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#Climate impact disclosure gets real: New regulations and accounting standards coming in 2024 will give investors a truer picture of corporate #sustainability smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

According to a new study, women are more likely than men to feel emotionally ambivalent towards a high-performing colleague. There are ways we can use these #emotions constructively instead of trying to undermine tall poppies smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

Want to be a data maven and sell like Amazon? We offer advice on how to reap the benefits, and mitigate the risks, of prescriptive #analytics smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

Quebec's unique approach to selling #cannabis offers lessons for regulators across Canada smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

What do economists get right? Plenty, says Pierre Chaigneau. From finance to the #environment to #geopolitics, economic analysis has given us a way to better understand our world. Here's his case for #economics smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

A study at a Montreal hospital finds small #technology solutions to a big problem in the #healthcare system: nursing schedules smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

Do you want to reclaim your time and upgrade your work habits? Register for this week's free webinar to learn effective strategies to simplify work and achieve better results #priorities smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

When researchers pored over U.S. government #procurement contracts, they noticed something strange: an inordinate number of contracts for goods and services seemed to end with a series of zeros—many with five zeros or more. Here's what they discovered smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

When a romance goes sour, it can trigger consumer-switching behaviours. New research explains how breaking up with your partner has #brand implications #marketing smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

Customer #wait times are no idle concern. Managerial tweaks can reduce lineups, but they can also backfire. Here's what you need to know to improve customer experience smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

👁‍🗨| Is your company socially responsible enough? A new consumer survey puts high demands on businesses to do more for society. Prof. Jacob Brower, @SmithBusiness contends that CEOs should loudly lead the way > tinyurl.com/2hz87mvz #CSR #Sustainability #LeadershipMatters

Employees are struggling to adapt to an uncertain and troubling new era of technology. Here are six ways to ease #AI-induced #stress smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

Self-confidence is in the DNA of successful #entrepreneurs, but too much can cloud decision-making. Here’s how to keep #overconfidence in check #startups smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

Should non-compete agreements be non-starters? Yes, these provisions are bad for worker #mobility but at least they have one thing going for them: they encourage investment in #training

Why do so many bids for government business conveniently end in a series of zeros? Something smells fishy. Learn about new research that solves the #procurement puzzle smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

Serious action against #corruption, in Canada and abroad, must move beyond the narrow confines of bribery law and confront the harms associated with #globalization. That means bringing multinational corporations under democratic control smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

Tying #executive compensation to environmental or social outcomes sounds like a good idea. In practice, it’s throwing good money after bad. Here's where #ESG doesn't pay off smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

In a world of sound bites and tweets, we’re overlooking the trade-offs inherent in economic analysis and missing the message in #economics smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…

Your #career is your most valuable investment. Why not give it a board of directors? Assemble your personal advisory team with this roadmap smith.queensu.ca/insight/conten…