Episode 1: Introduction to Research Chat and Olga Kanj, Lazaridis School of Business and Economics

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The first episode of Research Chat features:

a welcome from Johnathan Newman, Vice-president: research and Douglas Deutschman, Associate Vice-president and Dean, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, who briefly outline the goals for the podcast.an interview with Olga Kanj, a recent graduate of the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics PhD in Management (Finance). She shares her research findings on how ethnic diversity on corporate boards affects risk related decisions in insurance companies. After explaining what diversity means and the role of diversity on corporate boards, Kanj explains the benefits beyond finance companies.

Additional information about the research and transcript (with relevant links) available from wlu.ca/ResearchChat