Dr. Seemantini Pathak

Associate Professor

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Biography

Seemantini Pathak is an Associate Professor at Ivey Business School, specializing in strategy and leadership. She holds the Ihnatowycz Family Foundation Chair and has a unique cross-appointment with the Thompson Center for Engineering Leadership and Innovation. Dr. Pathak received her PhD from Arizona State University. Prior to joining Ivey, she was a faculty member at the University of Missouri – St. Louis and the University of Houston, where she taught at various academic levels, including undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Her research focuses on the interplay between strategic leadership, corporate strategy, corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility, with an interest in the character and context of leadership. Her scholarly work has been published in prestigious journals such as the Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Business Venturing, and Business & Society, establishing her as a thought leader in her field. Additionally, she contributes to practitioner-oriented journals such as Organizational Dynamics and serves on the editorial review board for the Journal of Management.

Research Interests

Requirements for Western University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Four-year degree, honours or the equivalent, in anthropology or equivalent background in social sciences.
Application Checklist
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  • Sample of written work (15-20 pages)
  • Statement of academic intent
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.