Apple’s CEO Tim Cook recently requested his bonus compensation be tied to the rise or fall of Apple’s stock price and its position on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. In demonstrating anything
Published on: July 23rd, 2013 Marylka Empey @MarylkaE
There is a great deal of commentary regarding HootSuite, a Vancouver social media company, and its practice to offer unpaid 40 hour per week internships in exchange for work experience. Apparently, the internships
Published on: April 10th, 2013 Marylka Empey @MarylkaE
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) yesterday appointed a brand new chief executive officer and president, Thorsten Heins. The move follows months of pressure from RIM shareholders and others to oust former RIM co-CEOs,
IT managers are losing sleep over the threat of data loss and not a few think protecting their company’s network is more stressful than handling a divorce, according to a recent survey commissioned
Published on: November 29th, 2011 Nestor Arellano @itbusinessca
Startup companies, even those founded by seasoned entrepreneurs, are prone to making the same legal mistakes when hiring and compensating employees. These employment law missteps can subject young companies to potentially crippling consequences.
Published on: August 26th, 2011 Peter N. Townshend, George Colindres and Lauren T. Howard @itbusinessca
Information technology (IT) recruiters in Canada and the U.S. are cautiously optimistic that the end of the market decline is in sight, and by year end firms are going to start hiring again.
Published on: May 26th, 2009 Patrick Thibodeau and Joaquim P. Menezes @itbusinessca
Related article: Hot skills that get you ahead of the game in Canada's IT jobs market Despite persistent reports of an IT talent shortage, salaries in the technology sector, in 2008, posted only
Published on: October 3rd, 2008 Nestor Arellano @itbusinessca
We in technology have gotten pretty good at assessing the financial value of projects, but not so much at figuring out what a CIO is worth. Or, if not worth, at least what
