "Health system leadership: Breaking the innovation stalemate in Canada's health system." Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
- Schnarr, K. & Rowe, W. Glenn. 2010. "Why government effectiveness matters: The impact of host country political risk on foreign subsidiary performance." Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Meeting.Regina, SK.
NON-REFEREED INVITED PAPERS
- Leitch, K., Schnarr, K., Pino, L., & Snowdon, A. Leveraging information technologies to transform and sustain British Columbia's health care sector. Invited paper to the Business Council of British Columbia Outlook 2020. October, 2010.
NON-REFERRED JOURNALS
- Schnarr, K. & Laughland, P. "How third party ratings of CSR impact your share price."Network for Business Sustainability. July, 2011
- Schnarr, K. (Forthcoming). Are female executives finally worth more than men? Ivey Business Journal.
WORKING PAPERS
- Kunsch, D. & Schnarr, K." When matchmaking results in better performance: The contingency relationship between firm diversification and Board structure" (For submission to Organization Studies)
- Schnarr, K. & Kunsch, D. "Control in the third sector: Re-visioning the agency problem in not-for-profit organizations" (For submission to Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly)
- Schnarr, K. & Rowe, W. Glenn." Exploring the impact of government effectiveness on foreign subsidiary performance"
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONOURS
- Best Doctoral Paper Award - Strategy, OB and International Business Division, Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA (November, 2011)
- SMS Doctoral Consortium, Miami, FL (November, 2011)
- SMA Doctoral Consortium, Savannah, GA (November, 2011)
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Government of Ontario (2011-2012)
- Best Reviewer Award - Strategy Division, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC, (2011)
- Plan for Excellence Doctoral Fellowship, Richard Ivey School of Business, Western University (2009-2013)
- MBA Valedictorian and Ivey Scholar, Richard Ivey School of Business, Western University(2008)
- Queen's Graduate Fellowship, Queen's University (1994)
ACADEMIC SERVICE
- President, Ivey PhD Student Association (2011/2012)
- Vice-President - External, Ivey PhD Student Association (2010/2011)
- Reviewer - Strategy: Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA (2011)
- Reviewer - Strategy: Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC (2011
- Reviewer - International Business: Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC (2011)
- Reviewer: Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2010)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Before joining the PhD program, Karin worked at senior levels the in Ontario government at a number of key ministries including Health and Long-Term Care, Environment, Transportation, Attorney General, and Municipal Affairs and Housing. After leaving government, Karin served as a senior public affairs, corporate communications and crisis management consultant at two Toronto-based firms where she worked with private sector, public sector and not-for-profit clients, primarily in the health care and environmental sectors.
