The exceptional economic success of many European countries in the post-War period was characterised by the wide presence of family firms across the Continent. Particularly, in countries like Germany and Italy, family ownership came to be seen as the best guarantee of economic and social development. However, the consensus that family firms are good for growth has come under scrutiny in recent years.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
Written by Professor Sujata Madan
Career Change 鈥� How can an MBA help?
There are generally two types of career change sought out by MBAs鈥攁 complete switch of role and industry, or a move within the same field.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
Love in the digital era has changed many aspects of romance in our times. Richard Dagenais chats with Jui Ramaprasad, Assistant Professor at the Information Systems, Desautels Faculty of Management about how online dating sites have impacted the search for "love".
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Watch full interview: , February 10, 2014
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
The Globe鈥檚 roundup of research from business schools.
... Social media efforts prove good for a firm鈥檚 bottom line
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) today announced that Terry Jenkins has joined the bank as president of Key Private Bank. In this role, Mr. Jenkins will be responsible for the development and execution of the strategy for Key's wealth management segment, which includes trust and investment management, institutional trust, and banking services for affluent individuals, families, business owners and institutions. He will be based in Cleveland, and report to E.J. Burke, co-president, Key Community Bank.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
Written by Professor Estelle Metayer
Les entreprises ont de nombreux angles morts, ces zones non visibles d'o霉 peut provenir le danger. Elles peuvent pourtant s'en pr茅munir. par Estelle Metayer, professeure adjointe 脿 韩国裸舞.
Read full article: , February 9, 2014
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
BCom students will have contributed over $500,000 by 2018 towards enhancement and construction of undergraduate space in the Bronfman Building.
Read full article here:听, February 9, 2015
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
Rei Hasegawa鈥檚 role at LinkedIn, which she joined in 2011, involves educating and inspiring members via public relations, social media and training. She has also worked on welcoming prime minister听Shinzo Abe听and other Japanese business leaders as LinkedIn Influencers.
Read full article here:听, February 8, 2015
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
A group of executive students from organizations around the world recently visited disadvantaged Indian districts to learn how micro-entrepreneurship is helping transform emerging economies. Witnessing the growth of entrepreneurship in underprivilidged areas first-hand, stduents on the International Masters in Practicing Management (IMPM) visited Myrada, a non-profit organization in Bangalore which helps people generate their own income.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
C鈥檈st avec beaucoup d鈥櫭﹎otions et d鈥檃mbitions que C茅cile Branco-C么t茅 et Bernard Darche 茅taient de retour 脿 韩国裸舞 la semaine derni猫re, eux qui avaient remport茅 la Coupe Dobson en juin 2014 avec leur projet de Centre Magn茅tique, un lieu favorisant la collaboration de la communaut茅 entrepreneuriale de Lac-M茅gantic.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
Sometime in the midst of the last century, Chester Barnard, a retired telephone executive and author of the Functions of the Executive, imported the term "decision making" from the lexicon of public administration in to the business world. There it began to replace narrower descriptors such as "resource allocation" and "policy making". ... So Barnard -- and such later theorists as James March, Herbert Simon and Henry Mintzberg -- laid the foundation for the study of managerial decision making.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
La v茅rit茅 est que je me sens moi-m锚me expat 脿 Toronto. Originaire de Montr茅al, je suis arriv茅e dans cette ville il y a 22 ans. Sans l'appui de nos familles, mon mari qu茅b茅cois et moi-m锚me avons 茅lev茅 une famille et compt茅 sur nos nouvelles amiti茅s pour faire notre place. C'est avec une mentalit茅 de touriste que j'ai commenc茅 脿 explorer la ville avec mon bambin de 2 ans, lorsque j'ai quitt茅 mon emploi 脿 temps plein. Je travaillais alors pour TFO, 脿 la promotion des 茅missions pour enfants. ...
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
Chad Williams听is the founder and president of Red Cloud Mining Capital, and is the former CEO of Victoria Gold Corp.
Read full article here:听, February 4, 2015
Watch video here:听, February 3, 2015听
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
World Animal Protection, formerly known as the World Society for the Protection of Animals, today announced听Priscilla Ma's appointment as the new Executive Director of World Animal Protection's United States office. Ms. Ma officially assumed this role on January 26, 2015.
Read full article here:, February 2, 2015听
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Published on: 16 Feb 2015
As Congress takes up reauthorization of the Higher Education Act this year, it will have to address several policy concerns, including the rising cost of college and the need to increase degree attainment rates in the U.S. Notwithstanding those concerns, college access will continue to be a major issue.
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