Mai Thai

Associate Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Contact information

HEC Montréal
3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine
Montréal (Québec)
Canada H3T 2A7

Email : mai.thai@hec.ca
Phone : 514 340-1069
Secretary: 514 340-6000 ext. 1156
Fax : N/A
Office : 5.158

Other title(s)

Director of the Social Business Creation competition
Researcher, Mosaic – Creativity & Innovation Hub

Education

B.A., Hanoi University
M.B.A., University of Hawai'i
Ph. D. (Management), University of St. Gallen

Expertise

International business
Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management

Current research

Determinants of new venture creation, social business models, mechanisms to create social impacts, immigrant entrepreneurship

This publication selection covers the last five years.

Journal articles (3)

THAI, Mai Thi Thanh, TURKINA, Ekaterina, SIMBA, Amon; « The impact of internationalisation on product innovation in emerging market firms », International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, vol. 46, no 2, 2022, p. 226-243.

THAI, Mai Thi Thanh, TURKINA, Ekaterina, SIMBA, Amon; « The impact of national social capital on business creation rates in the formal vs informal sectors », International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, vol. 26, no 8, 2020, p. 1739-1768.

SIMBA, Amon, THAI, Mai Thi Thanh; « Advancing Entrepreneurial Leadership as a Practice in MSME Management and Development », Journal of Small Business Management, vol. 57, no 2, 2019, p. 397-416.

This award and honor selection covers the last five years.

THAI, Mai Thi Thanh
Past President's Award, Past President's Award is the most prestigious award given by the Canadian Council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Mai Thai was granted this award on October 17, 2020, for her outstanding contribution and leadership as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship over the period 2015-2020, Canadian Council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2020

This selection of supervision activities covers the last five years.

Master's thesis direction – MSc in Management (2)

The pursuit of legitimacy: how do AI start-ups navigate between macro and meso institutional environments?, by Andreas Clark
September 2020

In codirection with : TURKINA, Ekaterina
The Management of Women Expatriates in International Humanitarian Organizations. Sexual Harassment and Compounding Threats in Crisis Zones., by Ivy Abat
March 2018

Supervised project supervision – MSc in Management (2)

Validation de la proposition de valeur du projet entrepreneurial Les Passages , by Maria-Anaïs Cauchois-Benavides
November 2022

Un modèle économique innovant et durable pour lutter contre le gaspillage vestimentaire des bébés et des enfants de 0 à 4 ans à Montréal. Le cas de l'entreprise ÉVÉA. , by Eva Roux
September 2020

Integrative project supervision – Master's (3)

Analyse des pertes et du gaspillage alimentaire dans la restauration commerciale à Montréal , by Sabine Gédéon
March 2022

COOP Boomerang : quel modèle d'affaires pour maximiser l'impact ? Une stratégie qui vise à équilibrer la mission sociale et les objectifs commerciaux. , by Mathieu Gauthier
October 2021

La théorie du changement : Les impacts environnementaux d'une jeune entreprise québécoise et les activités à prioriser pour l'atteinte des objectifs , by Mélanie Girard-Brisson
September 2020