As CBC searches for B.C.'s best symbol, experts weigh in on how symbols endure over time and their complex histories.

Symbolism over substance" is a consistent critique of political parties and political leaders, regardless of one's political leanings. There is nothing wrong with symbols or symbolism. From the ...

Using Stories and Symbols to Build a Powerful Culture Two tools that many CEOs tend to overlook when it comes to reinforcing their company’s culture are symbols and stories. When done properly ...

As a professor, I now feel confident wearing a bindi at work. It wasn’t always that way. Underlying assumptions about which cultural symbols are — or are not — considered acceptable or ...

At Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, an exhibition examines the legacy of designer Henry Dreyfuss and the fascinating histories behind many of the everyday symbols that connect people ...

Southwest Airlines built its success on a unique culture. With the first mass layoffs in company history, some employees fear that culture may die.

Symbols, though, are supposed to point to something bigger -- something practical and measurable. This is the "substance" associated with the symbol.

In Nigeria, culture plays a dominant role in the lives of the people. It serves as a symbol of unity and help in shaping the way people perceive things. This is evident among the people of the ...

Southwest Airlines' first company-wide layoffs in its nearly 54-year history are aimed at shoring up profits, but they run the risk of undermining a company culture of putting employees first that ...

Through centuries of New Mexican lore — that hybrid of Native American, Spanish, Mexican and Anglo legend — Chimayó has become a symbol of the ancient culture of the Southwest, and of the ...