Lying Up on the Job: Does Deceptive Impression Management Work?

by John CarlsonIssue: January / February 2012

While lying in the workplace is prevalent, it simply doesn’t work, according to this author, who has conducted several……

Learning From Conflict: Lessons From the Salmon Farming Industry

by Pat MacDonaldIssue: January / February 2012

That an inter- or intra-organizational conflict could be a prime learning opportunity may seem farfetched. But not according……

The transition to IFRS: Erasing pension losses

by Christine Wiedman, Darren Henderson et al.Issue: November / December 2011

The transition to IFRS in 2011, and new pension rules coming into effect in 2013 bring increased transparency for Canadian……

Pricing strategy: Piercing the veil of value exchange

by Tim J. SmithIssue: November / December 2011

Conventional management wisdom suggests that price should reflect value. But what is the value that prices should reflect?……

Douglas McGregor – A lasting impression

by Robert A. CunninghamIssue: September / October 2011

In 1961, on his second day of classes in the University of Western Ontario's Graduate School of Business Administration,……

Relying on external knowledge for competitive advantage: Why it might not work

by David Loree, Hari Bapuji et al.Issue: May / June 2011

While existing research suggests that firms create breakthrough innovations by acquiring external knowledge and applying……

To become a better manager stop being a manager

by Peter A. GloorIssue: March / April 2011

The time is fast approaching, this author writes, when organizations will need Chief Creative Officers instead of Chief……

The Creative Web

by Larry Tapp, David Conklin et al.Issue: March / April 2011

This article was originally published in the May-June, 2000 issue of the Ivey Business Journal. It is being re-published……

Successes and potential obstacles to change management in the public service

by Henry HornsteinIssue: November / December 2010

Changing the Canadian public service has been a perennial goal of almost every  government. But the failure of the…

How businesses can profit from raising compensation at the bottom

by Jody Heymann, Magda Barrera et al.Issue: November / December 2010

“Attention must be paid,” wrote the great American playwright, Arthur Miller. If only companies did pay attention…