A new study co-authored by Department of Management professor Jamie Gruman suggests that managers and human resources professionals should adopt a better understanding of employee engagement if they want to ensure staff are fulfilled and satisfied in their work.
According to this article from the Globe and Mail, getting rid of tipping may help improve restaurant culture. University of Guelph tipping experts, Mike von Massow and Bruce McAdams, talk about the results of their recent study that interviewed about 100 managers and servers on the topic. What they found was that tipping causes a number of challenges ranging from controlling the quality of service to rivalry among staff.
For Real Estate and Housing (REH) student Daniel Foch and Landscape Architecture (LA) student Kyle Foch, winning York Region’s Make Rental Happen Challenge was a family affair. Tasked with creating a rental housing solution for York Region, the University of Guelph brothers combined their knowledge and proposed rental housing options that topped international competitors and won bragging rights and a $5,000 grand prize.
In this article from the StarPhoenix, Professor Sylvain Charlebois writes about the impact of animal welfare on agriculture. Following the release of a video from a B.C. dairy farm showing abuse, Charlebois notes the changes emerging in the industry such as increased transparency, in addition to university research and animal welfare programs.
Also in the news this week, Professor Kerry Godfrey writes about the business programs at the University of Guelph in Global Responsibility Magazine.
Dr. Julia Christensen Hughes, Dean of the College of Business and Economics, announced two appointments today. Effective August 1, Dr. Statia Elliot will become the Director of the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management for a five year term, renewable. Statia brings with her 10 years of management and consulting experience within the industry and has been a faculty member at the University of Guelph since 2007.
In this article from the National Post, economics professors Ross McKitrick and Douglas Auld write about the costs associated with biofuel initiatives in Canada.
Two U of G commerce alumni who started a business while students at the University of Guelph received the Small Business of the Year Award at the Guelph Awards of Excellence last week. Intrigue Media founders Paul Demarco and Rob Murray launched their digital advertising and marketing firm to gain practical business experience during their degree.
In a soon-to-be-published report on food traceability done by the University of Guelph and the Global Food Traceability Center in Washington, D.C., Canada and U.S. food tracking systems are ranked well behind those of many European countries.
Two University of Guelph students recently received first place, $5000 and high praise from a panel of judges at York Region's Make Rental Happen Challenge. Brothers Daniel and Kyle Foch beat out rental housing proposals from post-secondary students across Canada and Yale University in the United States. Their proposal included building street level retail space for artists with affordable housing above.
Many Conversat attendees had a ball at the College of Business and Economics' Speakeasy celebration at Conversat, and we now have the photos to prove it. If you had your picture taken in our 1920's photo booth on June 21, you can now view the photo slideshow.