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Cost and Risk: Firm Resilience within Digital Supply Chains iRC News, January 24, 2025. Assistant Professor Hooman Hidaji, Ph.D., and Assistant Professor, Lisa Yeo, Ph.D., discuss the implications of disruption to digital supply chains
Can IT substitute for labour at the industry level? iRC News, October 31, 2024. Distinguished Professor Barrie R. Nault, Ph.D., discusses a recent co-authored working paper about the long-time conundrum of investing in IT Capital and impacts on labour costs.
Funding Spotlight: The Impact of data portability on competition, privacy, and welfare iRC News, October 31, 2024. Assistant Professor Dr. Hooman Hidaji’s awarded Insight Grant from SSHRC looks at the topic of data portability and emerging regulatory decisions for online platforms.
Addressing information sharing in an Ecommerce marketplace: The Amazon re-seller scenario iRC News, May 9, 2024. BTMA Assistant Professor Jian (Ray) Zhang, Ph.D., discusses how Ecommerce platforms can benefit from sharing customer purchasing information with retailers.
Recent Research: Critical IT Infrastructure and Coalitions iRC News, March 7, 2024. Professor Barrie R. Nault, Ph.D. discusses the topic of a journal article recently published in Information Systems Research
iRC Funding Spotlight - Is IT effective in coordinating energy transition markets? iRC News, March 7, 2024. Assistant Professor Vaarun Vijairaghavan, Ph.D. is Principal Investigator of a recent SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Personalized service helps sweeten disclosure decision Haskayne School of Business News, January 25, 2021. Haskayne study looks at why customers decide to provide personal information
Betting the store on online customers isn't sure thing for retailers Haskayne School of Business News, April 1, 2019. Haskayne School of Business researcher looks at complexities of being a retailer in current digital age
Haskayne Hour - Are platforms dominating society - do we all use Amazon?
With major platforms like Amazon or Alibaba – is it possible to challenge their dominance? Do we want to?
Haskayne School of Business researcher and Distinguished Research Professor, Dr. Barrie Nault, PhD along with Maureen Higgins ISACA, ICD.D, IT Advisory Leader in the Advisory Services practice of Ernst & Young LLP explore how platforms have changed the way we work and shop - for better or for worse. They discuss the benefits of centralized control and facilitation of work – and the impacts on trust and privacy. They also use insights from research and experience as they debate if our experiences in remote work have boosted the impact of platforms permanently.