Aversion to scarcity. All in the (Wal-mart) family. Asian male models. Hipster entrepreneurs. Mideast non-proliferation
Concordia in the news
Posted on June 8, 2015
Expert commentators
Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:
- Caroline Roux, lecturer in the Department of Marketing, is quoted in an article in Deseret News about how individuals and societies react to material scarcity.
- Peter Jaskiewicz, associate professor in the Department of Management, is quoted in a Bloomberg article about a family member of Wal-Mart's founding Walton clan being named chairman of the international retail giant. The article is reprised by The Toronto Star, Business Times and Business Report.
- Marc Lafrance, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, is quoted in an article in Huffington Post about the perceived rise of Asian male models in the fashion industry.
- Zeynep Arsel, assistant professor in the Department of Marketing, is quoted in an article in Les Affaires about "hipster entrepreneurs" and what they could teach about marketing.
- Nuclear News reprises an opinion piece by Yakub Halabi, a fellow at the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies. In the piece, appearing originally in i24News, Halabi calls for Israel to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in return for a Mideast Nuclear Free Zone.