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Abercrombie & Fitch Softens Dress Code
Abercrombie & Fitch is softening its dress-and-look code, which for years stipulated a certain look, and stipulated that only good-looking people be hired as sales clerks (or as the chain called them, “models”). The move comes on the heels of
Abercrombie & Fitch Softens Dress Code
Abercrombie & Fitch is softening its dress-and-look code, which for years stipulated a certain look, and stipulated that only good-looking people be hired as sales clerks (or as the chain called them, “models”). The move comes on the heels of
Fighting Back Against Québec’s Provincial Maple Syrup Cartel
Is the Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec a marketing board or a police state? >>> Maple Syrup Rebellion This diminutive, twinkle-eyed grandmother hardly looks the part of a guerilla. Yet in recent years Grenier and other maple syrup producers
Fighting Back Against Québec’s Provincial Maple Syrup Cartel
Is the Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec a marketing board or a police state? >>> Maple Syrup Rebellion This diminutive, twinkle-eyed grandmother hardly looks the part of a guerilla. Yet in recent years Grenier and other maple syrup producers
Falling Sales and Profits at McDonald’s
How credible are CSR narratives about corporate power and dominance when McDonald’s – the very symbol of Corporate America’s multinational might – is struggling? >>> McDonald’s is closing hundreds of stores this year McDonald’s shuttered 350 poorly performing stores in
Falling Sales and Profits at McDonald’s
How credible are CSR narratives about corporate power and dominance when McDonald’s – the very symbol of Corporate America’s multinational might – is struggling? >>> McDonald’s is closing hundreds of stores this year McDonald’s shuttered 350 poorly performing stores in
$15 Minimum Wage Undermines Low-Skilled Workers
If you think a minimum wage increase is mainly a raise for those who work currently at the minimum wage, you don’t begin to grasp the problem it presents to low-skilled labor market entrants, says Reihan Salam. >>> The Fight
$15 Minimum Wage Undermines Low-Skilled Workers
If you think a minimum wage increase is mainly a raise for those who work currently at the minimum wage, you don’t begin to grasp the problem it presents to low-skilled labor market entrants, says Reihan Salam. >>> The Fight
A Wellness Business Built on a Lie
She claimed to have “defeated” terminal brain cancer, without the help of medical doctors. On the strength of that claim, she built a business advising people on the health benefits of diet, lifestyle changes and ‘natural’ medicine. The problem: it
A Wellness Business Built on a Lie
She claimed to have “defeated” terminal brain cancer, without the help of medical doctors. On the strength of that claim, she built a business advising people on the health benefits of diet, lifestyle changes and ‘natural’ medicine. The problem: it
Diversity in the Boardroom: Quotas & Disclosure
This is by the author of an upcoming book exploring the issue of diversity in the boardroom and how the quotas implemented under Norwegian law have worked. >>> Why diversity quotas in the boardroom may be a good idea The
Diversity in the Boardroom: Quotas & Disclosure
This is by the author of an upcoming book exploring the issue of diversity in the boardroom and how the quotas implemented under Norwegian law have worked. >>> Why diversity quotas in the boardroom may be a good idea The
McDonald’s Cuts Deforestation
One of the longest-standing critiques of the fast-food giant has to do with its role in contributing to deforestation. The company has now committed to doing better. This seems like a good thing. Making good on the promise won’t be
McDonald’s Cuts Deforestation
One of the longest-standing critiques of the fast-food giant has to do with its role in contributing to deforestation. The company has now committed to doing better. This seems like a good thing. Making good on the promise won’t be
The Ethics of Just-in-time Employee Scheduling
Efficiency is generally a good thing. (We seldom want inefficiency, at least not for its own sake.) But what’s efficient isn’t always humane. Business systems seek out efficiency, but sometimes run up against the fact that human labour is not
The Ethics of Just-in-time Employee Scheduling
Efficiency is generally a good thing. (We seldom want inefficiency, at least not for its own sake.) But what’s efficient isn’t always humane. Business systems seek out efficiency, but sometimes run up against the fact that human labour is not
Store Makes Point by Charging Men More
This is about a store that charges women less, to reflect the fact that statistically women earn less. It’s a store whose very existence is intended to make a point — it’s run by an artist, after all. But it
Store Makes Point by Charging Men More
This is about a store that charges women less, to reflect the fact that statistically women earn less. It’s a store whose very existence is intended to make a point — it’s run by an artist, after all. But it
Canadian Government to Amend CBCA to Tackle Gender Diversity on Boards
This press release from a Toronto law firm explains one little-noticed element of the budget released yesterday by Canada’s federal government. The move will focus on disclosure to attempt to improve gender diversity on Canadian corporate boards. >>> ORIGINAL HEADLINE
Canadian Government to Amend CBCA to Tackle Gender Diversity on Boards
This press release from a Toronto law firm explains one little-noticed element of the budget released yesterday by Canada’s federal government. The move will focus on disclosure to attempt to improve gender diversity on Canadian corporate boards. >>> ORIGINAL HEADLINE
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