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UNB Faculty of Management

Dollars Votes impact on the environment

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Posted: October 29, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Faculty


What can you buy with a dollar? Most people would respond to this question by saying, “not much!” According to Dr. Rebecca Angeles, a professor at UNB teaching courses in management of information systems, dollars add to up votes, which in turn can drive market forces towards more environmentally sustainable business practices, which can ultimately lead to a healthier, greener...

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A New Way to Read Financial Statements: impact on the environment

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Posted: October 28, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Faculty


By the time they finish their first year of a business degree, most students have learned how to read a company’s financial statements in order to determine how profitable the company is and judge how smart an investment might be. Dr. Glenn Leonard, a professor of accounting at the University of New Brunswick, is conducting research that could help people use a company’s financial...

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Mastering the Craft of Job Crafting

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Posted: October 22, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Faculty


Mastering the Craft of Job Crafting … impact on employee satisfaction Job crafting involves employees making changes to their job in an effort to improve the job for themselves and this practice stretches across industries and organizational levels. Jobs are crafted by mechanics, research scientists, sales people, and even IT directors. Though the implications of job crafting are...

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Teaching Beyond Borders

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Posted: October 22, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Faculty


Teaching Beyond Borders … impact on accounting professionals At least three or four times a year FedEx delivers multiple packages to UNB’s faculty of business administration, all addressed to Elin Maher, Professor of Accounting at UNB. Their contents are exams written by students of the Certified General Accountants program who live in Canada and the Caribbean, and as far away as...

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