Why we all might want to bring a bit of Barbie to work
In Barbieland, the Barbies put their whole selves into their work. We should all be encouraged to do the same.
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Business Management
The way businesses are managed determines their success. How much should be invested in research and development? Which governance structure is most efficient? Where does customer service rank on the list of priorities? Telfer experts can help.
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Transforming Business Research into Impact
Telfer and the Thriving Organizations Research Collective invited world-renowned scholar Herman Aguinis to speak about management research and its applications during the Distinguished Speaker Series.
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SAWI: A Feminist Research Project for Inclusive Workplaces
The SAWI Project, led by Telfer professor Charlotte Karam, is an ongoing feminist participatory action-based research project recently added to Telfer’s research portfolio.
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Managing Fuzzy Projects in 3D - a Practical Guide for Project Management
Known worldwide as a “project management guru”, Telfer professor Lavagnon Ika has recently published a new book titled Managing Fuzzy Projects in 3D. Read about this practical guide based on research.
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Responsible Ownership: Knowledge, Communication, Compassion – Excerpt from Enabling Next Generation Legacies
What can NextGen family business members do to become responsible owners? In an excerpt from Enabling Next Generation Legacies experts say good communication, humbleness and gratitude go a long way.
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Smart Succession Planning Key to Future Prosperity for Family Businesses
Family enterprises face many common challenges. Learn smart succession planning from Peter Jaskiewicz, director of Telfer’s Family Enterprise Legacy Institute.
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Alchemy and the Family Enterprise: Finding Family Purpose
A report from the Family Enterprise Foundation (FEF) presents a fresh perspective on family purpose, communication, and learning. Discover new insights and tips for business families.
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When Does It Make Sense to Engage Family Business Consultants? – Excerpt from Enabling Next Generation Legacies
Is it necessary to use consultants who have experience with family enterprises? Read an expert's opinion on handling the business system, the family system, and the relationship between them.
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The Sustainability Impact of Transparency Policies in Supply Chains
Developing a process transparency approach to global supply chain sustainability reporting: An application of text mining and machine learning techniques.
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The Manipulation of Uber’s Public Image Profoundly Impacted the Lives of Taxi Drivers
Uber deliberately positioned itself as a tech company to avoid the regulations of the taxi industry, which affected the lives of taxi drivers.
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When Major Projects Fail, What Role Does Governance Play?
Major projects are intended to create transformational outcomes. However, despite the extensive time, money and effort invested in them, they sometimes fail.
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Workplaces Are Struggling to Support Their Employees. This uOttawa Research Collective Wants to Help Them Thrive
Despite greater awareness of mental health, managers are still seeing high levels of stress and burn-out. Find out how TORC is creating happier workplaces.
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Telfer Emerging Researcher Award 2022 — José Carlos Marques
The Telfer School of Management is pleased to announce that Professor José Carlos Marques is the recipient of the 2022 Emerging Research Award for his significant contributions to the study of...
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PhD Spotlight – Mary Valdes
Mary Valdes started the Telfer PhD in Management program in 2017, after completing a research-based MBA in Chile. She is a public accountant specializing in tax law. Mary is training...
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Research will Draw on Lessons from Canadian Major Projects
Canada and many other countries are in the early stages of a wave of major project investment triggered by the need to modernize infrastructure, the ever-progressing digital transformation of...
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Improving Business by Understanding Consumer Identity: Meet New Faculty Member Keri Kettle
After earning a PhD in marketing at the Alberta School of Business, Keri Kettle was hired last July as an associate professor at the Telfer School of Management. We interviewed him to learn...
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Does the Virtual Office Benefit All Professions?
The rise of Uber and Lyft turned the taxi industry upside down. UberEATS and DoorDash have revolutionized the way people order food delivery. Many professionals, like doctors, lawyers, and...
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Context Defines Project Performance in Africa
Like many other continents, Africa has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic recovery will be a challenge. Even before COVID-19, project failure rate was high in...
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Telfer Established Researcher Award 2021 – Lavagnon Ika
The Established Researcher Award recipient is a faculty member who has earned national or international recognition for the Telfer School of Management through outstanding and impactful research.
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Telfer Forum - Learning Health Systems: Facilitating Health Care Innovation and Integration
Health care leaders and professionals have been working to make the health care system more agile and integrated. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exposed and accelerated the need for this...
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