Anoosheh Rostamkalaei
School of Administrative Studies
Assistant Professor
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Office: Markham 7079
Email: anoosh@yorku.ca
Primary website: Personal webpage
Attached CV
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Dr Anoosheh Rostamkalaei (she/her) is an assistant professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the School of Administrative Sciences. Before joining York University, Anoosheh held a faculty position at the University of Kent (UK) and postdoctoral positions at the University of Ottawa and Statistics Canada.
Anoosheh’s primary research interest lies in understanding the nature and consequences of entrepreneurship. Her focus is on understanding how the experience of access to resources varies for different groups of society (immigrants, marginalized groups, women, etc.) and how the variations in access to resources and individuals’ priors translate into different entrepreneurial or post-entrepreneurial outcomes. Her research has been supported by grants and fellowships from Canada’s research councils and published in high-impact journals. Anoosheh teaches courses in entrepreneurship, innovation, and business Statistics. She is a fellow of UK Higher Education and has received certificates in teaching at the Higher Education from the University of Ottawa and University of Kent.
For the updated list of current projects and publications,please visit:
https://anoosheh.academic.ws/
Degrees
PhD in Management, Lancaster University Management SchoolM.Sc in Management, University of Ottawa
M.Sc in IT,
B.Sc in Industrial Engineering,
- York University Research Support Grant - 2024
- LA&PS Minor Research Grant (PI) - 2024
- Kent Business School Covid Mitigation Fund (PI) - 2022
- SSHRC Insight Development Grant (PI) - 2020
- Telfer School of Management Research Grant (Co-I) - 2019
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (PI) - 2018
- SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (Co-I) - 2017
Rostamkalaei, A., Owens Imarhiagbe, B., & Saridakis, G. (2023). SME access to bank finance during the COVID-19 pandemic: Some evidence and lessons from the UK economy. In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship (pp. 1-12). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Rostamkalaei, A. and Freel, M. (2020) Approaches to understanding credit access in small firms. In Cowling, M. & Saridakis, G. Handbook of Quantitative Research Methods in Entrepreneurship.
Tran, H., Rostamkalaei, A., Saridakis, G. (2024) A multi-level analysis of Corporate Social Performance in Transition Economies. International Entrepreneurship Journal, Published online.
Rostamkalaei, A., Riding, A., Saridakis, G. (2024) Does financial knowledge affect borrower discouragement among various social categories? Evidence from the United States, Journal of Consumer Affairs, Published online.
Freel, M., Rostamkalaei, A., Tran, H. (2024) Growing gains and growing pains: the influence of income and constraints on growth expectations. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Published online.
Rostamkalaei, A. & Freel, M. (2023) Some initial observations on the geography of the supply of equity crowdfunding, Venture Capital, 25:1, 65-90.
Rostamkalaei, A., Nitani, M., & Riding, A. (2020). Borrower discouragement: the role of informal turndowns. Small Business Economics, 54(1), 173-188. (Accepted 2018)
Rostamkalaei, A., & Riding, A. (2020). Immigrants, Financial Knowledge, and Financial Behavior. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 54(3), 951-977
Lajili, K., Lin, L. Y. H., & Rostamkalaei, A. (2019). Corporate governance, human capital resources, and firm performance: Exploring the missing links. Journal of General Management, 45(4), 192-205.
Rostamkalaei, A., Nitani, M., & Riding, A. (2019). Self-employment, financial knowledge, and retirement planning. Journal of Small Business Management, 1-30.
Rostamkalaei, A. & Freel, M. (2017). Business advice and lending in small firms. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. 35(3):537-555.
Rostamkalaei, A. (2017). Discouraged borrowers aftermath of financial crisis: a UK study. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 24(2):394-410.
Rostamkalaei, A. & Freel, M. (2016). The cost of growth: small firms and the pricing of bank loans. Small Business Economics 46: 255-272.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | AP/ADMS3920 3.0 | M | New Venture & Small Business Management | LECT |
| Winter 2025 | AP/ENTP3950 3.0 | M | Social entrepreneurship | LECT |
| Winter 2025 | AP/ENTP2920 3.0 | X | Innovation and creativity | LECT |
Dr Anoosheh Rostamkalaei (she/her) is an assistant professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the School of Administrative Sciences. Before joining York University, Anoosheh held a faculty position at the University of Kent (UK) and postdoctoral positions at the University of Ottawa and Statistics Canada.
