Assessment of U.S. firm-level climate change performance and strategy

Authors: Yu, Y., Wang, D.D., Li, S., Shi,

Professor Mukherjee appointed member of the Editorial Review Boards of Journal of Advertising and Journal of Business Research

Professor Ashesh Mukherjee has been appointed  member of the Editorial Review Boards of Journal of Advertising and Journal of Business Research. The Journal of Advertising (JA) is the premier academic publication covering significant intellectual development pertaining to advertising theories and their relationship with practice. The 

Scarcity Appeals in Advertising: The Moderating Role of Expectation of Scarcity

Authors: Mukherjee, A. & Lee, S. Y.

Publication: Journal of Advertising 

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Economics and Value of IS

Authors: Han, K., Kundisch, D., Weinhardt, C., Zimmermann, S.

Publication: Business and Information Systems Engineering 

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Does CSR create shareholder wealth?

Due to increasing pressures on organisations to behave in socially responsible ways, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is becoming a “must have” component of corporate strategy. This is a good development for the society at large as the massive rate of industrialization in the last century has placed a heightened burden on the limited resources our planet has to offer.

Highlights from the 2015 TLS Symposium

Teaching and Learning Services supports the McGill commitment to provide all students with a stimulating, innovative and inquiry-based educational experience. We work with faculty, staff and students to create a culture that promotes the importance of teaching and learning – both inside and outside the classroom.

Does variance risk have two prices? Evidence from the equity and option markets

Authors: Barras, L., Malkhozovb, A.

Publication: Journal of Financial Economics

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Socio-Economic Planning Sciences takes the next step

My associate editors and I were very pleased to hear that Socio-Economic Planning Sciences (SEPS) has been selected for coverage in Thomson Reuters’ products and services, including Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Journal Citation Reports.

Complicating Abandonment: How a Multi-Stage Theory of Abandonment Clarifies the Evolution of an Adopted Practice

Author: Peter Younkin

Publication: Organization Studies

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Personality and situation predictors of consistent eating patterns

Authors: Vainik, U., Dubé, L., Lu, J., Fellows, L.K.

Publication: PLoS ONE

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A global shooting algorithm for the facility location and capacity acquisition problem on a line with dense demand

Authors: Murat, A., Laporte, G., Verter, V.

Publications: Computers and Operations Research 

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"Plasticity Gene" Influences Female Food Choices

Researchers are moving towards a better understanding of some of the roots of obesity, as a gene variant may lead girls to make healthy or unhealthy food choices -- depending on their early socioeconomic environment.

Video methods in strategy research: Focusing on embodied cognition

Authors: Gylfe, P., Franck, H., LeBaron, C., Mantere, S.

Publication: Strategic Management Journal 

Corporate social responsibility and shareholder wealth: The role of marketing capability

Authors: Mishra, S., Modi, S.B.

Publication: Journal of Marketing 

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Professor Vedat Verter elected Board Member of POMS

Professor Vedat Verter has been elected as a Board Member of Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) for a two-year term starting January 2016. With more than 2,000 members, POMS is a premier international professional organization that brings together the POM scholars and professionals from around the world. Its flagship journal Production and Operations Management is on the Financial Times 45 and Business Week 20 lists.