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According to new research, business associations and other institutional intermediaries can play an important role in helping minority businesses succeed by providing training and access to large corporations. The findings are contained in the paper, “Relationship Building and Minority Business Growth: Does Participating in Activities Sponsored by Institutional Intermediaries Help?”, which is slated for publication […]
Posted onSurprising Research on Reducing Environmental Waste
New research shows that companies have the potential to reduce much more environmental waste on the production side of the product life cycle rather than on the consumption side – the opposite of most current mainstream thinking on product sustainability. The findings are contained in the paper, “Why Do Companies Need Operational Flexibility to Reduce […]
Posted onWhy Leadership Training Shouldn’t Be Just for Top Performers
Organizations typically provide leadership training opportunities to those who already have a track record of success, creating a situation where training resources end up disproportionately going toward individuals who may need it the least, according to Winny Shen, Professor of Organization Studies at the Schulich School of Business. In a newly published article on the […]
Posted onMen More Likely to Respond Negatively to Gender Threats at Work
When male workers believe their gender status is threatened, they are more likely than their female counterparts to engage in deviant behaviour, such as lying or stealing in the workplace, new research suggests. They also become less helpful to coworkers and less willing to pitch in on organizational initiatives. The findings shed light on the […]
Posted onCompetition, Collaboration, and IP Breakthrough in Chinese High-Speed Train Sector
How does government coordination in the strategic sectors affect the impact of relational resources on firm intellectual property (IP) development in the emerging economies? A research team led by Professor Justin Tan at Schulich attempted to address this question by investigating innovative performance in China’s high-speed train sector. The research, recently published in Journal of International […]
Posted onProduct Innovation Can Lead to Supply Chain Disruption
New research shows that product innovation elevates supply chain disruption risk. Johnny Rungtusanatham, the Canada Research Chair in Supply Chain Management at Schulich, co-authored the research paper together with Saurabh Ambulkar (University of Dayton), Sridhar Ramaswami (Iowa State University), and Jennifer Blackhurst (University of Iowa). Titled “Supply Chain Disruption Risk: An Unintended Consequence of Product […]
Posted onSchulich Prof Featured Expert in Hollywood Documentary
Schulich Professor Moshe Milevsky has made his Hollywood debut in The Baby Boomer Dilemma: An Exposé of America’s Retirement Experiment, currently playing in US theatres. The movie reveals the shocking risks around retirement savings in America and provides a troubling reality check for many of us who expect a safe retirement income in our future. […]
Posted onLooking to stamp out contradictions and conflict in your strategy and organization? Think twice
New research has shown that conflict and contradictions within corporations not only foster innovation but can also create a competitive advantage and drive strategic change and renewal. Moshe Farjoun, a Professor of Strategic Management/Policy at Schulich, co-authored the research paper together with Professor Peer C. Fiss, Professor of Management and Organization at the University of […]
Posted onManaging Product Proliferation along the Supply Chain
New research has identified ways that companies can improve profits, customer responsiveness and cost efficiency with their product proliferation strategy. Isik Bicer, an Assistant Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems at Schulich, co-authored the research paper together with Florian Lücker of the Bayes Business School and Tamer Boyaci of ESMT Berlin. The research paper, […]
Posted onCOVID-19 News Overload Causing Employees To Withdraw from Work
New research has shown that around-the-clock COVID-19 news exposure is impacting employees’ workplace behaviours. Ruodan Shao, an Associate Professor of Organization Studies at Schulich, co-authored the research paper together with Long He, a Schulich PhD student, Chu-Hsiang Chang, Mo Wang, Nathan Baker, Jingzhou Pan and Yanghua Jin. The research paper, titled “Employees’ reactions towards COVID-19 […]
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