Indigenous women are fastest growing group of entrepreneurs
There are about 60,000 Indigenous entrepreneurs in Canada, and Indigenous women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs. 鈥淭hey are outpacing all other segments鈥� says Monica James, a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and the regional manager for client diversity at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). Indigenous women have been in business for many years, said James in an interview with Prof.
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Delve: Striking a New Balance in Management and Society, with Henry Mintzberg and Saku Mantere
How has management thinking changed in the past 50 years and where might management be headed today? In his research and writing, Desautels Faculty of Management Professor Henry Mintzberg covers not only the past 50 years but looks toward the future of managing organizations, developing managers, and rebalancing society, from business to politics to higher education.
Offering a signing bonus can help companies recruit new worker鈥檚, but industry-wide worker shortages remain
Canada鈥檚 trucking industry has a worker shortage, and competition for qualified drivers is high. The last-mile delivery company Sysco is offering truck drivers up to $30 an hour 鈥� with a $10,000 bonus once they meet all of the company鈥檚 service standards. This type of incentive can help address a company鈥檚 need for employees in the short-term, but it doesn鈥檛 address the larger problem, said Prof.
Countries with high debt and a reliance on imports could face tough times
Sri Lanka is facing down a liquidity crisis. It has $50 billion in debt to foreign creditors, but no foreign currency reserves. The country foreign currency was depleted when pandemic-related travel restrictions undermined its thriving tourism industry. It also imports many goods, and costs soared as energy prices rose.
Health data analytics can help improve access to health care
Health questionnaires are time-consuming 鈥� for doctors and patients alike. 鈥淭he digitalization of all of those questions would allow patients to do lot of work before visiting a physician,鈥� says Maxime Cohen, a Professor of Retail and Operations Management at Desautels and the Chief AI officer for ELNA Medical, Canada鈥檚 largest network of clinics.
Interpersonal skills are key to managing staff during times of crisis
Even the darkest cloud has a silver lining 鈥� but there is a time and a place to mention it. When employees are struggling through a crisis, putting a positive spin on the situation can make them feel as though their concerns aren鈥檛 being taken seriously, according to Patricia Faison Hewlin, an Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Desautels.
Delve: How Collaborative, Open-Minded Management Could Heal Healthcare
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Betty Zoller launches Aviva, a maker of plant-based, nut-free cheese alternatives
Animal welfare and a desire to reduce carbon emissions inspired Betty Zoller (MBA鈥�15) to adopt a vegetarian diet. But when Zoller was looking for a nut-free cheese alternative, there weren鈥檛 any options. Many plant-based cheese alternatives are made using a base of cashew nuts or coconut oil, and seeing a gap in the available options, Zoller founded Aviva.
When wages don鈥檛 keep pace with inflation, companies risk losing their top performers
It is no secret that inflation has sent costs soaring, but wages are going up too. In a recent survey of US small businesses, more than two-thirds said they had increased the wages of their employees. Companies that don鈥檛 match inflation are essentially asking their staff to take a pay cut, says Prof. Jean-Nicolas Reyt聽in an interview with BBC Worklife.
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Clothing recycling programs do little to address fast fashion鈥檚 environmental impact
Speed and variety. These are the pillars of the fast fashion model. Retailers like H&M and Zara seek to bring style to the masses by emulating the trends of Paris and Milan, but their model of disposable clothing comes with a high environmental cost. With this business model in place, it simply is not possible for these businesses to be sustainable, said Prof.
Higher interest rates are already packing a punch
Payments on variable rate mortgages have gone up, and house prices have gone down. We are already seeing the impact of higher interest rates, and we are not done yet, according to Prof. Sebastien Betermier. 鈥淚 expect to see a continuation of what we are already seeing,鈥� Betermier told CTV News.
