Innovative Thinking
Welcome to Innovative Thinking, a new platform created to share the latest in knowledge development at Telfer School with the community, academics, and potential research collaborators.
Be inspired by a selection of innovative research ideas, from articles published by our faculty in top-management journals to award-winning research projects. Telfer School’s Innovative Thinking shows our commitment towards research excellence without losing sight of our impactful role in the community.
Are Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives Inclusive and Politically Neutral?
A new article published by Assistant Professor José Carlos Marques from the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa and his co-author Johnny Boghossian from Université Laval examines the political dynamics surrounding standard-setting multi-stakeholder initiatives. The authors show how these initiatives might be utilized as strategic resources by governments that seek to defend a sensitive national industry against activist groups. Their project has received an Insight Development grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Read more ›
Connecting Technology and Entrepreneurship to Innovate and Develop our Local Economy
Wadid Lamine was hired last year as an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Telfer School of Management at University of Ottawa. Professor Lamine is primarily interested in the key role that technology entrepreneurship plays in the development of the local economy. Read his interview to learn more. Read more ›
Telfer Forum: How Organizations Use Data for Social Good
2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created each day at our current pace, but that pace is only accelerating with the growth of the Internet of Things, a giant network connecting consumers to a variety of devices, from smartphones to home appliances. The access to this enormous amount of data in this ever-connected reality has a major impact on public and private organizations. Read more ›
Three New Research Projects Will Address Relevant issues in Management and Health Systems
Three faculty members have been each awarded a Telfer School of Management Research grant (SMRG) for projects that will address important issues in the areas of international management and health systems. Read on the learn more about the relevance, goals, and future applications of their specific research projects. Read more ›
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An academic journey to understand economic inequality and other grand challenges
Suhaib Riaz has been recently hired as an Associate Professor at the Telfer School of Management at University of Ottawa. We interviewed him to learn more about his research on grand challenges of current and future global significance, such as economic inequality. More specifically, he examines how organizational and management practices are implicated in such grand challenges. Read more ›
Impact Investing: A New Form of Investment in the Finance Industry
A research team from the Telfer School of Management will explore how private foundations make investments and why they choose impact investing. For their new project entitled “Impact Investing by Private Foundations,” the team has received an Insight Development grant by the Social Sciences and Humanities Council (SSHRC). Read more ›
New research will look at the financial impact of corporate management of water resources
Two researchers at the Telfer School of Management will address the financial implications of corporate use of water resources. Read more ›
Telfer research aims to address mental health conversations in the workplace
A team of researchers at the Telfer School of Management has launched a research project aimed at guiding employer–employee conversations around mental health. Professors Laurent Lapierre, Silvia Bonaccio, Jane O’Reilly, Magda Donia and Ivy Bourgeault will take a deep dive to understand how managers can create a climate that makes it easier for employees to talk about their mental health struggles. Read more ›
Corporate Partnerships in Emerging Countries: The China-Africa Case
Abdoulkadre Ado has recently been hired as an Assistant Professor at the Telfer School of Management at University of Ottawa. We interviewed Professor Ado to learn more about his research on corporate partnerships in the context of other emerging countries. Read more ›
Financial literacy: An essential tool for Canadians
Financial literacy has a positive impact on the welfare of business owners, of their employees, and on the positive and negative economic prosperity effects of firm growth and failure; however, research has not considered the state of financial knowledge among business owners or what forms of remediation might be needed if Canadians are to thrive. Professors Allan Riding, Barbara Orser, and Miwako Nitani from the Telfer School of Management (University of Ottawa) have received an Insight Grant by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to address this knowledge gap. Read more ›
