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Each week, our faculty share their groundbreaking research, published work and their authoritative insight into an exceptionally wide range of management issues. Take a moment to find out what's happening this week at Rotman.

When panic has an upside: Changes in consumers’ perception of risk can drive innovation.

August 11, 2020
Toronto – What do COVID-19, malfunctioning airplanes and CT scanner mishaps have in common? All three have led to human suffering and ...
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New Study Examines the Role of Expectations and Duration on Compliance with COVID-19 Social-Distancing Measures.

March 31, 2020
Toronto – A new study based on social distancing measures in Italy demonstrates people’s intentions to comply with self-isolatio...
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Location Matters for Home-Based Female Entrepreneurs Says New Study.

September 04, 2019
Study shows ground floor-based businesswomen doubled their income, narrowed the gender earnings gap by more than half.
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Want to eliminate workplace bias? Watch your rating system, study says

May 21, 2019
Toronto – What’s the difference between a 10-point and a six-point performance rating scale, besides four points? A lot, if you...
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Handshakes or contracts? Study shows importance of recognizing how motivation is impacted by different kinds of agreements

March 25, 2019
Toronto – Neighbouring fire departments often work together to improve outcomes and reduce the extra firefighters each would otherwise...
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Five solutions offered for achieving gender equality in medicine and science.

February 08, 2019
Toronto - Women’s representation in science and medicine has slowly increased over the past few decades. However, this rise in numbers...
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Rotman Professors Win Best Paper Awards for Work in Strategic Management and Finance.

September 27, 2018
Toronto – Research papers by a professor of strategic management and a professor of finance at the University of Toronto’s Rotma...
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Rotman Professor Honoured with Education Impact Award from the Strategic Management Society.

September 25, 2018
Toronto – For 25 years, Prof. Anita McGahan has been on the cutting edge of curriculum development and pedagogical advances. Today, th...
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Study Shines Light on the Long-Term Survival of Family Businesses.

April 30, 2018
Toronto – A new study using almost fifty years of historical data on Canadian public companies has found how family businesses stand o...
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Stem cell-rich cord blood donations could increase by "nudging" parents, study suggests.

January 11, 2018
Toronto – It contains potentially lifesaving stem cells that can treat a host of blood-based cancers and other diseases. Yet the blood...
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