Boomer women are passing yet another milestone — RETIREMENT! The first wave of women to enter the workforce in significant numbers benefited from the feminist revolution and fought for a place in the world of work. Now these women are...
Business and economics
-
Author:Hovanec, Dr. Margret, Shilton, ElizabethSummary: - Author:Feltoe, RichardSummary:
Redpath, today a household name for sugar in Canada, has its roots in the story of an enterprising Scots immigrant, initially a stone mason and later a building contractor during the boom days of Montreal's growth from a small...
- Author:Early, SteveSummary:
Home to one of the largest oil refineries in the state, Richmond, California, was once a typical company town, dominated by Chevron. This largely nonwhite, working-class city of one hundred thousand suffered from poverty, pollution, and...
- Author:Summary:
Rapidly rising carbon emissions from the intense development of Western Canada's fossil fuels continue to aggravate the global climate emergency and destabilize democratic structures. The urgency of the situation demands not only...
- Author:Jean-François, Ouellet, Taillefer, AlexandreSummary:
Au volant de son taxi, le chauffeur se confie à son client: son métier n'est plus du tout ce qu'il était. Alors qu'il y a à peine dix ans, son taxi avait à son bord un passager payant le tiers du temps, les clients se...
- Author:Maxton, Graeme, Randers, JorgenSummary:
A persuasive economic argument that proves we can all live better lives in this finite world.
The biggest challenges facing human wellbeing today are widening income inequality, continuing global poverty, and environmental...
- Author:Bruland, Kristine, Gerritsen, Anne, Hudson, Pat, Riello, GiorgioSummary:
The Industrial Revolution is central to the teaching of economic history. It has also been key to historical research on the commercial expansion of Western Europe, the rise of factories, coal and iron production, the proletarianization...
- Author:Clark, DorieSummary:
Whether you are still building your career or are on the road to reinvention, your personal brand is the ticket that will get you there. Consider this book your bus fare. In Reinventing You, strategy and communication consultant Dorie...
- Author:Ross, RandySummary:
When it comes to qualities such as passion, enthusiasm, energy, and creativity, the majority of the American workforce could be described as "severely lacking." Too many people just go through the motions, viewing work as something they...
- Author:Neeley, TsedalSummary:
The unprecedented changes brought on by Covid-19 have accelerated the transition to remote working, and Neeley provides advice for those navigating the enduring challenges remote teams and managers face.
- Author:Campagna, PalmiroSummary:
No Canadian company has fuelled as much speculation about its demise as A.V. Roe Canada Limited. When its name was erased off the corporate map in 1962, A.V. Roe’s most ambitious undertakings - the Jetliner, the Iroquois Engine, and the...
- Author:Pao, EllenSummary:
The "necessary and incisive" (Roxane Gay) account of the discrimination case that "has blown open a conversation about the status of women" in the workplace (The New York Times) LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 FINANCIAL...
- Author:Reynolds, MarvinSummary:
When you avoid that one financial problem, you increase the value of your contribution. Just as when the elephant enters the pond, the water level goes up for everyone, when your contribution increases, so do the benefits for everyone...
- Author:Bowles, Paul, Wilson, Gary N.Summary:
Northern British Columbia has always played an important role in Canada’s economy, but for many Canadians it has existed as an almost forgotten place: a vast territory where only a few roads and a ferry system connected small cities,...
- Author:Johnson, VicSummary:
There are times in life when quitting makes sense. Maybe you need to abandon a bad investment, or ditch an old garden because you're going to move to the city. Maybe you need to rest up a bit at the end of a tough day's work so you aren...
- Author:Kennedy, Joyce LainSummary:
Write a winning resume and land that job interview! Is your job search stalling out after you submit a resume but before you're offered an interview? With a recession that has caused a 10% unemployment rate affecting 15.3 million...
- Author:Seitel, Fraser P., Doorley, JohnSummary:
The authors reveal the secrets to reputation maintenance and crisis management in the new media world, based on extensive case studies of both near-penniless start-ups and multibillion-dollar corporations.
- Author:English, A. R.Summary:
There was a time when it was common to have a company pension to live on after you stopped working. These days, company pensions are rare and a large percentage of the workforce needs to rely on their own savings to fund their...
- Author:Vettese, FrederickSummary:
Canada's #1 bestselling retirement income book is now completely revised and updated. Vettese will show you how to mitigate risk and secure your financial future in these unpredictable times. As COVID-19 rocks the economy in an...
- Author:Pape, GordonSummary:
In this hard-hitting new book, personal finance expert Gordon Pape zeroes in on the realities of retirement that confront Canadians, including collapsing pension plans, a tax system that works against us, pitiful savings rates, and the...
Pages
