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Do government bans on acquisition work?

Jul, 2024 | Article

Anti-trust regulators should consider their options carefully when start-ups are acquired — or risk hampering local competitive markets — a new study suggests.

What Honda’s big electric vehicle announcement in Ontario really means

Jun, 2024 | Opinion

In less than two decades, Ontario's auto-manufacturing industry went from being on life-support to leading edge. What role did EVs play, and what's next?

When it comes to mortgage refinancing, it pays to talk to your neighbour

May, 2024 | Article

Social interactions with local communities can have a significant financial benefit for homeowners, but not all neighbourhoods or communities benefit equally.

Can public transportation build small businesses?

Apr, 2024 | Article

Policy makers take note: High-speed rail can help nurture networking opportunities between companies and grow the bottom line, new research finds.

3 years after Canada’s landmark investment in child care, 3 priorities all levels of government should heed

Apr, 2024 | Opinion

Child-care wait lists have ballooned across Ontario since the province signed on to the national $10-a-day program, as demand due to the lower fees appears to be far outstripping the creation of new spaces in many regions.

What can we learn from Canada's response to inflation in the '80s and '90s?

Mar, 2024 | Opinion

While shelter and food price inflation will moderate, don’t expect actual prices to revert back to pre-pandemic levels, write professors Walid Hejazi and Laurence Booth.

What is cultural intelligence, and why do organizations need it?

Feb, 2024 | Article

Amid cultural blunders from all corners of the globe, CQ is perhaps the most overlooked ingredient for global business success. Here's why organizations should invest in the "skill of the century."

How does trade globalization impact women?

Dec, 2023 | Article

When China and Peru strengthened trade ties, women in the Peruvian workforce were hit the hardest. That had knock-on effects on marriage and fertility rates, new research finds.