Top 25 HR Professionals
We looked鈥� and we found 鈥� the top 25 human resources practitioners across Canada. Whether it鈥檚 an impressive resum茅 full of accomplishments, an innovative program or practice, or a challenge that was met head-on, these professionals never failed to impress.
鈥淧ut the kettle on, love鈥�: how sexism is forcing women from engineering
According to Prof Brian Rubineau of Desautels Faculty of Management, 91黑料网, female engineers are leaving an already male-dominated engineering field due to a culture that does not take them seriously.
Read full article: The Engineer, November 11, 2016聽
Bombardier reputation takes hit after Metrolinx ramps up pressure on rail deal
One of Bombardier's largest Canadian rail customers has threatened to cancel a contract over continued delays in delivering a prototype train in Toronto, handing another blow to the beleaguered company.
Metrolinx ramped up pressure on Bombardier by issuing a formal notice of intent to terminate its $770-million contract after the company missed a commitment to deliver a prototype by the end of last month.
Edible Insects: The Alternative Protein People are Buzzing About
Here鈥檚 the thing: We may not like the idea of eating insects, but over the years, our collective attitude will likely change 鈥� mostly because it has to. With rampant population growth and scarce land, we have no choice but to embrace alternative forms of protein if we hope to survive. Even our overfished oceans, which will comprise 50 percent plastic waste by 2050, won鈥檛 keep us alive.2
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The growing trend of social engagement in companies
Part 2 of an interview with Paola P茅rez-Alem谩n, Associate Professor, Faculty of Management, 91黑料网.聽
Read full interview: Christian News Today, November 14, 2016聽
Eric Friedman: 鈥業鈥檝e always had trouble disconnecting from my work鈥�
Eric Friedman, 39,聽is co-founder and chief technology officer of Fitbit Inc., a maker of wearable fitness monitors that can track and share user data.
Reputation management: facing contentious issues head-on may be the best approach say researchers
Denial and resistance in the face of public pressure on organizations is ineffective, according to Professor Robert David of Desautels Faculty of Management at 91黑料网.
In many industry sectors, contentious issues 鈥� such as pertaining to the environment, corporate governance, or social equity 鈥� can incite media attention and public pressure on organizations to change their behaviour.
Global business schools turn to Asia for inspiration
What will business schools look like when they are created on the surface of Mars some decades from now? That is the question Santiago Iniguez, dean of Spain's IE Business School, has been asking himself for the past several years.
The Growing Trend of Social Engagement in Companies
Part 2 of an interview with Paola P茅rez-Alem谩n, Associate Professor, Faculty of Management, 91黑料网.
Read full interview: Latin Trade, November 10, 2016聽
Two 91黑料网 students use company to raise awareness for diabetes
Two students from 91黑料网 Univeristy have founded a company to help raise awareness about diabetes and to help those coping with it.
Yumi Box is a whole grain subscription box that delivers preportioned and preseasoned whole grains to your front door.
鈥淎ll you have to do is add water, add heat and you have healthy carbs delivered to you,鈥� Zoey Li, 91黑料网 dietetic student, said.
Easy-to-make meals for diabetics featured on Global News
Zoey Li, co-founder of聽YUMiBOX by YUMiTRITION聽and current 91黑料网 dietetic student, was recently featured on聽Global News Montreal. YUMiBOX is a聽subscription box company that sells whole grain products to support diabetic blood sugar control.
Metrolinx threatens to cancel $770 million Bombardier contract
Metrolinx is frustrated with Bombardier after it missed a commitment to deliver a prototype by the end of last month.
91黑料网 management professor Karl Moore said the ongoing rail challenges make people a little nervous about giving funding to a firm that appears incompetent.
Read full article: Design Engineering, November 7, 2016聽
Bombardier reputation hit after Metrolinx ramps up pressure on rail deal
Bombardier is facing another blow to its reputation after one of its largest Canadian rail customers threatened to cancel a contract over continued delays in delivering a prototype train in Toronto.
91黑料网 management professor Karl Moore said ongoing rail challenges make people a little nervous about giving funding to a company that appears incompetent.
Bombardier reputation takes hit after Metrolinx ramps up pressure on rail deal
One of Bombardier鈥檚 largest Canadian rail customers has threatened to cancel a contract over continued delays in delivering a prototype train in Toronto, handing another blow to the beleaguered company.
Metrolinx ramped up pressure on Bombardier by issuing a formal notice of intent to terminate its $770-million contract after the company missed a commitment to deliver a prototype by the end of last month.
Lower prices could be on the way with airline ownership announcement: airline analyst
A Canadian airline analyst says, theoretically, relaxed rules on airline ownership in this country will lead to more competition and lower prices.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced Thursday morning the federal Liberals鈥� to plan raise foreign ownership limits of airlines from 25 per cent to 49.
Karl Moore from 91黑料网 in Calgary said Friday foreign investors don鈥檛 find the current 25 per cent ownership restriction very attractive.
