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RSS FeedHow Political Connections and Government Crackdowns Affect Banking in China
How do political connections influence firms’ credit benefits, especially when the central government is cracking down on corruption? A research team led by Schulich Professor Justin Tan attempted to address this question by investigating bank loan contracts in China. The research paper, titled “Non-Market Strategies and Credit Benefits: Unpacking Heterogeneous Political Connections in Response to Government […]
Posted onUnited Nations Report Links Climate Change and Real Estate Values
Climate risks are becoming a fundamental and critical structural factor that investors need to consider in building resilient real estate portfolios, but there is a lack of information and understanding about how these complex risks could affect property values in coming years, a new report from the UN, Schulich School of Business and Henley Business […]
Posted onNew Study Explains How Time Influences Consumer Behaviour
Time is a key structural component of our lives and of the universe. It is therefore no surprise that consumers and marketers alike engage with the multiple orientations of time – the past, the present, and the future – in their daily consumption choices and marketplace activities. A study recently published in the Journal of […]
Posted onNew Research into Interlocking Corporate Governance Practices
A new study has found that corporations that share board members with other firms tend to have similar corporate governance practices due to a phenomenon known as board interlocking. The findings are presented in a research paper titled, “Peer Effects in Corporate Governance Practices: Evidence from Universal Demand Laws”, forthcoming in Review of Financial Studies. […]
Posted onIrrational Feelings Play a Role in Selecting Suppliers
A new study has found that feelings of guilt due to supply disruption can play a larger than suspected role when it comes to selecting key suppliers. “Supplier Selection in the Aftermath of a Supply Disruption and Guilt: Once Bitten, Twice (Not So) Shy” is forthcoming in the journal, Decision Sciences. The study was co-authored […]
Posted onSchulich Professor Wins Best Book Award
Schulich Accounting Professor, Gregory D. Saxton, was recently awarded the 2021 Public and Nonprofit Division’s Best Book Award. His book, The Quest for Attention: Nonprofit Advocacy in a Social Media Age, co-authored with Chao Guo from the University of Pennsylvania, seeks to reveal the mechanisms and ramifications of a new model for nonprofit advocacy in […]
Posted onIs Air Pollution Bad for Business Ethics?
A new study has found that businesses located in cities with severe air pollution are more likely to cook their books. The study, titled “Contaminated Heart: Does Air Pollution Harm Business Ethics?”, showed that companies operating in cities with elevated levels of air pollution exhibit a greater likelihood of restating their financial statements and manipulating […]
Posted onResearch Identifies How to Craft Public Health Advertising during a Crisis
A study recently published in the Journal of Advertising shows that context harm crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic require not only bespoke advertising efforts for various communities and societies, but also an evolving, multistage approach not recognized in prior advertising literature on health messaging. The research, based on consumer-focused advertising drawing implications for public […]
Posted onSchulich Launches the George Weston Ltd Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains and Research Chair
Schulich recently officially launched the George Weston Ltd Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains and announced the Research Chair at the Centre’s inaugural Research Forum called “Supply Chain Problems: Practical Insights from Emerging Research”. The Forum brought management researchers and industry together to find practical solutions and explore new opportunities. Building on Schulich’s unique Master of […]
Posted onIs Health Care Philanthropy for the Rich?
A new study published in the Journal of Business Ethics has found that corporate charitable foundations tend to direct healthcare funding to richer communities rather than those with the greatest health-care needs. The study, titled “Putting the ‘Love of Humanity’ Back in Corporate Philanthropy: The Case of Health Grants by Corporate Foundations”, was co-authored by Irene Henriques, Professor of Sustainability and […]
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