American couples spend over US$30 billion a year on couples therapy. But when co-founders of companies experience relational challenges, they do not take similar action. This article explores the application of couples therapy—enriched by insights from adult attachment theory—to address the relational challenges experienced by co-founders. It contends that by integrating couples therapy and attachment-informed strategies into business practices, co-founders .....more

While millennials appear motivated to support the evolution of stakeholder capitalism and solve challenging social problems via entrepreneurship, the challenges they face as business founders are also greater than those experienced by previous generations. Canadian start-ups can experience significant challenges when trying to secure financing, which is why some of our best and brightest entrepreneurs relocate to the United States. In Canada, there .....more

Facing constant pressure to reach ever-increasing objectives, people across all walks of life have become dislocated from what is essential and meaningful to a happy life. As a result, many turn to various forms of escapism, ranging from drugs and alcohol abuse to conspicuous consumption. When addicted to acquiring stuff, consumers become anxious between fixes, fueling debt-financed consumption. With the pandemic driving expectations of major change, .....more

Only about one-third of unethical corporate behaviour is driven by a desire for personal gain — greed isn’t the key issue. This article debunks myths of unethical corporate behaviour and argues that such behaviour is most often a result of situational and contextual factors, job dependence and cognitive factors. No evidence suggests that the average businessperson has a Machiavellian personality. Although some unethical workplace behaviour is self-serving, .....more