The Alberta School of Business recently spoke Chri Lerohl, ‘12 MBA, and Heather Thomson about the current landscape of consumer behaviour in Canada, the rapid digitization of businesses and the rise of e-commerce, the global supply chain, the movement to shop local and insights into the world of entrepreneurship.…

The Alberta School of Business recently spoke with two alumnae about building a business committed to environmental and social sustainability.

We recently spoke to two Black leaders in our community over Zoom to discuss their time as Black students at the Alberta School of Business, their experience as leaders and what it means to have the platform they do. Hanna Daniel is a 5th year Bachelor of Commerce student. In her first year, she founded the black students association on campus. She…

Artificial Intelligence is the future of business. Whether it be oil and gas, agriculture, health care, banking, or retail, big data and machine learning have transformed everything we do. A world-class talent pool at the University of Alberta, the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute and Google DeepMind have turned Edmonton into a global AI powe…

Gossip, hearsay and innuendo are an everyday part of life, but as a society we generally frown upon the spread of unverified information. In a new paper examining the dissemination of rumours within the tech sector, however, assistant professor Tim Hannigan contends that partial knowledge can and does influence the trajectory of product development…

A new paper from School of Business professor Joel Gehman examines FracFocus, a non-regulatory online registry purporting to inform North Americans about the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. Gehman concludes that despite being a popular tool for industry, as well as provincial and state governments, the informatio…

On October 17, 2018, Canada became only the second country in the world—and the first G7 and G20 nation—to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Six months later, as part of the Alberta School of Business' Eric Geddes lecture series, industry leaders discussed the effects of government regulation on the industry, finding a career in cannabis,…

Looking at 21 current and historical women’s leagues in four professional sports (baseball, basketball, soccer, and indoor volleyball), Marvin Washington, professor of Strategic Management and Organization at the Alberta School of Business, wanted to better understand why professional women’s sports leagues continue to struggle. His answer? Somethi…

Made a decision on what to get your loved one this Valentine’s Day? Or maybe the plan is to “treat yo self,” instead? Listen in as Heather Thomson, Executive Director of the School of Retailing, talks about consumer behaviour on Valentine's Day, and identifies some of the current trends surrounding the “Hallmark Holiday.”…