Canada’s workforce is made up of people from around the world, and many workers speak English as a second language. A new study shows that the success of workers in an organization is impacted by a combination of accents, gender stereotypes, and percepti …
Geoffrey Wood’s research strives to understand and explain how complex organizational and business systems work.
But one real-world issue – the tribulation of getting car insurance upon his move to Western from England – is a complication even he has a tough time resolving.
Nigmendra Narain (Political Science), Philip King (DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies), Scott Loveland (Ivey Business School) and Mark Baker (Physics and Astronomy) were honoured with the University Student’s Council (USC) Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Western-led research has shown that the growing phenomenon of loneliness is, for some, more than just a feeling – it is part of their genetic makeup.
Despite the strong presence of women students in university business programs, women leaders are portrayed stereotypically – or not at all – in many business case studies, new research shows.
Western is taking steps in September towards becoming a campus free of plastic straws, even as Starbucks works to eliminate single-use plastic straws from all its locations by 2020.
Research linking humour styles and psychology suggests your responses to a joke may provide insight into your personality.
More than two-thirds of southwestern Ontario residents recently polled on behalf of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) believe university courses should be taught by professors who have job security. The recent province-wide poll,...
If there’s one thing Travis McKenna didn’t want to do with his life, it was work a regular 9-5 job. A career in aviation seemed anything but traditional, so out of high school he applied, and was accepted to the Commercial Aviation Management (CAM) program in...
High levels of narcissism and a weaker sense of peer belonging is leading millions of young adults to take part in deceptive ‘like-seeking’ avenues on Instagram, a recent Western study revealed.
So, how does C.J. Sifton explain polo to Canadians? “Think of it as hockey on horseback,” said the fourth-year Business Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS) student. “The most common question I get is, ‘You mean on a horse?’” added Kingsley Ward, an Ivey...
The wrinkling of his friends’ noses sparked the idea for Dan Black. After a hockey game about a year ago, he was “hanging out with a few buddies” when they asked him, ‘What’s that smell?’ It was his hands.
Five more professors can add their name to Western’s Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching list, co-presented by the University Students’ Council, The Bank of Nova Scotia and the university’s Alumni Association. Honoured as the best in the classroom this year...
Geoffrey Wood’s research strives to understand and explain how complex organizational and business systems work.
But one real-world issue – the tribulation of getting car insurance upon his move to Western from England – is a complication even he has a tough time resolving.
Nigmendra Narain (Political Science), Philip King (DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies), Scott Loveland (Ivey Business School) and Mark Baker (Physics and Astronomy) were honoured with the University Student’s Council (USC) Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Western-led research has shown that the growing phenomenon of loneliness is, for some, more than just a feeling – it is part of their genetic makeup.
Despite the strong presence of women students in university business programs, women leaders are portrayed stereotypically – or not at all – in many business case studies, new research shows.
Western is taking steps in September towards becoming a campus free of plastic straws, even as Starbucks works to eliminate single-use plastic straws from all its locations by 2020.
Research linking humour styles and psychology suggests your responses to a joke may provide insight into your personality.
More than two-thirds of southwestern Ontario residents recently polled on behalf of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) believe university courses should be taught by professors who have job security. The recent province-wide poll,...
If there’s one thing Travis McKenna didn’t want to do with his life, it was work a regular 9-5 job. A career in aviation seemed anything but traditional, so out of high school he applied, and was accepted to the Commercial Aviation Management (CAM) program in...
High levels of narcissism and a weaker sense of peer belonging is leading millions of young adults to take part in deceptive ‘like-seeking’ avenues on Instagram, a recent Western study revealed.
So, how does C.J. Sifton explain polo to Canadians? “Think of it as hockey on horseback,” said the fourth-year Business Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS) student. “The most common question I get is, ‘You mean on a horse?’” added Kingsley Ward, an Ivey...
The wrinkling of his friends’ noses sparked the idea for Dan Black. After a hockey game about a year ago, he was “hanging out with a few buddies” when they asked him, ‘What’s that smell?’ It was his hands.
Five more professors can add their name to Western’s Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching list, co-presented by the University Students’ Council, The Bank of Nova Scotia and the university’s Alumni Association. Honoured as the best in the classroom this year...