Adjunct Associate Professor
MA, Waterloo
"Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award"
Office: Hagey Hall 146
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 32647
E-mail: lwsmith@uwaterloo.ca
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TEDxUW talk by Larry Smith, November 2011- "Why you will fail to have a great career"
Primary Research Fields:
Forecasting
- Market analyses for information technology
- Macro forecasts - Canada and the Global Economy
- Industry forecasts re: new products and technologies
- Role of psychological factors, such as confidence
Entrepreneurship
- with respect to economic development
- with respect to innovation
- determinants of entrepreneurship
Publications:
- Building Canada’s Competitive Advantage (Polytechnics Canada), 2007
- A Labour Market Analysis of Rising Skill Requirements (Waterloo Wellington Training and Adjustment Board), 2007
- A Labour Market Analysis of the Demand for Healthcare Workers (Waterloo Wellington Training and Adjustment Board), 2007
- A Labour Market Analysis of the Retirement of Skilled Trades in Urban Southern Ontario (Waterloo Wellington Training and Adjustment Board), 2006
- A Labour Market Analysis of the Supply of Skilled Trades in Grand Erie (Grand Erie Training and Adjustment Board), 2006
- A Labour Market Analysis Identifying the Demand and Supply Conditions for the Skilled Trades in Waterloo Wellington for 2010 and 2015 (Waterloo Wellington Training and Adjustment Board), 2005
- An Economic Analysis of Apprenticeship Programs for Waterloo Region and Wellington County (Waterloo Wellington Training and Adjustment Board), 2004
Forecasting and analysis provided to:
- Ontario Sewer and Water Main Construction Association [2010]
- Canadian Construction Association [2010]
- Association of Managers of College and University Student Centres [2010]
- Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities [2009,2010]
- Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers [2009]
- Conestoga Heavy Construction Association [2009]
- Grand Erie Training and Adjustment Board [2009]
- Project Management Institute [2009]
- Young Presidents Organization [2009]
- Town of Caledon [2009]
- Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning [2009, 2010]
Recommended Books**
Suggested Sites for Economic Data
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP and INNOVATION
TECHNOLOGY MARKETS
Larry welcomes comments/feedback : lwsmith@uwaterloo.ca