Anoosheh’s primary research interest lies in understanding the nature and consequences of entrepreneurship. Her focus is on understanding how the experience of access to resources varies for different groups of society (immigrants, marginalized groups, women, etc.) and how the variations in access to resources and individuals’ priors translate into different entrepreneurial or post-entrepreneurial outcomes. Her research has been supported by grants and fellowships from Canada’s research councils and published in high-impact journals. Anoosheh teaches courses in entrepreneurship, innovation, and business Statistics. She is a fellow of UK Higher Education and has received certificates in teaching at the Higher Education from the University of Ottawa and University of Kent.
For the updated list of current projects and publications,please visit:
https://anoosheh.academic.ws/
Degrees
PhD in Management, Lancaster University Management SchoolM.Sc in Management, University of Ottawa
M.Sc in IT,
B.Sc in Industrial Engineering,
Awards
- York University Research Support Grant - 2024
- LA&PS Minor Research Grant (PI) - 2024
- Kent Business School Covid Mitigation Fund (PI) - 2022
- SSHRC Insight Development Grant (PI) - 2020
- Telfer School of Management Research Grant (Co-I) - 2019
- SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (PI) - 2018
- SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (Co-I) - 2017
All Publications
Rostamkalaei, A., Owens Imarhiagbe, B., & Saridakis, G. (2023). SME access to bank finance during the COVID-19 pandemic: Some evidence and lessons from the UK economy. In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship (pp. 1-12). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Rostamkalaei, A. and Freel, M. (2020) Approaches to understanding credit access in small firms. In Cowling, M. & Saridakis, G. Handbook of Quantitative Research Methods in Entrepreneurship.
Tran, H., Rostamkalaei, A., Saridakis, G. (2024) A multi-level analysis of Corporate Social Performance in Transition Economies. International Entrepreneurship Journal, Published online.
Rostamkalaei, A., Riding, A., Saridakis, G. (2024) Does financial knowledge affect borrower discouragement among various social categories? Evidence from the United States, Journal of Consumer Affairs, Published online.
Freel, M., Rostamkalaei, A., Tran, H. (2024) Growing gains and growing pains: the influence of income and constraints on growth expectations. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Published online.
Rostamkalaei, A. & Freel, M. (2023) Some initial observations on the geography of the supply of equity crowdfunding, Venture Capital, 25:1, 65-90.
Rostamkalaei, A., Nitani, M., & Riding, A. (2020). Borrower discouragement: the role of informal turndowns. Small Business Economics, 54(1), 173-188. (Accepted 2018)
Rostamkalaei, A., & Riding, A. (2020). Immigrants, Financial Knowledge, and Financial Behavior. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 54(3), 951-977
Lajili, K., Lin, L. Y. H., & Rostamkalaei, A. (2019). Corporate governance, human capital resources, and firm performance: Exploring the missing links. Journal of General Management, 45(4), 192-205.
Rostamkalaei, A., Nitani, M., & Riding, A. (2019). Self-employment, financial knowledge, and retirement planning. Journal of Small Business Management, 1-30.
Rostamkalaei, A. & Freel, M. (2017). Business advice and lending in small firms. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. 35(3):537-555.
Rostamkalaei, A. (2017). Discouraged borrowers aftermath of financial crisis: a UK study. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 24(2):394-410.
Rostamkalaei, A. & Freel, M. (2016). The cost of growth: small firms and the pricing of bank loans. Small Business Economics 46: 255-272.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | AP/ADMS3920 3.0 | M | New Venture & Small Business Management | LECT |
| Winter 2025 | AP/ENTP3950 3.0 | M | Social entrepreneurship | LECT |
| Winter 2025 | AP/ENTP2920 3.0 | X | Innovation and creativity | LECT |
