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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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Standing on Principle: The Resignation of Jane Philpott
Gerard Seijts; Thomas WatsonCase IVEY-9B19C019-ELeadership and People ManagementJane Philpott, a federal member of Parliament and minister in the Canadian government’s cabinet, had told voters during her election campaign in 2015, “For me, a seat in the House of Commons is not a target; it’s a tool. It’s the tool that you and I will use to make this community better—to make this country better.” Four years later, Philpott was forced to examine her position and her potential to use that tool when a scandal brought to question...Starting at €8.20
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The Ivey Interview: Robert Kennedy
Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-9B14TB07-ELeadership and People ManagementThe Ivey Business Journal interviews Robert Kennedy, the dean of the Ivey Business School. He characterizes globalization as disruptive in the short term but crucial for long-term growth and discusses how the globalization of services has accelerated. To transfer work overseas (e.g. through call centres), firms have to implement new IT systems and digitize processes, and these typically generate a much larger return than the savings realized on l...Starting at €8.20
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Mobilizing Character
Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-W28146-ELeadership and People ManagementUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is a skilled actor, but that’s not what makes him an invaluable leadership role model for his people and the rest of our troubled world.Starting at €8.20
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Fighting Shareholder Populism
Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-9B19TE01-ELeadership and People ManagementThanks to the spread of populism, corporate directors and managers need to get ready to rumble like never before as weak oversight enables activist investors to manipulate emotions during digital-age proxy fights.Starting at €8.20
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Judgment Play
Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-9B16TC04-ELeadership and People ManagementIt is easy to blame corporate fraud and financial-sector misconduct on a lack of morals. But framing the issue of businesses behaving badly strictly as a morality problem is problematic because it leads to solutions — ranging from expanded compliance programs and codes of conduct to compensation claw-back clauses — that aim to install and strengthen moral sensibilities for the purpose of positive behaviour modification. And these have proved larg...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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Manufacturing Investment
Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-9B16TD05-EStrategyWhen it comes to attracting investments, Canada is a laggard despite being a trading nation with all the talent and tools required. The main reason is that few in Canada have tried to answer the why-invest-in-Canada question. With or without Canadians leading large corporations, investment decisions made in Detroit are not influenced by any special love for Canada; they’re based on business. In 2016, the argument for playing the incentive game is...Starting at €8.20
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Revera Inc. Getting Alignment Workshop (C)
Gerard Seijts; Thomas WatsonCase IVEY-9B20C013-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement for product 9B20C011.Starting at €5.74
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Trumping Divisive Leadership
Gerard Seijts; Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-9B17TD02-EStrategyAmerica faces a previously unimaginable leadership crisis. And that is why businesspeople fleeing White House advisory councils over Trump’s response to the tragic events in Charlottesville—where a civil rights activist was killed during a violent clash—should be applauded, not attacked. Unfortunately, millions of Trump supporters don’t see a problem with the comfort that racists are taking from his leadership. And because these Trump supporters ...Starting at €8.20