Tuesday is the most productive day of the week鈥攐r at least it鈥檚 the day perceived to be the most productive, according to Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour Jean-Nicolas Reyt in an interview with Radio-Canada. Most individuals work from Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to -5 p.m., and perceive Monday to be less productive because they are still catching up on their work from the previous week. Tuesday is the day that people first feel immersed in the current week鈥檚 work.
According to a survey by the Vancouver-based AI human resources firm Visier, more than four out of five workers have engaged in 鈥渇auxductivity鈥 鈥 performative work that makes them appear to be working more time than they actually are. The problem, however, isn鈥檛 the workers鈥 it鈥檚 the way their performance is measured according to Jean-Nicolas Reyt, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour.
Weddings are planned many months鈥搊r even years鈥搃nto the future, and that can clash with other aspects of the couple鈥檚 lives. When taking on a new job in the months leading up to such a major life event, it鈥檚 tricky to know when to tell your new employer that you鈥檒l need time off in the first months of your tenure. 鈥淢y advice is to wait until you鈥檝e received a formal job offer before discussing it,鈥 says Associate Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt in The Globe and Mail鈥檚 Nine to Five column.
Automotive safety recalls are commonplace, and, most of the time, the required changes are performed for free at your local dealership. Yet, many owners of older vehicles don鈥檛 bring in their vehicles when there is a recall. Inertia is part of the problem, according to Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics Vivek Astvansh.
Historically, pension funds managed their portfolios using a strategic asset allocation approach. Fundamentally, this meant buying a mix of asset classes with the highest probability of achieving the necessary returns, at a level of risk that was acceptable 鈥 or buying and holding. But since the mid-2000s, some large pension funds have adopted a total portfolio approach strategy, which seeks to maximize returns while keeping a portfolio鈥檚 volatility low.
The words a speaker chooses communicate more than just ideas and opinions. Language reveals much about a speaker鈥檚 personality. In the recent U.S. presidential debate, two very different personalities were on display鈥攖hat of Democratic candidate and Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
In recent years, airline pilots in the U.S. have received impressive wage increases鈥40% at United and 34% at Delta. But the wages of Canadian pilots haven鈥檛 kept up, and the Air Line Pilots Association union has been pushing for a contract that puts Air Canada pilots鈥 wage increases closer to those of their American peers. The union and the airline have reached a tentative agreement of a 26% pay bump, followed by a 4% raise each of the next three years.
Each year the 平特五不中 Alumni Association (MAA) recognizes alumni, friends, students, faculty, and staff whose commitment has had a significant impact on alumni life, the University and/or the community. This year, three 平特五不中 Desautels alumni were among those honoured for their contributions to the 平特五不中 community.
Lesly Yao (BCom鈥18) isn鈥檛 your stereotypical small-town Quebec firefighter. Born in Tahiti, the Bachelor of Commerce grad was growing disillusioned with her work at a marketing firm when a Canadian Forces recruitment advertisement caught her eye鈥攁nd her imagination. But because Yao was not a citizen at the time and a job with the Forces was not in the cards. 鈥淚鈥檇 always had it in the back of my mind to become a firefighter,鈥 she says. 鈥淚 watched shows about firefighting, and it appealed to me, but it also seemed unattainable.
Diversity is an essential ingredient in innovation, according to Emily Heitman, President of Schneider Electric Canada, the subsidiary of the global energy management firm. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs can provide mentoring opportunities and improve the effectiveness of recruitment efforts, Heitman tells Professor Karl Moore in an interview for Forbes.
In Canada, ice time is at a premium and the nearest rink might not be able to accommodate your beer league team. But in large cities, there鈥檚 often ice available somewhere, and Jonathan Azouri (BCom鈥16) spotted an opportunity. The co-founder and CEO of CatchCorner by Sports Illustrated, an app that allows users to book sports facilities, launched it in Toronto in 2019 and is now making it available in markets like New York, Los Angeles, and Boston.
Montreal鈥檚 long-awaited luxury shopping mall Royalmount officially opened on September 5. The project, which spans 800,000 square feet, and features stores like Gucci, Versace, and Louis Vuitton, aims to attract diverse shoppers from all walks of life with an 鈥渋nclusive luxury鈥 concept. While excitement is high, concerns exist over traffic and accessibility.
Shanghai-headquartered KMIND provides strategic consulting advice to billion-dollar companies. Its success is built on a blend of both Eastern and Western philosophies, according to President Noah Xie. 鈥淯tilizing Eastern wisdom doesn鈥檛 mean we can get rid of the Western theories,鈥 says Xie in a Forbes interview with Professor Karl Moore. 鈥淲e need to integrate both, East and West, to be successful.鈥 One Western management thinker that resonates with Xie is Prof. Henry Mintzberg of 平特五不中 Desautels.
Poets & Quants has named its MBAs to Watch list for 2024, and two Desautels graduates have made the cut! The magazine and website asks business schools to nominate some of their top students for consideration for the list, and from those nominations, 126 students have been selected as MBAs to Watch. They represent many of the world鈥檚 top universities, and MBAs to Watch have often gone on to careers at top consulting firms. This year we celebrate Anna Schniepp and Omar Ba Mashmos for being selected!
In 2023, product recalls in Canada hit an all-time high 鈥 there were well over 2,000 of them. Manufacturing companies are typically the ones to issue these recalls, and their decisions are affected by journalists and social media users. 鈥淛ournalists鈥 praise about safety in a manufacturer鈥檚 products leads to increased disclosure of product safety defects, while their criticism curbs such disclosure,鈥 writes Vivek Astvansh in an article in The Conversation.