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Tina received her doctorate from the University of Toronto and prior to joining Laurier, she worked at Queen’s University and Texas A & M University.
My research program is currently anchored in three intersecting domains: custodianship and traditions, community and social entrepreneurship, and place-based organizing. My work investigates how actors—whether entrepreneurs, professionals, or community members—mobilize traditions and local knowledge to drive strategic change and foster inclusive futures. I have published extensively in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Annals, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of International Business Studies, Organization Science, Organization Studies, and Strategic Management Journal. Our early work published in the Academy of Management Perspectives on social entrepreneurship was recognized by the Academy of Management as amongst the most cited publication over a decade.
My work has been recognized with awards including the Academy of Management Perspectives Decade Award, the Responsible Research in Management Award, and other awards and recognition for research including the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada and at Queen’s University and Texas A & M University. Since 2021, I have been included annually in Stanford’s list of the top 2% most cited scholars worldwide.
- Kent, D., & Dacin, M. T. (2025). After the crisis: explaining stories of professional identity growth from collective action. Organization Studies, 46(7), 995-1022.
- Wiedner, R., Dacin, M. T., & Furnari, S. (2024). Custodianship across generations: Preserving the practice of vinyl record manufacturing. Academy of Management Journal, 67(6), 1428-1462.
- Dacin, M. T., Zilber, T. B., Cartel, M., & Kibler, E. (2024). Navigating place: Extending perspectives on place in organization studies. Organization Studies, 45(8), 1191-1212.
- Crawford, B., & Dacin, M. T. (2021). Policing work: Emotions and violence in institutional work. Organization Studies, 42(8), 1219-1240.
- Montgomery, A. W., & Dacin, M. T. (2020). Water wars in Detroit: Custodianship and the work of institutional renewal. Academy of Management Journal, 63(5), 1455-1484.
- Dacin, M. T., Dacin, P. A., & Kent, D. (2019). Tradition in organizations: A custodianship framework. Academy of Management Annals, 13(1), 342-373.
- Dacin, M. T., Munir, K., & Tracey, P. (2010). Formal dining at Cambridge colleges: Linking ritual performance and institutional maintenance. Academy of Management Journal, 53(6), 1393-1418.
- Dacin, M. T., Dacin, P. A., & Tracey, P. (2011). Social entrepreneurship: A critique and future directions. Organization Science, 22(5), 1203-1213.
- Montgomery, A. W., & Dacin, M. T. (2020). Water wars in Detroit: Custodianship and the work of institutional renewal. Academy of Management Journal, 63(5), 1455-1484.
- Dacin, M. T., & Dacin, P. A. (2019). Collective social innovation: Leveraging custodianship, tradition and place on Fogo Island. Handbook of inclusive innovation: The role of organizations, markets and communities in social innovation, 167-184.