A Canadian clothing company has recently come under fire for using provocative slogans on some of its clothing. The company claims its target demo is now a confident shopper in their mid-twenties, but Professor of Marketing Vivek Astvansh argues that a company might use controversy to sell, even if their customers aren鈥檛 of age.

A stereotypical extrovert loves to engage with people, and derives energy from it. For stereotypical introverts, the reverse is true: they prefer to keep to themselves, and too much interaction with others saps their energy. But ambiverts display traits of both personality types, Professor Karl Moore told CBC Radio鈥檚 The Weekender with Jared Monkman. The word dates back to the 1920s, but Moore has revived it after interviewing many senior leaders as part of his research program.

The Laidley Centre for Business Ethics and Equity and the 91黑料网 Desautels EDI Initiative recently hosted a panel for Women's History Month to honour the past, present, and future of women of the Faculty. The women featured included the granddaughter of the first 91黑料网 Commerce graduate (past), current BCom students (present) and accomplished Desautels alumnae (future).

Explore the insights from the second Sustainable Transportation Roundtable hosted by 91黑料网's Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI). This year's event, sponsored by Alstom, focused on road safety and reimagining urban streets. Keynote speaker Tom Flood highlighted the impact of media on street design and the need to shift narratives towards safer, more inclusive transportation. Panels discussed reclaiming streets for diverse users and overcoming barriers to public transportation.

In Canada, we often imitate the US political system without giving it serious thought, says Jean Charest, a former Member of the Parliament of Canada and Premier of Quebec. But growing political polarization and pressures on the Supreme Court shouldn鈥檛 be emulated, Charest told Prof. Karl Moore for an article in Les Affaires. 鈥淢aybe it鈥檚 the right time to ask ourselves who we are, what are values are, and what we hope to accomplish in the world,鈥� Charest added.

Desautels has one of the country鈥檚 top MBA programs, and its students come from all over the world. But nearly half of this year鈥檚 cohort are Quebec residents. 鈥淭his allows us to offer an experience tailored to the Quebec market, all while keeping the program鈥檚 international perspective,鈥� says Prof. Demetrios Vakratsas, the program鈥檚 academic director.

Generative AI has generated a whole lot of buzz--but not as many use cases. Many businesses don鈥檛 yet know how to use the technology to make their operations more efficient. Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization Karl Moore recommends starting small. 鈥淏etin with specific, well-defined use-cases where data is readily available to map the current state of the process and the future state of technology,鈥� he writes in Forbes.com.