/dobson/taxonomy/term/4/all en /dobson/channels/event/workshop-series-accounting-area-laidley-centre-prof-christian-leuz-360550 <h2>Internalizing Externalities through Public Pressure: Transparency Regulation for Fracking, Drilling Activity and Water Quality</h2> <h3>Presented by Christian Leuz</h3> <p>Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting and Finance<br /></p> Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:37:09 +0000 admin 140841 at /dobson /dobson/channels/event/desmarais-global-finance-research-centre-dgfrc-seminar-umit-gurun-360540 <h2>Umit Gurun</h2> <h3><b>University of Texas at Dallas</b></h3> <p><em><big>Platform Venture Capitalists</big></em></p> Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:13:35 +0000 admin 140840 at /dobson /dobson/channels/event/phd-research-proposal-presentation-masoomeh-kalantari-360519 <p><img alt="Masoomeh Kalantari" src="/desautels/files/desautels/styles/medium_focal__220_x_220_/public/massomeh-kalantari-400x600.jpg?itok=huJcVbXM" style="width:220px; height:220px; margin-left:8px; margin-right:8px; float:left</body></html>" /></p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:28:27 +0000 admin 140839 at /dobson /dobson/channels/event/organizational-behavior-area-virtual-research-seminar-series-jo-ellen-pozner-360516 <h3>Jo-Ellen Pozner</h3> <h3>Santa Clara University</h3> <p><big>To Thine Own Craft Be True? Engaging with Paradox in Bean-to-bar Chocolate Entrepreneurship</big></p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:46:17 +0000 admin 140837 at /dobson /dobson/channels/event/online-info-session-graduate-certificate-healthcare-management-gchm-360475 <p>Join us for an online information session to learn about the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and Medicine and Health Sciences, 黑料不打烊 University.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:59:59 +0000 admin 140831 at /dobson /dobson/channels/event/online-info-session-graduate-certificate-healthcare-management-gchm-360477 <p>Join us for an online information session to learn about the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and Medicine and Health Sciences, 黑料不打烊 University.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:01:02 +0000 admin 140832 at /dobson /dobson/channels/event/online-info-session-graduate-certificate-healthcare-management-gchm-360478 <p>Join us for an online information session to learn about the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and Medicine and Health Sciences, 黑料不打烊 University.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:01:56 +0000 admin 140833 at /dobson /dobson/channels/news/elliot-lifson-granted-lifetime-membership-desautels-international-advisory-and-advancement-board-360469 <p>For nearly 20 years, <u><a href="/desautels/elliot-lifson">Elliot Lifson</a></u>, C.M., O.Q., has played an important role in uplifting the 黑料不打烊 Desautels community as a professor of practice and a member of both the <u><a href="/bensadoun-school/about-bsrm/advisory-board">Bensadoun School of Retail Management Advisory Board</a></u> and the <u><a href="/desautels/about/administration-governance/advisory">Desautels International Advisory and Advancement Board (DIAAB)</a></u>.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:58:35 +0000 admin 140830 at /dobson /dobson/channels/news/remote-work-brought-unfair-performance-metrics-and-employees-are-gaming-them-360454 <p>According to a survey by the Vancouver-based AI human resources firm Visier, more than four out of five workers have engaged in 鈥渇auxductivity鈥� 鈥� performative work that makes them appear to be working more time than they actually are. The problem, however, isn鈥檛 the workers鈥� it鈥檚 the way their performance is measured according to <a href="/desautels/jean-nicolas-reyt"><strong>Jean-Nicolas Reyt</strong></a>, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:03:50 +0000 admin 140828 at /dobson /dobson/channels/news/people-feel-most-productive-work-during-heart-workweek-360456 <p>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 <a href="/desautels/jean-nicolas-reyt"><strong>Jean-Nicolas Reyt</strong></a> in an interview with Radio-Canada. Most individuals work from Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to -5 p.m., and perceive Monday to be less productive because they are still catching up on their work from the previous week. Tuesday is the day that people first feel immersed in the current week鈥檚 work.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:06:48 +0000 admin 140827 at /dobson /dobson/channels/news/canadian-pension-funds-are-already-overweight-canadian-equities-360457 <p>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 invest a greater proportion of their money in Canadian stocks. Yet, 18 per cent of their portfolio is already invested in domestic markets, explains Associate Professor <a href="/desautels/sebastien-betermier"><strong>Sebastien Betermier </strong></a>in an interview with Les Affaires.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:09:38 +0000 admin 140826 at /dobson /dobson/channels/news/automotive-safety-recalls-are-usually-free-many-owners-older-vehicles-still-dont-participate-360452 <p>Automotive safety recalls are commonplace, and, most of the time, the required changes are performed for free at your local dealership. Yet, many owners of older vehicles don鈥檛 bring in their vehicles when there is a recall. Inertia is part of the problem, according to Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics <a href="/desautels/vivek-astvansh"><strong>Vivek Astvansh</strong></a>.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:58:55 +0000 admin 140824 at /dobson /dobson/channels/news/when-wedding-planning-clashes-work-commitments-communication-key-360453 <p>Weddings are planned many months鈥搊r even years鈥搃nto the future, and that can clash with other aspects of the couple鈥檚 lives. When taking on a new job in the months leading up to such a major life event, it鈥檚 tricky to know when to tell your new employer that you鈥檒l need time off in the first months of your tenure. 鈥淢y advice is to wait until you鈥檝e received a formal job offer before discussing it,鈥� says Associate Professor <a href="/desautels/jean-nicolas-reyt"><strong>Jean-Nicolas Reyt </strong></a>in The Globe and Mail鈥檚 Nine to Five column.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:00:59 +0000 admin 140823 at /dobson /dobson/channels/news/changes-pension-funds-portfolio-management-produce-different-demands-analysts-and-managers-360451 <p>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 the necessary returns, at a level of risk that was acceptable 鈥� or buying and holding. But since the mid-2000s, some large pension funds have adopted a total portfolio approach strategy, which seeks to maximize returns while keeping a portfolio鈥檚 volatility low.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:55:06 +0000 admin 140825 at /dobson /dobson/channels/event/costa-rica-study-trip-information-session-october-25-2024-360010 <p>Are you passionate about sustainability or analytics or both?</p> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:14:09 +0000 admin 140813 at /dobson