Here are this month's highlights of Ivey faculty sharing their expertise with the media. Check our News & Events website for the latest Ivey news, videos, and blogs all month long.
WhatsApp is giving up on BlackBerry
March 3, 2016
Associate Professor Glenn Rowe spoke with Yahoo Finance about WhatsApp’s decision to end its support for BlackBerry and the company’s recent shift in its management strategy.
Dwolla to pay $100K fine after regulatory probe into deceptive cybersecurity
March 7, 2016
SC Magazine, a publication for IT security professionals, spoke with Assistant Professor JP Vergne about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) cracking down on firms’ misleading representations of cyber security practices.
BlackBerry vs. Bombardier: A case study of value strategies
March 8, 2016
In his op-ed for the Globe and Mail, Professor George Athanassakos analyzed the current competitive disadvantages that BlackBerry and Bombardier have found themselves in and how they have coped thus far.
Is email’s popularity putting its future in jeopardy?
March 11, 2016
Associate Professor Nicole Haggerty told the Toronto Star she believes email is not going to die anytime soon, but the challenge lies in finding a way to make email more naturally responsive.
Greenhouse gas reductions for Canada won’t be an easy task
March 12, 2016
Business news publication Dispatch Tribunal featured the report called “Sharing the Burden”, co-authored by Paul Boothe and Lawrence Centre fellow Felix Boudreault, to illustrate approaches to reducing emissions.
Why you should be texting your customers
March 14, 2016
Assistant Professor JP Vergne spoke to Canadian Business about the value of brands texting their customers, rather than overwhelming them with new apps.
10 reasons why Canada should eliminate most import tariffs
March 15, 2016
In an op-ed for Canadian Business, Assistant Professor Mike Moffatt made the case for selective elimination of low-revenue import tariffs.
Ketchup wars: Is French’s nationalism mere rhetoric?
March 18, 2016
In a piece for the Globe and Mail, Assistant Professor Mike Moffatt speculated on whether French’s is truly a national product or whether it’s something in which Canadians just want to believe as a way of fighting back against outsourcing.
Lessons from the battlefield for the boardroom
March 18, 2016
Executive-in-Residence David Fraser shares his leadership lessons learned from 32 years of serving in the Canadian Forces in the Leadership Lab section of the Globe and Mail.
Liberal budget expected to defer some campaign pledges
March 21, 2016
Mike Moffatt lays out what he expects from the federal budget for the Canadian Press.
Moffatt: What the 2016 federal budget got right—and wrong
March 22, 2016
In Canadian Business, Assistant Professor Mike Moffatt broke down a list of eight items he expected the federal budget to take on, six of which were addressed.
A preview of the 2017 federal budget
March 22, 2016
Assistant Professor Mike Moffatt is already looking ahead to 2017, forecasting possible items to be included in next year’s federal budget in his piece for Maclean’s.
Climate change and the budget: Big talk meets big money
March 22, 2016
Bringing the budget focus to climate change in their op-ed for iPolitics, Professor Paul Boothe and Visiting Fellow Felix Boudreault highlighted the government’s commitment to taking action on climate change and reducing greenhouse gases.
Business schools play catch-up on crowdfunding
March 22, 2016
In an interview with the Globe and Mail, Professor Simon Parker discussed the ups and downs of teaching crowdfunding to his current and future students.
Women’s award winner says gender bias hasn’t disappeared, but you can get around it
March 23, 2016
The London Free Press profiles former Ivey Dean Carol Stephenson on her outstanding career and accomplishments.
It’s a good news bad news budget for manufacturing
March 23, 2016
Adjunct research professor David Moloney breaks down the federal budget and what it means for rebuilding manufacturing capacity in Canada in the publication IPolitics.
It’s innovate or die for business schools
March 24, 2016
The Globe and Mail finds the current demand for an MBA remains strong in Canada in particular for candidates looking to transition their careers.
Canada is adrift without a fiscal anchor
March 29, 2016
In Maclean’s Paul Boothe explains how the Canada budget could be leading Canada adrift without self-imposed limits on spending.
Newsmaker: Making Credibility Count
March 30, 2016
In Investment Executive Michael King explains how the regulatory environment is impacting rating agencies in Canada.
Israeli style cap on banking executives pay not an option here in Canada
March 30, 2016
In Yahoo Finance News executive compensation specialist Frank Li responds to Israel’s policy to put a ceiling on banker compensation.
It’s time for Alberta to issue an ultimatum for the rest of Canada
March 30th
Visiting Fellow Dennis McConaghy explains in the Financial Post what the Alberta’s government’s next move should be in light of the federal government’s newest climate strategy.
Digital banking upheaval focus of Ivey’s new lab
March 31, 2016
The Globe and Mail profiles Ivey and Scotiabank’s new partnership focusing on digital finance and the future of banking.
Going for the MBA? This is how to ace the application
March 31, 2016
JD Clarke gives tips to prospective MBA candidates about the application process in Canadian Business.