Here are March's highlights of Ivey faculty sharing their expertise with the media. Check our News & Events website for the latest Ivey news, videos, and blogs.
CTV London: Sticker shock
March 1
CTV News interviewed Energy Centre research director Margaret Loudermilk about Ivey’s policy options to smooth electricity bills.
Will Kathleen Wynne’s last-ditch hydro fix just add to the mess?
March 1
Columnist Adam Radwanski praises Ivey’s energy policy ideas in The Globe and Mail.
A recent grad finds her calling after MBA program
March 3
In The Globe and Mail, Angela Tan, MBA ’16, discusses her experiences at Ivey and how she discovered her new passion for consulting during the MBA program.
NAFTA in play: What’s at stake for Canada-U.S. trade
March 6
Isaac Holloway comments on the reciprocal trade relationship between Canada and the U.S. in The Globe and Mail. Holloway said the manufacturing and natural resources sectors have the most at stake in Canada.
Financier’s dark dream goes to the big screen
March 6
In The Globe and Mail, Ian Ihnatowycz, MBA ’82, is featured for his philanthropy and bringing the little-known story of the Holomodor to film.
Ontario company faces legal action on multiple fronts
March 9
Due to an ongoing case against Thomas Canning Ltd. related to product labelling, Erin Cheney tells The Western Producer as food labelling becomes more complex, so does policing requirements.
More outcry over sales tactics at the banks
March 10
Drawing from his own banking experience, Michael King tells CBC Ontario Today how sales tactics at banks are crossing the line. He stressed the importance of legal and ethical boundaries, which must be enforced by senior bank management.
Is it time to retire the employee ranking system?
March 10
Kun Huo talks to The Globe and Mail about more effective ways to motivate employees, without pointing out how they fall short.
Guns, weed, escorts: Shopify sites offering much more than Breitbart
March 13
In various Postmedia papers, Cara Maurer comments on Shopify’s decision to host Breitbart’s retail site, among other controversial items and services.
How technology has turned tellers into sellers
March 14
In an op-ed for The Globe and Mail, Michael King points out how technology is turning tellers into sellers. Armed with big data on customers, King says banks know what products customers already have and can use this information to try and increase sales.
How to Implement a Wellness Program
March 14
Michael Rouse discusses the return on investment from employee wellness programs in an interview with Your Workplace magazine.
How tech is driving a more aggressive bank sales culture
March 16
On BBN’s The Street, Michael King explains how sales culture at banks is empowered by technology. He says that banks use big data to target offers and to monitor banking staff sales.
Study shows the power of entrepreneurship training programs for women, minorities
March 16
In The Globe and Mail, Laurina Zhang discusses her study, Creating Entrepreneurs: The Impact of Entrepreneurship Programs on Minorities. Her study reveals that entrepreneurial programs have a more profound and long-term benefit for women and minorities than Caucasian men.
Did value investors miss the boat on stock prices?
March 19
In an op-ed for The Globe and Mail, George Athanassakos discusses the failure of two drivers of stock prices by value investors: The failure of profit margins to revert to the mean, and single investors controlling large stakes in competing companies.
The 40 Most Outstanding MBA Professors Under 40
March 26
Ning Su made Poets and Quants’ Top 40 under 40 business professor list. He received 72 nominations, the most of any professor.
CTV London: Gender Gap
March 29
During the Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s visit to Ivey, Nick Paparella from CTV News London interviewed Morneau and Juliana Chesterfield, MBA ’17, about the theme of empowering women in the new economy.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivers message about empowering women at Western University
March 29
Global News discusses Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s visit at Ivey, focusing on the gender-based analysis of the new federal budget, and the governments aim to improve the lives of students after graduation.
Dalhousie students connect Atlantic Canada companies to the world
March 30
The Globe and Mail recognizes Ivey’s Tom Grainger, HBA ’17, and Corrine Tansowny, HBA ’17, as the winners of the Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec competition, each taking home a new car.