Davar Rezania

Davar Rezania is an **Associate Professor** and **Chair of the Department of Management** at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph. His expertise spans Project Management, Accountability, Team Leadership, and Sustainability. He holds a PhD from ESADE Business School (Barcelona, Spain) and has taught courses in Project Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Leadership Development.

• Education:
  • PhD in Management Sciences, ESADE Business School, 2006
  • MBA, ABN AMRO Bank Academy/University of Derby, 2005
  • MSc in Computing Sciences, University of Utrecht, 1994

Research Interests

His work focuses on project accountability mechanisms, sustainable economic practices, and technology adoption in SMEs. Recent studies explore cybersecurity governance, metaverse integration in SMEs, and bio-mimicry applications in agriculture. He emphasizes leadership coaching and stakeholder engagement in organizational contexts.

Key Contributions

Rezania’s research bridges theory and practice, with over 50 peer-reviewed articles. Notable work includes a grounded theory on project managers’ accountability (International Journal of Project Management, 2020), and frameworks for cybersecurity adoption in SMEs (2024). He has presented at global forums like the Academy of Management and Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.

Awards

• 2011 Distinguished Teacher Award, MacEwan University

Grants & Collaborations

He has led projects on ERP implementation governance, talent management in nonprofits, and agricultural IoT discourse analysis. Current initiatives explore metaverse adoption and privacy-enhancing technologies in SMEs.