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Getting a green building certification is only half the battle when it comes to making commercial buildings more sustainable and energy-efficient. In a newly published paper in the journal Energy Economics titled, “Beyond building certification: The impact of environmental interventions on commercial real estate operations”, researchers show that behaviour-focused “soft interventions” can be as effective […]
Posted onHigh-profile Healthcare Facility a Success due to People and Vision
Schulich Sessional Instructor Sherena Hussain and Professor James McKellar recently conducted a case study of Bridgepoint Active Healthcare, a 464-bed rehabilitation and complex care hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto, which re-opened its doors in April 2013. Now part of the Sinai Health System, Bridgepoint is the single largest organization in Canada to focus exclusively on research, […]
Posted onThe Gift of Gratitude
Remembering his time at Schulich, Christopher C. Williams (MBA ’94) describes his experience as ‘eye-opening’ in many ways, from the warm welcome he received from faculty and fellow students to the cold Canadian winter he first experienced after leaving his native Jamaica to attend the School. Chris is grateful to his alma mater for giving […]
Posted onHow Corporations Use Voyeurism to Create Entertainment Value
A growing number of businesses across a wide range of industries are successfully commercializing voyeurism, the practice of providing a glimpse into the private life of another person, to give audiences a revealing and entertaining experience. A new paper forthcoming in the journal Academy of Management Review titled “Commercializing the practice of voyeurism: How organizations […]
Posted onSupply Chain Conference Yields Insights To Accelerate Digital Transformation
The Leadership Series 2.0: Digital Transformation in Supply Chain conference was held recently to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the Digital Transformation Strategy (DTS) for the supply chain function. It was organized by the Supply Chain Canada Ontario Institute, with The George Weston Ltd. Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains as a sponsor. “It […]
Posted onProfessor Serves on International WELL Building Institute Advisory Board
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) recently released its Global Research Agenda. Schulich Associate Professor Avis Devine from the Brookfield Centre in Real Estate & Infrastructure serves on the Advisory amongst a variety of researchers as the sole business school representative. Devine has been on the board since the group’s inception. Professor Devine teaches courses […]
Posted onStudy Shows Female CEO Board Directors Paid Less Than Male Counterparts
Do organizations truly value a more diverse board of directors? A new study suggests many firms may only be paying lip service to the importance of diversity and increasing board diversity in superficial ways. A new paper forthcoming in Human Resource Management explores whether external pressures to diversify boards lead organizations to devalue the board […]
Posted onSchulich Partnership with City of Toronto wins EDCO Award of Excellence
The Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) Award of Excellence is a well-established program that recognizes outstanding economic initiatives and individuals in the Province of Ontario. Recently the City of Toronto and Digital Main Street were awarded the EDCO ‘Innovation in Community Resiliency (Urban)’ for their ‘ShopHERE’ program at the 64th annual Evolve ON Conference & Showcase. Last year, […]
Posted onUndergrad Case Competition Teams Shine at LIVE
Last month, our Undergraduate Case Competition team represented us proudly at the 15th annual LIVE Competition, hosted online by the University of Toronto. Considered Canada’s leading undergraduate strategy case competition, this two-day event brings together students, providing them with the guidance and tools to tackle real-world business challenges and bridging the gap between delegates and […]
Posted onTimely Research on Personal Savings published in Journal of Marketing
Schulich Associate Professor of Marketing Nicole Mead recently had a paper chosen over 300 other submissions for publication in the Journal of Marketing’s special issue on Better Marketing for a Better World. “This research has the potential to improve people’s lives in these challenging times. My co-authors and I have developed a simple, inexpensive, and […]
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