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Seven Questions About Startup Success
New-venture experts explain some dos and don’ts of trying to get a business off the ground
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What Does a Lean Startup Look Like?
Picture relentless testing and tailoring to unlock the value puzzle and identify the phantom customer
Leadership
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Great Books to Soak Up This Summer
Smith Business Insight’s annual list of summer reads might just have your new favourite book for the cottage
How to Push Hybrid Work Forward
Face-to-face or virtual, we need people-centric spaces that spark collaboration and discussion
How Do Directors Deal With Ethical Dilemmas?
Corporate board members walk a fine line between assertiveness and patience when they see something wrong
Teams
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The Making of Moral Teams
Strong role models and social get-togethers set teams on the right path
Leadership at Work: Hierarchy vs. Self-Managing Teams
Professor Matthias Spitzmuller explains that self-managing teams shine for organizations that need to keep pace with changing customer needs.
How Leaders Can Help Teams Find Their Voice
Creating a supportive climate can coax even battle-scarred employees into speaking up
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Diversity
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How Does Social Class Affect the Workplace?
Socioeconomic status—income, education and occupation mixed with perceptions of rank based on these assets—is an underappreciated force in the workplace. It can also be a source of bias and discrimination.
Five Questions About Diversity at Work
A human resources expert weighs in on issues and best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion
What Drives Corporate LGBTQ+ Policies?
A new study examines LGBTQ+ support in relation to typical corporate social responsibility strategies
Entrepreneurship
View all in EntrepreneurshipSeven Questions About Startup Success
New-venture experts explain some dos and don’ts of trying to get a business off the ground
What Does a Lean Startup Look Like?
Picture relentless testing and tailoring to unlock the value puzzle and identify the phantom customer
To Mask or Not to Mask?
Pandemic restrictions are coming down. Now comes the hard part for businesses
Analytics-AI
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To Fight Food Waste, Grocers Turn to Analytics
Novel ideas and technology stop supermarket profits from ending up in the trash
AI Bias: When Antidiscrimination Laws Turn Sour
Women often get a raw deal from lenders. Banning gender data in machine learning can make things worse
Cultivating AI for Good
Experts navigate a minefield of ethical challenges to apply artificial intelligence to society’s big issues
Social Impact
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Dear Ottawa, Google is Not the Enemy
A proposed law to compel digital platforms like Google and Facebook to pay for content misses the mark
The Oilsands Can Make Our Roads Better
Building roads with Alberta bitumen is good for drivers, government budgets and the environment
Can Businesses Really Be Social Change Warriors?
Yes, if they get the right people to the table and put the innovation in social innovation
Marketing
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Why Customer Satisfaction is Critical
Firms may be wise to focus on meeting customer expectations rather than exceeding them.
Why You Shouldn't Put a Price on a Great Gift
Those expensive gifts you like to give may be sowing the seeds of suspicion
Navigating the Age of Information Warfare
From anti-vaccination protests to conflict in Ukraine, how do we fight the centrifugal forces pulling us apart?
Strategy
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How to Combat the Talent Shortage
Learn what you can do to get and keep the best people
Why Don’t People Protect Their Online Privacy?
It’s a paradox: Most people say they are very concerned about their privacy online but few do anything about it.
Where Did All the Workers Go?
The worker shortage in key industries looks to be with us for years to come. Here’s how businesses and governments should respond
Finance
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Understanding the World of Blockchain
For the next few years, blockchain will generate most interest in finance, logistics and large companies but, down the line, smaller and medium-sized enterprises will benefit.
Bias and the Glass Ceiling in Finance
Female investment analysts are judged unworthy of promotion if they don’t persist in selling their ideas
A Modest Proposal for Auditor Independence
Here’s how to give public companies a powerful incentive to keep their financial reporting practices squeaky clean