Business & Economy

Disclosing detailed financial reports to a prospective franchisee is optional - and expensive. But the companies that do it are often a high-quality investment, DeGroote School of Business researchers find.

Aeroplan's recent survey on consumer habits became a scandal for the company after people complained the questions normalized intolerant attitudes about immigration and male dominance over women.

Isik Zeytinoglu's research shows that being supportive of workers makes them healthier, more productive and more likely to stick around. Also, it's the right thing to do.

Shoppers often choose to spend money and save their retail points for later, Alina Nastasoiu finds. Quite often, they don't cash the points in at all.

François Neville unpacks why some minority groups won't seek business loans

A study by Aaron Schat, Area Chair, Human Resources and Management, DeGroote School of Business, is investigating whether incivility by a patron would stimulate a customer service employee to seek revenge in some fashion.

DeGroote School of Business professor Sourav Ray explains why discounts on multi-component technology - like computers and cameras - can fluctuate wildly.

The Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program is unbalanced and harmful to the people who do the labour we need them to do.

In one study, Qiu and his research team found that corporate bankruptcy leads to a significant reduction in employee earnings. What's most surprising, he says, is how long bankruptcy affects a company in this sense.

McMaster is making progress in ongoing efforts to improve access to institutional data and information.

The students won a recent case competition by taking on the amount of waste generated by plastic pods used to brew individual cups of coffee.