Rotman dean interviews RBC CEO Gordon Nixon
Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year for 2007, Gord Nixon of RBC Financial Group, talks to Dean Roger Martin about some of his biggest challenges and opportunities as chief executive of Canada’s largest bank. more from Rotman Magazine, University of Toronto
The Value of Managerial Thinking in an Age of Technical Reason
In an age where the digital machine can outperform the human mind at any task that can be represented as an algorithm, Integrative Thinking is the best revenge. more from Rotman Magazine, University of Toronto
Are we more likely to buy humanized products like Mr. Peanut?
IN THEIR DAILY LIVES, people often see human elements in non-human forms and events. For instance, who hasn’t looked at a cloud formation – or the moon – and seen a human face in it? This tendency to ‘anthropomorphize’ pervades human judgment. People even sometimes attribute human goals, beliefs, and emotions to animals, for example, [...]
Geoffrey Leonardelli shows Americans expect leaders to be white
The archetypal corporate leader is bright, confident, charismatic and … white? continue
Dieting? Looking to save more? You might want to look at some new research on “partitioning consumption” from Professor Dilip Soman.
An engine of environmental reform?
As we as a society become increasingly concerned about the erosion of our natural environment, we also question means by which reform can be undertaken. Often in these discussions, attention is focused on the corporation not only as the culprit of existing environmental degradation but also the primary institution by which global warming (and other [...]
Summer’s here, we’re packing our cars and filling our tanks for the annual summer vacation. And as the mercury rises, so do gas prices. What’s behind spiraling gas prices and who sets the price?
Summer’s here, we’re packing our cars and filling our tanks for the annual summer vacation. And as the mercury rises, so do gas prices. What’s behind spiraling gas prices and who sets the price? Joseph D’Cruz, professor of strategic management at U of T’s Rotman School of Management says that it’s not the oil companies [...]
Sharmistha Law investigates product placement
If you’re a fan of the 1990s comedy series Seinfeld, you’re probably familiar with the characters’ brandishing of brand-name snack foods on the show. But do you remember what brand of laundry detergent Jerry kept on his shelf? How about the grape juice that George sipped while whining to his pals? Sharmistha Law, associate professor [...]
NPR interviews Prof. Richard Florida
For the first time ever, says author and Toronto University’s Business and Creativity Professor Richard Florida, many of us have the freedom and economic means to choose our place and the opportunity to find the place that fits us best is even more important than choosing a career or even a spouse. Listen to podcast [...]
Who's Your City?
Richard Florida’s ideas about what makes cities successful is literally changing the landscape cities across the world.
