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Keeping Christmas lights on to add ambiance can help set a shopping district apart

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:07:13 +0000

Christmas lights that glow softly through long winter nights are part of what makes the holiday season so atmospheric—but they can add to the ambiance any time of year. Some shopping districts are leaving their lights up for exactly that reason.

Managing channel profits with positive demand externalities

admin — Tue, 20 May 2025 15:02:19 +0000

Authors: Long Gao, Dawei Jian, Mehmet Gumus, and Birendra K. Mishra

Publication: Management Science
Forthcoming, Articles in Advance: first published online 31 January 2025

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Reparative consumption: The role of racial identity and white guilt in consumer preferences

admin — Mon, 12 May 2025 15:56:53 +0000

Authors: Rishad Habib, Ekin Ok, Karl Aquino, Siddhanth Mookerjee and Yann Cornil

Publication: Journal of Consumer Research
Forthcoming
Published online 04 April 2025

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Coins, cards, or apps - Impact of payment methods on street parking occupancy and search times

admin — Tue, 20 May 2025 15:05:36 +0000

Authors: Sena Onen Oz, Mehmet Gumus, and Wei Qi

Publication: Production and Operations Management
Forthcoming, Express: first published online 9 May 2025

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From confusion to fusion: A new organizational form and the evaluation of category spanning in an established form

admin — Tue, 20 May 2025 15:10:34 +0000

Authors: Heewon Chae, Daphne Demetry, Deepak Nayak, and Todd Schifeling

Publication: Academy of Management Journal
Forthcoming, Articles In Press: published online 31 March 2025

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Harambee! A triadic perspective on social impact: Organizations, evaluators, and target beneficiaries in Kenya

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 14:30:49 +0000

Authors: Anna Kim

Publication: Administrative Science Quarterly
Volume 70, Issue 1, March 2025, Pages 246–291

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Strategic best-response fairness framework for fair machine learning

admin — Tue, 20 May 2025 13:41:31 +0000

Authors: Hajime Shimao, Warut Khern-Am-Nuai, Karthik Kannan, and Maxime C. Cohen

Publication: Information Systems Research
Forthcoming
Articles in Advance: published online 7 Apr 2025

Revisiting the CEO effect through a machine learning lens

admin — Tue, 20 May 2025 13:55:16 +0000

Authors: Hajime Shimao, Sung Joo Kim, Warut Khern-Am-Nuai and Maxime C. Cohen

Publication: Management Science
Forthcoming, Articles in Advance: published online 2 Apr 2025

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Identifying tariffed products could be seen as attempt to mask increased margins

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:03:24 +0000

Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, frequent tariff threats have disrupted the economy. It is difficult to keep track of which products will be tariffed, when they will be tariffed, and how much they will be tariffed by. But Provigo stores in Quebec are taking steps that will help shoppers understand the factors that affect the price of their groceries. They are developing signage that will mark tariffed items with a “T” to explain price hikes.

Software helps combat online shopping fraud

admin — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 02:07:47 +0000

Buying clothing, wearing it once or twice, and then returning it is not a new practice, but online shopping has amplified the issue. To stay competitive with e-commerce giants, retailers have had to simplify their return processes, making them more vulnerable to abuse. “Amazon puts pressure on speed of delivery and the customer always being right,” says Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management.

Tariff-induced economic uncertainty is affecting Canadians’ purchasing decisions

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:38:04 +0000

Even as the venerable Hudson’s Bay Company liquidates its iconic department stores, some Canadian retailers are experiencing a renaissance. Quebec department store has been expanding, even as others struggle to stay in the black. But Trump’s tariffs are clouding the future for Canadian retailers.

Mid-market brands to benefit from consumers’ renewed focus on the basics

admin — Wed, 21 May 2025 19:39:28 +0000

2024 was a rough year for retail in Canada, and 2025 doesn’t look much better, writes Charles de Brabant in Retail Insider. The Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management noted that the combination of high interest rates and high inflation has taken a toll on consumer pocketbooks, and they are expected to focus on the basics this year. That plays well for mid-market brands.

Businesses need to adapt to change to grow

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:21:07 +0000

For Quebec, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are an engine of economic growth. Many SMEs have grown into prosperous companies, writes Bensadoun School in Retail Management student William Bernasconi in an article for the Conseil québecois du commerce de detail. But it’s important to consider failures as well as successes. And local businesses have often struggled to grow because of operational constraints, shifting consumer behaviour, and intense competition.

MBA Event: Access MBA in Vancouver, Canada

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:19:11 +0000

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91ֱ��-HEC Montréal EMBA Online Information Session: Thursday, November 27, 2025

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:32:22 +0000

This 91ֱ��-HEC Montréal EMBA information session will feature the Executive MBA’s: