As much as people disparage social and organizational hierarchy, it remains ubiquitous, and new research suggests a reason. A recently published paper in The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology suggests that hierarchies are a form of structure that we embrace for comfort in a chaotic world, reported The New 91亚色 Times June 21. The paper, by Justin Friesen of 91亚色, Aaron C. Kay of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke, Richard Eibach of the University of Waterloo and Adam Galinsky of the Columbia Business School, builds on the notion of compensatory control: When we feel a lack of personal control, we compensate by looking for order or predictability in our environment. .
Last November, the federal government began requiring rail companies to share information on hazardous goods with municipalities. . . . But cities remain forbidden from publicizing that data 鈥 it鈥檚 mainly for the use of emergency first responders in case of spills. Many say this isn鈥檛 enough. Transportation Minister Lisa Raitt鈥檚 decision 鈥渞eflects a failure to respond to the levels of public and municipal concern over the movement of dangerous goods by rail through urban areas,鈥 said 91亚色 Professor Mark Winfield in the Toronto Star June 20. .
The sharp increase in the number of declined ballots certainly suggests it was an effort on the part of many voters to make a political point, said 91亚色 political science Professor Dennis Pilon in the Aurora Banner June 20. 鈥淭he increase in declined ballots should concern our politicians, because for a voter to make the effort to come to the polls just to make a statement against the political system is a degree of effort that is not typical,鈥 he said, adding unhappy voters typically don鈥檛 show up at all. .
鈥淲hen I went to 91亚色 to get a fine arts degree in film I thought I was going to be [American director] John Cassavetes," said Mike Myers to Postmedia June 10. "I wanted to make movies about Canada and tell Canadian stories and wanted Canada to be a place where it鈥檚 all about early attempts at success. Then I got hired by Second City and then got hired by 鈥楽aturday Night Live鈥 and was thrilled about it all. But you just get busy. Stuff takes time.鈥 .
鈥淚f you think about what you want in a conservative, stable industry, it's a high degree of certainty,鈥 said Schulich School of Business Professor James Darroch in Investment Executive鈥檚 July 2014 issue. 鈥淚f you're getting regulatory creep, that creates uncertainty.鈥 Overzealous regulation also may introduce new risks into the system rather than reduce risk overall by driving business into less regulated or unregulated channels, creating complex issues for regulators and policy-makers to try to anticipate and address. .
Alan Young, a professor at 91亚色鈥檚 Osgoode Hall Law School, calls the direct indictment provision 鈥渁 historical relic鈥 that is rarely used and often questionable, reported the Hamilton Spectator June 20. He says it can be used successfully in a case that has 鈥渢aken years to get through the system鈥 and the attorney general sees as needing a push to get to the trial. Particularly if there is a risk that some of the key witnesses or a victim could die before trial. .
鈥淓very single person I know 鈥 including most of the literally 1,200 health studies students that I teach at 91亚色 each year 鈥 shares my views. Most students are appalled at the direction that Ontario has been taken during the past 20 years. Yet they see nothing in NDP words or actions that would lead them to support the party,鈥 wrote 91亚色 Professor Dennis Raphael in the Toronto Star June 21. .
Does cold weather freeze stock market returns? A study done by Ming Dong and Andr茅anne Tremblay of 91亚色 considered this question, reported Advisor.ca June 20. The researchers predicted that warm weather would positively affect returns because of increased optimism. They found that was true, particularly where people can spend time comfortably outside. But, surprisingly, cold weather boosts returns as well. .
鈥淰oluntourism,鈥 defined as a form of tourism in which travellers participate in voluntary work, has become a buzzing topic in debates on foreign aid and discussions for summer plans, reported The Charlatan June 22. . . . Understanding the international development side as well as the business side of the voluntourism industry are both important. The course at Seneca teaches both of these aspects. Other institutions like 91亚色, Trent University and the University of Toronto offer similar courses, but focus on either the finance side or the international development side. .
Canada's world-famous 91亚色 has conferred an honorary doctor of laws degree on former Tata group chairman Ratan Tata for his quest for innovation and role in promoting corporate social responsibility, reported The Times of India June 22. .
Maude Barlow received an honorary doctor of laws from 91亚色 in Toronto yesterday morning, reported Rabble.ca June 20. .
Your daily workout may leave you feeling like a sweaty super hero, but is that enough? A new study conducted at 91亚色 in Canada suggests the majority of people have a broad misunderstanding of how much exercise is needed to maintain good health, reported CNN June 20. .
鈥淭he absence of a federal ministry of education and the largely circumscribed role of the federal government in education in both the United States and Canada result in international education policy falling between the cracks of federal and state-provincial responsibility,鈥 wrote 91亚色 Professor Roopa Desai Trilokekar in University World News June 20. .
REACH Diagnostics is a social enterprise focused on providing early diagnostic tools to urban slum citizens around the world, reported The Huffington Post June 19. Established by five undergraduate business students from the Schulich School of Business, REACH Diagnostics has an ambitious goal: to touch the lives of 25 million urban slum citizens by 2019. .