Articles tagged: Research
The Business of Accelerating Sustainable Urban Transformations in Canada
Daina Mazutis received a Knowledge Synthesis grant by the Social Sciences and Humanities Council. She has recently produced a report determining key issues, best practices, limitations, and knowledge gaps around the governance and capacity-building required to accelerate the role of business in sustainable urban transformation projects in Canada. Read the report and discover how Mazutis's insights can help foster a greener Canada: Read more ›
Exposing the power gap in Canada’s C-Suite and challenging the language of merit in corporate disclosures
New research by University of Ottawa professors Walid Ben Amar and Philip McIlkenny, Carleton University professor Merridee Bujaki and Wilfrid Laurier University professor Bruce McConomy suggests that how Canadian corporations disclose information about their board diversity tells a lot about their openness to become inclusive or resistance to change. What are the main challenges and how can corporations promote gender diversity in Canada’s C-suite? Read more ›
“Building back better” for women entrepreneurs: A policy reboot for Canada’s feminist recovery plan
University of Ottawa professor Barbara Orser and alumna Margo Crawford (MBA ’97) suggest that developing a robust, inclusive economy not only requires a policy reboot for Canada’s feminist recovery plan but also a better understanding of who our business leaders are. Read more ›
Mental Health during COVID-19: Examining the Role of Peer Support Services
In partnership with Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa, an organization that provides peer support services, doctoral student Elmira Mirbahaeddin and Professor Samia Chreim will examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced peer support services. Read more ›
Customer Incivility Can Hurt Employees: Here Is How to Manage it Positively and Assertively
A new study shows that rising above customer incivility not only benefits customers: positively and assertively tackling customer unfriendliness can also make a major difference for service employees. Jane O’Reilly, a uOttawa expert on workplace wellbeing, and Régine Paquette, founder of Ottawa-based Victoire Boutique, discuss how customer incivility affects employees and provide practical suggestions to manage it meaningfully. Read more ›
Driving Industry-Wide Sustainability along the Supply Chain
A new study co-authored by Hajmohammad suggests that the sum of strategic actions by companies to manage this risk can curtail suppliers’ poor social and environmental practices and, ultimately, improve the overall level of sustainability within an industry. The study provides invaluable insights to businesses, activist organizations and policy makers seeking to reduce the environmental and social impact of supply chains and their associated risks. Read more ›
Telfer Forum - Crisis and Governance: The Role of the Board during Times of Disruption
How does a crisis caused by COVID-19 affect corporate governance? On December 9, 2020, a panel of researchers and industry experts discussed lessons learned and proposed practical recommendations for corporate leaders interested in learning more about crisis management and their role during times of disruption and financial challenge. Read more ›
Research to Delve into “Toxic” Service Interactions between Customers and Service Providers
A Telfer research project aims to provide new insight into toxic service interactions and service failure. Professor Ahmed Khalil Ben Ayed has been awarded a Telfer School of Management Research Grant (SMRG) to develop, test and validate an empirical measure of the toxicity of the interactions between consumers and service providers. He hopes to identify tools and frameworks to help managers and frontline service providers enhance service delivery and the customer experience. Read more ›
A financing framework for better, faster, and affordable business decisions
Qianru Qi was recently hired as an assistant professor of finance at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa. We interviewed her to learn more about her interests in finance and innovation research. Read more ›
Recognizing Telfer Graduate Student Research Excellence from a Distance in 2020
Congratulations TelferNation! It is always a pleasure to recognize the excellent research achievements of our students. This year has been exceptionally challenging for all, and each of you are champions for persevering in your training and research despite the obstacles presented by the pandemic. Read more ›
