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What's the best way to solve our planet's economic, political, and social woes? Here's a thought: Why not encourage multibillionaires like Elon Musk to collectively take control of the world--or [...]

Despite the start of a new year, a lot of business problems haven't changed. When 2022 was winding down, a government report on workplace issues ended the year with a [...]

Given the turmoil in the crypto sector, some people say the blockchain revolution has been permanently cut off at the knees. Others think market setbacks and implementation challenges will eventually [...]

When it comes to selling coffee, promoting 'ethical beans' makes sense. Same goes for 'ethical diamonds,' and not just because respecting workers is the right thing to do. Simply put, [...]

As an academic who has spent decades researching and teaching sustainability, Ivey Business School Professor Tima Bansal remembers students revolting against the material she was teaching. 'The first time I [...]

People interested in supporting best practices related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues had a hard enough time figuring out where to invest before influential billionaire Elon Musk called [...]

The outside world didn't know what to expect when Vladimir Putin launched his senseless military assault on Ukraine. But with NATO on the sidelines, not many people in the West [...]

The winds of change were clearly blowing during the latest Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) conference--where the need to better serve stakeholders outside the investment community was discussed as a [...]

Following the recent trilateral leadership summit between Canada, the United States, and Mexico, the news media focused on the failure of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to secure exceptions from Buy [...]

Over a century ago, American retailer Frank Baum published The Art of Decorating Dry Goods Windows and Interiors, which, as an early manual on how to trim public-facing retail displays, [...]

As the founding chairman of shareholder services firm Kingsdale Advisors, Wes Hall was influential on Bay Street long before he launched the BlackNorth Initiative to combat systemic racism in corporate [...]

Dominic Barton, Canada's Ambassador to China, should be 100 per cent focused on his current job, which is key to our nation's performance on the international stage, not to mention [...]

As the son of a vaudeville entertainer, standup comedian Jacob Rodney Cohen had showbusiness in his blood. But his father was also a deadbeat dad, so Cohen was always worried [...]

As an intellectual, legal professional, working mom, and gender freedom fighter, there is no question that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg--who recently lost her latest battle with cancer-earned [...]

'Oh, ye of little faith.' Eleanor Byers imagined her mother scolding her with these words for questioning the strength of relationships formed by her husband while attending an executive education [...]

Effective management involves a clear and unambiguous commitment by all concerned to foster a culture that embraces the need for constant learning across the organization. This, of course, was true [...]

Brooks Brothers recently joined a long line of American businesses filing for bankruptcy amid the pandemic. This news didn't come as a huge surprise, since sales at the 200-year-old retailer [...]

Early January 3, 2020, American military personnel skillfully maneuvered an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle through dark skies over Iraq. Acting on commands issued 9,980 km away by U.S. President [...]

Plenty of Canadians were shocked by social media posts showing Joyce Echaquan receiving verbal abuse instead of treatment before she died in a Quebec hospital. Same goes for video clips [...]

Extra. Extra. Read all about it. America's top CEOs recently issued a statement that says making money for shareholders isn't the only responsibility of management. This, of course, isn't news [...]

According to bitcoin lore, the world's first cryptocurrency transaction was made on May 22, 2010, when 10,000 BTC were exchanged for two pizzas. Bitcoin has been relatively well known in [...]

On the surface, Jeff Gramm's book Dear Chairman is just a fascinating history of the investor rights movement told through activist letters dating back to the 1920s. As such, at [...]

The pen is mightier than the sword, at least according to Cardinal Richelieu. In the historical play by Edward Bulwer-Lytton--who is ironically also known for penning a novel using the [...]

Nobody loves a good government scandal more than journalists and opposition party members, except perhaps policy pundits, pollsters, and Internet trolls. And that, in a nutshell, is why the political [...]

In a recent note on the business implications of COVID-19, McKinsey & Company advised corporate leaders to forget about trying to conduct 'business as usual' and focus instead on ensuring [...]

For more than a few companies, surviving the coming tidal waves of disruption will take more than a few tweaks to how business is currently done. According to Peter Weill, [...]

There are inspiring social entrepreneurs and then there are members of the Walking Lead, a group of teenage robotics engineers from Toronto's Glen Ames Senior Public School. Indeed, while competing [...]

According to bitcoin lore, the world's first cryptocurrency transaction was made on May 22, 2010, when 10,000 BTC were exchanged for two pizzas. Bitcoin has been relatively well known in [...]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did about as well as could be expected during his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, at least from a business perspective. After [...]

Billionaire bad boy Donald Trump surprised the world by winning the U.S. Republican nomination race. He then surprised the world again by winning the White House. Shortly after, I penned [...]

Whenever Donald Trump speaks or tweets, die-hard supporters give him credit for boldly speaking his mind without concern for offending the politically correct. But the words issued by the embattled [...]

Woodrow Wilson. Lester B. Pearson. Martin Luther King Jr. Mother Teresa. Desmond Tutu. Nelson Mandela.... Donald Trump. While thinking about this list of famous people, it isn't hard to imagine [...]

Few business leaders will ever confront the challenge that Landsbankinn CEO Steinthor Palsson faced in mid-2010, when he left a senior position with pharmaceutical company Actavis and signed on to [...]

The homeland security mission has placed many new demands on the U.S. system of federalism. The successful implementation of homeland security policy requires cooperation among all levels of government--federal, state, and local. Regionalism offers a powerful tool for encouraging greater intergovernmental cooperation and improved homeland security preparedness. We assess the impact of regionalism on intergovernmental cooperation and the implementation of the homeland security mission in Florida, an early proponent of the regional approach. From a regional perspective, we evaluate how intergovernmental complexity, the quality and quantity of intergovernmental networks, and security vulnerabilities contribute to perceived improvements in intergovernmental cooperation and homeland security preparedness. The results of a 2004 mail survey of city and county officials suggest that regional organizational structures are most effective in promoting intergovernmental cooperation and preparedness where the intergovernmental landscape is the most complex and where security vulnerabilities are the most intense., To counter the threat of terrorism ... local governments not only need viable computational systems to manage risk at their respective levels, but also knowledge of the intergovernmental system. The [...]

As the battle to replace him in the White House raged, U.S. President Barack Obama issued a sadly ironic presidential proclamation. Calling on all Americans to put their best foot [...]

A year after a massive data breach at its flagship Ashley Madison adultery service, Toronto-based Avid Life Media relaunched in 2016 under a new corporate name. The move was designed [...]

Not that long before Chrysler's shot-gun wedding to Fiat in 2009, the smallest member of Detroit's not-so-big-anymore Big Three automakers was hitched to Daimler-Benz. When that relationship turned rocky in [...]

According to Canadian Minister of International Trade Chrystia Freeland, the decision by a slight majority of British voters to separate themselves from the European Union, and all its economic benefits, [...]