Ramzi Fathallah, University of Ottawa

Research

Entrepreneurship Immigrant Family Business Qualitative research Canada Next-generation Intergenerational solidarity 2SLGBTQI+

Latest funding

Building a more inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystem: A study of 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurs in Canada
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$42,378
The paradox of resilience in long-term care: Can technology enable a paradigm shift?
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$38,375
Built to last? Immigrant family businesses and next generation commitment
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$14,119

All 4 grants and awards

Building a more inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystem: A study of 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurs in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fathallah, Ramzi

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; 2SLGBTQI+; Inclusive entrepreneurship; Heterogeneity; Family embeddedness; Social embeddedness; Resilience; Resource orchestration; Diversity

$42,378

The paradox of resilience in long-term care: Can technology enable a paradigm shift?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Jaana, Mirou

Keywords: Long-term care organizations; Resilience; Health information technology; Scoping review; Delphi study; Focus groups

$38,375

Built to last? Immigrant family businesses and next generation commitment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Fathallah, Ramzi

Keywords: Immigrant; Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Qualitative research; Canada; Next-generation; Intergenerational solidarity

$14,119

Built to last? Immigrant family businesses and next generation commitment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Fathallah, Ramzi

Keywords: Immigrant; Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Qualitative research; Canada; Next-generation; Intergenerational solidarity

$32,143

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Entrepreneurship Dear Professor Fathallah, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on entrepreneurship connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Building a more inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystem: A study of 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurs in Canada" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]