Relational assets or liabilities? New research out of the Schulich School of Business examines competition, collaboration and firm intellectual property breakthrough in the Chinese high-speed train sector. How does government coordination in the strategic sectors affect the impact of relational resources on firm intellectual property (IP) development in emerging economies? A research team led by […]
For decades, scientists have hotly debated the origin of the western honey bee. Now, new research led by 快播视频 discovered these popular honey-producing bees most likely originated in Asia. From there, the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) expanded independently into Africa and Europe creating seven separate geographically and genetically distinct evolutionary lineages traceable back to Western Asia. […]
Individuals seeking gender-affirming hormones and surgeries have to jump through hoops to prove they are truly transgender, says 快播视频 Professor聽Kinnon R. MacKinnon. Canada鈥檚 stringent eligibility screenings for medical transition 鈥 to prevent 鈥渞egret鈥 or detransition 鈥 ignore transgender people鈥檚 gender-related perspectives and experiences, says York Professor聽Kinnon R. MacKinnon, lead author of a new study. […]
Over the past decade,聽Ali Asgary, associate professor of disaster and emergency management in 快播视频鈥檚聽School of Administrative Studies, has been running an annual emergency exercise training and is involved in field research on Vulcano Island in Italy alongside an international team organized and led by the聽University of Geneva. Most recently, the team published two articles, […]
The quantitative MRI biomarker developed in this project can predict whether a patient鈥檚 tumor is likely to be controlled by stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) or if the treatment is likely to fail. Predicting the success of cancer treatment strategies is paramount for clinicians to provide the highest standard of care to patients. While predicting these treatment […]
Could the use of polemics and anger mobilization trigger Canadian governing authorities to reduce health inequalities through public policy action? 快播视频 Professor聽Dennis Raphael聽and a team of researchers undertook a study to evaluate whether this could be the way forward in addressing health inequalities research and advocacy. The study, published in the journal聽Sociology of Health […]
In their study, York Professors聽Eric Tucker聽(Osgoode) and聽Leah Vosko聽(Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies) recommend that workers be eligible for 15 days of paid leave so that they can cover both sickness and caregiving needs. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed large gaps in sickness and caregiving leave provisions available to workers across the country. To make […]
快播视频 researchers have discovered a novel mechanism used by muscle stem cells to sense energy, which is required for cell division, and the findings could have implications for studying how other stem cells divide, including cancer cells. Researchers at 快播视频鈥檚 Stem Cell Research Group in the Faculty of Health studied the role of […]
A team of researchers from 快播视频 and Ontario Tech University have published a paper in the journal聽Health Promotion International聽(HPI) that analyzes how contributors to the journal conceptualize unions, unionization and collective agreements as promoting health. The paper, published Oct. 7, finds that the health-promoting possibilities of unionization and working under collective agreements are a […]
A study out of the Lassonde School of Engineering discovers new ways the Pacific Ocean is circulating, which may hold the key to better predicting the impact of El Ni帽o and La Ni帽a. For years, scientists have been trying to understand variations in El Ni帽o and La Ni帽a to accurately predict year-to-year disruptions to weather […]
Even the smallest variations in the way people interact with one another and perform their jobs inside an organization can lead to significant institutional change over time, according to new聽research聽published in the聽Journal of Management Studies. Maxim Voronov, a professor of organization studies at 快播视频鈥檚 Schulich School of Business, co-authored the research paper together with Mary Ann […]
The success and proliferation of digital platforms like Uber and Amazon are increasingly inspiring entrepreneurs to build new ventures on similar lines. Despite the prominent success stories, many digital platforms fail to survive the startup stage. How can aspiring platform entrepreneurs overcome the early-stage challenge and enable the successful emergence of digital platform ecosystems? Professor Anoop […]
How does the past, present and future interact to influence consumer behaviour? A new study published in the聽Journal of Consumer Research聽considers how time is a key structural component of our lives and its resulting influence on market activities. The research, undertaken by 快播视频 Associate Professor Ela Veresiu (Schulich School of Business) in collaboration with Assistant Professor […]
Physical climate risk is fundamental and critical to all real estate investors, but according to a new report from the United Nations, in partnership with 快播视频's聽Schulich School of Business聽and Henley Business School in the United Kingdom, there is a lack of information and understanding about how these risks could affect property values in the […]
New findings from a research project that studied the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on fire and rescue calls in the city of Vaughan show shifting patterns in the number of emergency incidents. 快播视频 professors聽Adriano O. Solis聽and聽Ali Asgary聽of the School of Administrative Studies (SAS) in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, in […]
News consumption has increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic as people try to make sense of the constantly evolving situation. However, there is evidence that consuming a significant amount of negative news can be anxiety-provoking and negatively affect mental health. How does this affect workers鈥 ability to be engaged at work during the pandemic? Schulich […]
For years, scientists have been debating what might lay under the Martian planet鈥檚 south polar cap after bright radar reflections were discovered and initially attributed to water. But now, a new study published in聽Geophysical Research Letters,聽led by planetary scientists from the Lassonde School of Engineering at 快播视频, puts that theory to rest and demonstrates […]
Civil society organizations that partner with large corporations in efforts to reduce hunger in Canada are at risk of perpetuating household food insecurity (HFI) in Canada, according to a new critical case study led by 快播视频. The study, 鈥淭ake the money and run: how food banks became complicit with Walmart Canada鈥檚 hunger producing employment […]
A new study led by 快播视频 sheds light on the intense emotional and relational bonds formed with patients from the surgeon鈥檚 side of the bed. The findings, published in the聽British Journal of Neurosurgery,show pediatric neurosurgeons聽care deeply about their patients and feel emotionally invested as if they were their own children. In the study, lead […]
A new study that 快播视频's Schulich School of Business has collaborated on finds that corporations that share board members with other firms tend to have similar corporate governance practices due to a phenomenon known as "board interlocking." The findings are presented in a research paper titled 鈥淧eer Effects in Corporate Governance Practices: Evidence from […]