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Higher costs for airlines are squeezing small carriers, driving up prices

Published: 9 July 2024

High prices for flights and package tours are forcing some would-be travelers to reconsider their vacation plans. Air carriers’ fuel costs are high, and employee salaries have had to increase to...

BCom graduate and swimmer wins bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Published: 5 August 2024

Swimmer Clément Secchi (BCom’22) has become the first Â鶹AV graduate to reach the podium at the Summer Olympics since 2008. The 24-year-old management graduate from Aix-en-Provence,...

BCom alum credits networking with helping Sports Illustrated app off the ground

Published: 11 September 2024

In Canada, ice time is at a premium and the nearest rink might not be able to accommodate your beer league team. But in large cities, there’s often ice available somewhere, and Jonathan Azouri ...

Remote work brought unfair performance metrics – and employees are gaming them

Published: 15 October 2024

According to a survey by the Vancouver-based AI human resources firm Visier, more than four out of five workers have engaged in “fauxductivity†– performative work that makes them appear to be...

Provost awards 28 Â鶹AV professors with distinguished awards

Published: 3 July 2024

Â鶹AV honours its accomplished researchers with Distinguished James Â鶹AV Professor, James Â鶹AV Professor, and William Dawson Scholars awards.

Frédéric Perron leads internet service provider Cogeco during time of potential growth

Published: 24 July 2024

Frédéric Perron (BCom’97) was serving as the Chief Commercial Officer for Vodafone Poland when he was asked to return to Canada to become the new president and CEO of Cogeco, an internet service...

A lack of strategic assets can be a deterrent to domestic investment for large pension funds

Published: 27 August 2024

In 2023, the Government of Australia suggested that some of the country’s pension assets might be used to fund social housing or renewable energy. The idea received mixed reception, and to...

BCom alum is advocating for work-life balance from the C-suite

Published: 28 October 2024

When working for a Big Four accounting firm early in her career, Sheila Vokey (BCom’84)—now President and CEO of the responsible investing firm Central 1—saw senior managers struggle to balance...

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