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Even NAFTA Tweaks Could Be Costly
Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-9B17TA04-EStrategyResearch shows any thickening of U.S. borders threatens prosperity across the integrated North American economy.Starting at €8.20
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Why Mining Product Reviews Should Be on Retailers' Radar
Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-9B15TC03-EMarketingMany early adopters of data mining wasted millions of dollars due to the significant amounts of dirty data contained in IT systems and the length of time required to build data warehouses. But the potential payoff of data mining has soared along with the growth of digital data. Today, thanks to the massive amounts of user-generated content online, firms do not need to build a data warehouse to benefit from data mining. Mining social media sites f...Starting at €8.20
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Donglegate: Candour Through Social Media
Charlice Hurst; Karen MacMillan; Thomas WatsonCase IVEY-9B14C017-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2013, controversy arose over the actions of Adria Richards, a developer-evangelist, in response to remarks she overheard being made by two male attendees at a technology conference. After she reported what she believed to be sexist remarks by posting a photo of the men and a comment on Twitter, the two men were asked to leave the conference session and one was soon fired. A firestorm ensued during which Richards' actions were subjected to scru...Starting at €8.20
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Trumpeting Fair Debate
Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-9B17TA03-EStrategyIt takes more than keeping promises to be a good role model as a national leader.Starting at €8.20
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Agility Properly Understood and Better Implemented: The Digital Revolution: From Methodologies to People
Stein, Guido; Barrachina, AlbertoTechnical Note DPON-162-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementCompanies need to take a more dynamic approach to decision-making and ensure that the decisions they take are right more often that they are wrong. This is only possible if we learn better and faster. We have gone from being knowledge workers to being learning workers. The pursuit of consensus is no longer just an organizational priority; now accord arises from the creation of "organisms" or communities where knowledge and its real application ar...Starting at €8.20
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SNC-Lavalin and the Corruption of Public Discourse
Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-9B19TB04-EService and Operations ManagementCanada’s fintech ecosystem may be dominated by young entrepreneurs, but they haven’t disrupted the value of old-school industry experienceStarting at €8.20
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Tweetledee Tweetledumb
Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-9B17TA02-EStrategyWhen it comes to the threat posed by Donald Trump’s Twitter feed, the real problem is how businesses are being told to react.Starting at €8.20
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Recognizing Jane Philpott’s Ongoing Contribution to Canada
Thomas Watson; Gerard SeijtsArticle IVEY-9B19TF04-EStrategyThe resignation of The Honourable Jane Philpott is literally a case study on what it takes to be an authentic leader in politics and business.Starting at €8.20
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Negotiation and Digitalization: Keys for Closing Agreements Successfully in the Digital Age
Barrachina, Alberto; Stein, Guido; Mehta, KandarpTechnical Note NEGN-5-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyNegotiations can be very different in nature; for example, face-to-face, in a team, multilateral, incorporating significant multicultural elements, and also those in which the new communication technologies play an important part. In companies and other organizations, negotiations are increasingly conducted online . In this technical note, we analyze the types of online communication within the context of the pairing that permeates our lives: spa...Starting at €8.20
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Enough. It’s Time to Hire (and Develop) Better Judgment
Gerard Seijts; Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-9B21TB02-ELeadership and People ManagementWith scandals emerging everywhere, from McKinsey to Rideau Hall, it’s not hard to wonder if decent leadership even exists, but it doesn’t have to be this way.Starting at €8.20