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Bartering is on the rise in Canada but only a small part of the economy

webfull — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:33:16 +0000

High levels of inflation have caused a cost-of-living crisis in Canada, and bartering is one way to help keep costs down. Trading goods and services with others also offers a more personal touch. "Some parts of our economy have become overly financialized,” says Robert Nason, Associate Professor of strategy and organization at �山ǿ�� Desautels. “We need to put a number on everything.

Published: 24 July 2024

Ph.D. Jack Sadek and Prof. Robert Nason's paper receives OMT Division Best Paper Award

webfull — Thu, 25 May 2023 16:33:56 +0000

Ph.D. Student in Strategy & Organization Jack Sadek and Associate Professor in Strategy & Organization Robert Nason’s co-authored paper titled “Too Legit to Quit: Discursive Strategies in Cryptocurrency’s Categorical Emergence” has been selected the winner of the 2023 Academy of Management (AOM) Organization & Management Theory (OMT) Division Best Paper Award (A Division of the Academy of Management).

Published: 25 May 2023

Delve: Lessons on Economic Growth from the Informal Economy, with Robert Nason

webfull — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:31:38 +0000

What does the word “entrepreneurship” immediately bring to mind? Risk and reward, innovation and hard work, funding and financial growth, filling gaps in the market? In truth, that answer looks different around the world, in both formal and informal economies, depending on how the local, state, and national economies function and on how the culture views business ownership.

Published: 9 September 2022

Delve: Striking a New Balance in Management and Society, with Henry Mintzberg and Saku Mantere

webfull — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:53:27 +0000

How has management thinking changed in the past 50 years and where might management be headed today? In his research and writing, Desautels Faculty of Management Professor Henry Mintzberg covers not only the past 50 years but looks toward the future of managing organizations, developing managers, and rebalancing society, from business to politics to higher education.

Published: 31 August 2022

The implications for research on carbon labels

webfull — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:46:10 +0000

Author: Dror Etzion

Publication: Nature Climate Change, Correspondence article, Published online 04 August, 2022

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Published: 11 August 2022

Professors Etzion, Animesh and Luederitz awarded SSHRC Partnership Development Grant

webfull — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 21:37:44 +0000

Dror Etzion, Animesh Animesh and Christopher Luederitz awarded SSHRC Partnership Development Grant

Published: 22 July 2021

Blazing a trail for reconciliation

webfull — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 14:55:02 +0000

Professor Karl Moore joins Wáhiakatste Diome-Deer in a conversation with Jolain Foster to learn about how her identity as a Gitxsan informs her career in accounting at Deloitte. Foster is committed to building bridges between peoples from different cultures in every aspect of her work, something she sees as the cornerstone for creating more efficient and successful corporations.

Published: 4 June 2021

What indigenous communities can teach us about sustainability

webfull — Wed, 05 May 2021 20:19:11 +0000

Professor Karl Moore interviews Sean McCormick, a Métis from Manitoba, about his journey to founding Manitobah Mukluks, an Indigenous-owned and operated global footwear brand. McCormick touches on the unique challenges that Indigenous entrepreneurs face and the excellence they demonstrate in preserving finite resources.

Published: 5 May 2021

Authentic leadership in indigenous communities

webfull — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:18:30 +0000

Professor Karl Moore joins Wáhiakatste Diome-Deer in interviewing leading indigenous scholars in business, science, and beyond to hear their stories and strategies for success. A central theme that emerges is the importance of developing an authentic leadership style that honours one’s history, culture, and beliefs.

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Published: 28 April 2021

Women network harder for same outcomes

webfull — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 21:08:04 +0000

Most job seekers rely on networking to land the next position, but women candidates take extra steps to identify workplaces that are inclusive and supportive. In tandem with a professor from Dartmouth College, Professor Elena Obukhova released a study that focuses on the concept of “scouting” for a job.

Published: 12 January 2021