鈥楨lite鈥 Yelp reviewers hold outsized influence, even after their formal status is lost

Published: 6 November 2024

Yelp鈥檚 restaurant review platform awards an 鈥榚lite鈥 badge to top contributors, acknowledging their role in shaping user experiences. However, new research by Associate Professor Warut Khern-am-nuai...

Corporate social responsibility disclosures have benefits, but also come with costs

Published: 6 November 2024

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosures can enhance a company鈥檚 public image and contribute to increased sales. However, these benefits may come at a cost. In a study analyzing CSR...

Employers judge job candidates 鈥 but it isn鈥檛 a one-way street

Published: 6 November 2024

Job seekers put their resumes out there to be judged by potential employers, but the evaluation goes both ways, says Lisa Cohen, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at 黑料不打烊 Desautels....

People feel most productive at work during the heart of the workweek

Published: 15 October 2024

Tuesday is the most productive day of the week鈥攐r at least it鈥檚 the day perceived to be the most productive, according to Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour Jean-Nicolas Reyt in an...

Mono-SOS app is helping prevent howler monkey executions in Costa Rica

Published: 28 October 2024

When howler monkeys swing from branch to branch in the canopy of Costa Rica鈥檚 forests, they sometimes encounter a deadly hazard: power lines. An app developed by 黑料不打烊 and Associate Professor Juan...

Quick-service restaurants like St-Hubert seek to deliver value to customers

Published: 22 October 2024

Good gravy! Quebec鈥檚 rotisserie chicken chain St-Hubert has frozen prices for all main courses on its menu and reduced prices on appetizers鈥揳ll while maintaining portion sizes. This is part of a...

Canadian pension funds are already overweight on Canadian equities

Published: 15 October 2024

Canada鈥檚 eight largest pension funds are big players in the world of institutional investing with more than $1 trillion under management collectively. Pressure is being applied for the funds to...

Changes in pension funds portfolio management produce different demands for analysts and managers

Published: 15 October 2024

Historically, pension funds managed their portfolios using a strategic asset allocation approach. Fundamentally, this meant buying a mix of asset classes with the highest probability of achieving...

BCom alum trades in a career in marketing to become a firefighter

Published: 17 September 2024

Lesly Yao (BCom鈥18) isn鈥檛 your stereotypical small-town Quebec firefighter. Born in Tahiti, the Bachelor of Commerce grad was growing disillusioned with her work at a marketing firm when a Canadian...

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