Here are February's highlights of Ivey faculty sharing their expertise with the media. Check our News & Events website for the latest Ivey news, videos, and blogs.
Crossan: Character and competence essential in academia and beyond
Feb 2
Mary Crossan explains in Western News how leaders emerge in unconventional ways. In particular, she speaks to the importance of leader character in academia.
We asked experts what they would like to see from a renegotiated NAFTA
Feb 6
Economist Isaac Holloway discusses the opportunities and the risks to renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement in Yahoo! Finance Canada.
Ottawa politicians put outplacement in spotlight
Feb 6
In the Canadian HR Reporter, Fraser Johnson explains why employers should take more care in selecting outplacement agencies and managing the service to ensure a quick career transition.
David Moloney | Canada’s loan to Bombardier
Feb 8
David Moloney was interviewed on CBC’s Power and Politics segment regarding the federal government’s $372.5-million loan to Bombardier Inc.
Census 2016: Ontario growth still slowing, but experts see a change in fortune
Feb 8
Mike Moffatt give insight into the Canada’s census, Ontario’s real GDP, and the provinces manufacturing sector to The Canadian Press.
Seven criteria for finding the right investment adviser
Feb 9
Chuck Grace tells The Globe and Mail the biggest mistake investors make is seeking advice from family and friends instead of an investment advisor.
Corporate Canada can’t hide from Trump’s immigration ban
Feb 9
Cara Maurer’s, Tima Bansal’s, and Mary Crossan’s op-ed in The Globe and Mail explains how corporate Canada must speak up and turn a volatile situation into one that calms and builds cohesion through four steps.
It’s time for clarity on Canada’s climate and energy policy
Feb 9
For Maclean’s, Dennis McConaghy discusses how the Canadian government’s commitment to carbon reduction is becoming increasingly untenable.
In uncertain times, keep your eye on cashflows: James Saft
Feb 9
In a Reuters article, Ivey Professor Stephen Foerster, along with John Tsagarelis and Grant Wang of Highstreet Asset Management, encourage monitoring cash flows to understand a company’s financial state.
Trump, Trudeau to discuss women in workforce at Washington round table
Feb 13
Linda Hasenfratz, EMBA '97; Tina Lee, HBA '03; and, former Ivey dean Carol Stephenson were among the female executives at a roundtable discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on advancing women.
Tiptoeing around the Trump in the room
Feb 13
Three prominent Ivey women Joined Trump and Trudeau for to discusses women in the workforce.
Jobs, supply chains at risk from NAFTA revisions
Feb 14
The Globe and Mail speaks about Ivey’s Lawrence NAFTA report We Make Things Together and the possible job loss in the Great Lakes region supply chains.
Trade walls would hurt Canadian and U.S. economies, 2 new reports suggest
Feb 14
CBC News discusses the Ivey’s Lawrence Centre Report We Make Things Together and the consequences of Trump’s NAFTA tweaks.
Are we on the verge of a stock market crash? It’s complicated
Feb 14
In The Globe and Mail, George Athanassakos discusses the likelihood of a stock market crash in the U.S., based on three proxy indicators.
The art of dealing with a narcissist
Feb 15
Ann Frost wrote for the Huffington Post explaining what it is like to negotiate with a narcissist like President Donald Trump.
Trump’s ‘Jacked-Up’ Manufacturing Push a Headache for Canada
Feb 15
In an interview with Bloomberg, Mike Moffatt commented on Trump’s auto manufacturing push and the effects it will have on U.S. trade.
The U.S. needs a trade relationship with Canada
Feb 15
Erin Cheney, a research associate for Agri-Food@Ivey, spoke with Farms.com about Trump’s changes to NAFTA, and how it will affect the agricultural industry.
Why do companies go public? An IPO explainer
Feb 17
Steven Foerster tells Yahoo! Finance Canada that customers can expect more merchandize from the Canada Goose company as it goes public.
Modern furniture retailer faces classic kinks in customer service
Feb 21
The Globe and Mail turned to experts, including Ivey’s Associate Professor Gal Raz, for advice on how small companies, like Rove Concepts, can improve its supply chain to ensure high-quality delivery to all customers.
How Costco Canada breaks retail rules to win
Feb 23
In the Financial Post, Allison Johnson explains why Costco Canada’s membership fee taps into consumers’ psychological impulses, leading to more sales.
Planning ahead: Some day, your financial adviser will retire, too
Feb 23
In The Globe and Mail Rick Robertson gives recommends that money managers plan for their financial advisors retirement in order to smooth a difficult transition.
How to ensure marketing excels in a world after choice
Feb 23
A contributed article in Forbes references Niraj Dawar’s article in the Harvard Business Review.
Friends ask for leniency for ex-Livent CEO Garth Drabinsky
Feb 23
Vaughan Radcliffe told The Canadian Press how the Ontario Securities Commission has the chance to send a strong message to investors by banning Ex-Livent CEO Garth Drabinsky from investment and corporate board activities.
A formula for smoothing rising Ontario hydro bills
Feb 27
In an op-ed in The Globe and Mail, Ivey’s Energy and Policy Management Centre discusses the government’s options to ease the rising hydro bills in Ontario.
Trump brand under scrutiny as Vancouver hotel holds grand opening
Feb 27
The Canadian Press features June Cotte discussing the new Trump hotel in Vancouver, and the financial hit the hotel chain is facing due to Trump’s polarizing behaviour as U.S. President.
Is CETA good for Canada?
Feb 28
Andreas Schotter lays out the importance of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement for Canada and skilled worker immigration on CBC.
