In this article from CBC News, tourism management professor Marion Joppe is interviewed about the status of Chinese tourism in the Windsor-Essex region of Ontario. According to Joppe, in order to attract more visitors from China, this area should expand its attractions to include large shopping centres primarily found around major cities. Read "Windsor-Essex missing out on hosting Chinese tourists."
News from this past weekend yielded coverage about food-related topics featuring two business professors and an alumnus. In the Toronto Star, Professor Sylvain Charlebois writes about rising meat prices, its causes and possible future effects on the diets of Canadians. Read "Will higher meat prices change the way we eat?"
According to Josh LeBlanc, a new demographic of caregivers is emerging as our population continues to age - the student caregiver. Prior to starting his PhD in Management, Leblanc worked as a personal support worker and also assisted in the care of his grandmother. It is therefore fitting that his research focuses on the effects these responsibilities have on the lives of student caregivers.
Attendees of last night's Lincoln Alexander Outstanding Leader Award event were treated to words of wisdom and inspiration from this year's recipient and one of the University of Guelph's founding presidents, the Honourable Bill Winegard. The evening celebrated his commitment to leadership through his diverse career spanning education, public service and avid volunteerism. In addition to the award, Dr.
The 2014 Southern Ontario Behavioral Decision Research (SOBDR) Conference, supported jointly by the Departments of Marketing and Consumer Studies, Economics an Finance, and the Center for Business and Social Entrepreneurship was a great success. More than 100 students and scholars from across southern Ontario came together for the 10th annual conference to hear from leading researchers in the areas of consumer behavior, economics, and psychology. The day-long event featured two keynotes- Dr. J. Keith Murnighan from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and Dr.
Approximately 30 MBA students recently completed their program with help from one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies - PepsiCo. Working in seven teams of four over the span of five days, students used everything they learned during their program to respond to a mandate presented by the company. The reward for the best recommendations? An all-expenses-paid trip to Dallas, Texas for an NFL game in the PepsiCo box.
The opening of Parksville, B.C. restaurant Smoke and Water has people talking about the future of tipping in Canadian restaurants. The soon-to-be eatery has opted to increase the prices of its menu items by 18 per cent in order pay its staff a living wage.
PhD candidate Diana Alessandrini is getting ready for the next step in her academic career. Currently completing her PhD in Economics, she has already accepted a tenure-track position at Auburn University in Alabama where she will continue her research on the effects business cycles have on people’s decisions regarding education and the labour market.
Name: Diana Alessandrini
Hometown: Cesena, Italy
Program: PhD in Economics
The University of Guelph and the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management are preparing to welcome approximately 60 international delegates to the eighth Tourism Education Futures Initiative Conference (TEFI8) from June 4 to 7. This year’s theme, “Transformational Learning: Activism, empowerment and political agency in tourism education” is in keeping with TEFI’s mission to push boundaries, think creatively and inform and support tourism educators and students to transform the world for the better.
Rising pork prices and shrinking packages of bacon might be leaving a lot of Canadians achin' for bacon. In this article and video report from CBC, Professor and Associate Dean Sylvain Charlebois comments on the unique demand for the meat.