Conduct risk management is a topic of great importance to financial service firms. Misconduct from staff members in financial institutions can result in substantial costs. However, compared to other types of risk faced by financial institutions (e.g. credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk), conduct risk and the related reputational risk have been understudied. One of […]

This project is addressing the problem of portfolio optimization by using reinforcement learning, an area of machine learning that has recently attracted many researchers. Its advantages compared to the conventional models of portfolio optimization are coming from its ability in incorporating many features of the assets into the asset allocation problem without relying on the […]

Ce projet a pour but de fournir aux propriétaires d’immeubles existants une analyse des meilleures pratiques visant à mieux valoriser les impacts d’un projet d’amélioration de la performance environnementale écoénergétique de leurs bâtiments et leur permettant de mieux justifier leur décision d’investir les sommes nécessaires pour le réaliser. Une étude détaillée des meilleures pratiques mises […]

Le projet se veut de comprendre la mobilisation des employés dans une PME et ainsi trouver des moyens efficaces et des outils ou bien des comportements qui mèneront à l’attraction et la rétention de la main-d’oeuvre. En effet, nous faisons face à une pénurie de la main-d’oeuvre devenant de plus en plus alarmante. C’est pourquoi […]

While at Berkeley, I would mostly be working on my sole-authored paper. This paper links trade and the environment in Brazil. Using the major trade liberalization episode in the early 1990s as a plausible source of exogenous variation, my paper investigates two hypotheses. First, increased international competition in manufactured goods negatively impacted the least productive […]

L’elaboration d’un plan de marketing et la mise en ceuvre programmee des ressources marketing font partie d’un processus qu’il faut mettre en place pour atteindre les objectifs de I’entreprise Charlebois. La planification marketing est susceptible d’avoir un impact majeur sur les resultats commerciaux de Charlebois. II s’agit donc d’evaluer la situation concurrentielle de I’entreprise et […]

When faced with difficult issues such as climate change, some organizations decide to disclose information on relevant risks, opportunities, and strategies. The language used in these disclosures can theoretically reflect how managers process information in complex and uncertain environments, and by extension, their abilities in creating value for the firm. This research collaboration examines linkages […]

Based on the first internship of Mitacs Accelerate Project, research has been conducted on several aspects of an online traceability program which has been developed and operated by Ecotrust Canada. Aspects covered including business planning, budgeting, researching for revenue sources and of course type of entity in order to transition the program into its own […]

The internship will focus on two case studies in the area of business and marketing research, aiming to integrate academic level rigour with practical relevance. First, the intern will consider how drone-based research tools can be managed and marketed in an international development context that engages local networks of drone users whilst maintaining technological standards […]

Small businesses account for 89.6% of the total private labour force in Canada and, despite the vital role they play in the Canadian economy, fewer than half of small businesses will survive 10 years. One of the most commonly cited causes of small business failure is the inability to raise capital to finance its operations. […]

Governments and consumers increasingly are demanding that companies take concrete action to improve environmental stewardship and social justice along their entire supply chain. In developing countries, however, this effort is hampered by lack of knowledge as to what kinds of initiatives yield positive outcomes. This research is a pilot project to develop new insights into […]

Le projet de recherche suivant vise à améliorer les outils servant à évaluer la performance au travail des employés dans les entreprises. Cette recherche aspire à améliorer le processus afin de le rendre plus adapté au contexte actuel, plus précis et le plus juste possible. Il se basera en grande partie sur les employés d’une […]