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Two U of G teams are among the 2018 Flourish Prizes Finalists

Two U of G teams, consisting of primarily U of G BComm students, are among the AIM2Flourish 2018 Flourish Prize finalists, which includes 63 finalists from 28 business schools across 15 countries.

The two U of G teams include:

Providing the Power to Grow – written by James Apps, David Garden, Brandon Kolar, Anees Khan, and Olajide Ebun from the University of Guelph, under the direction of Professor Ruben Burga.

U of G My World, My Choice student leaders

U of G business students help spread the word about sustainability

U of G business students are helping educate local high school and elementary school students on how businesses can think and act more sustainably.

The group – called My World, My Choice – is an educational mentorship program where junior and senior students in the Guelph community are taught to develop business projects that are not only profitable, but are also beneficial to society and the environment.

Leveraging discomfort to find strength – Amanda Lang and #HeForShe at U of G

On Tuesday, March 13th the College of Business and Economics teamed up with Gryphon Football to host an afternoon dedicated to the #HeForShe campaign, the UN-led campaign for the advancement of women and gender equality. As part of the campaign, we had the privilege of hosting award-winning business journalist Amanda Lang on campus to speak with our students and the community about how to embrace discomfort in order to become more resilient and successful.

Two CBE graduate students move on to U of G Three Minute Thesis finals

On February 28th, the College of Business and Economics hosted their college 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition in order to decide upon two finalists to advance to the University of Guelph’s final competition. The competition is a university-wide competition for graduate students in which participants present their research and its wider impact in three minutes or less, to a panel of non-specialist judges.

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Improving destination marketing: New research aims to enhance the traditional tourism brochure

Need to know:

Brochures remain an important element in the marketing of tourism destinations across the world.

Researchers at U of G are using eye-tracking glasses to understand consumer behaviour and improve travel brochures.

Images are the most important element of a travel brochure to tourists, while ads make the brochure seem "less trustworthy."

 

University of Guelph student team, Dark Horse Developments

U of G BComm and BLA students sweep top two spots at Ryerson case competition

Two University of Guelph teams took home the top prizes at the 4th annual Ryerson “Expand your Empire” Case Competition in Toronto on Monday, February 26. 

The annual competition sees teams of students work together to solve a current real estate development issue. Teams were given a week to analyze, design and create the best-use development proposal, including financials, sustainable features, and market analysis.  

CBE faculty receive prestigious U of G research awards

Three faculty from the College of Business and Economics (CBE) have been named recipients of the University of Guelph’s research awards. These awards recognize excellence and innovation for researchers on the path to becoming world leaders, and whose success has already set them apart on the global stage. The awards are based on scholarly output, knowledge innovation and training of highly qualified personnel.

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How does the minimum wage increase affect employers and employees?

Need to know:

Ontario's minimum wage increase may result in more layoffs, and those who manage to keep their jobs may be faced with bigger workloads.

Passing the extra cost onto consumers would help employers afford higher wages only if it’s implemented industry-wide

The amount of notice an employee receives before a layoff varies based on industry.

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