This Fall, McGill University awarded new Sustainable Workplace Certifications to nine units. Among them, two McGill Desautels units earned the silver-level distinction: The Bensadoun School of Retail Management (BSRM) and IT Customer Services Team.
Food prices rose by 5.8 per cent in September, prompting the federal government to ask Canada’s five largest grocery chains to provide a plan for how they will stabilize prices, with staple products a likely focus. “High transportation costs, inventory issues and other pressures driving up costs are subsiding,” says Professor Saibal Ray, who specializes in Operations Management. Ray, commenting to Financial Post and Toronto Star, suspects the grocers’ promises to Ottawa will involve price cuts.
The McGill Desautels Faculty of Management MBA is ranked 22nd globally by the prestigious Corporate Knights Better World MBA ranking, jumping 16 spots and proving again to be a leader in sustainability development and corporate social responsibility through teaching and learning methodologies.
Students in the McGill Desautels Master of Management in Finance (MMF) program showcased their financial prowess at the 6th Deloitte MMF Synergy Challenge on October 26.
Each year, about 10,000 people in Quebec suffer a cardiac arrest, and receiving resuscitation care in the first minutes is critical to survival. For every minute that passes without treatment, survival rates decrease by 7-10%. Dr.
When a Los Angeles law firm began adopting new artificial intelligence tools to automate contract reviews, it looked like junior lawyers and paralegals might be out of a job. Yet, even as these tools conducted increasingly complex tasks, the firm’s workforce didn’t suffer. However, this shift to AI taking on some tasks previously performed by humans forced the firm to reconfigure its organizational structure.
SALATA claims to be the ultimate destination for health nuts, and food delivery service Deliveroo UAE concurs, naming the leading built-to-order salad kitchen the best healthy restaurant in the United Arab Emirates. When Founder and CEO Georges Bandar (MBA’14) launched the delivery-only restaurant, he wanted it to offer more than leafy greens. “It was more than just a salad concept. It was a revolution,” he says. “A movement towards better living, better choices, and obviously, better tastes."
When endangered howler monkey populations cross Costa Rica’s roads, they are vulnerable to injury from electrical wires and passing cars. Associate Professor Juan Camilo Serpa, partnering with Reserva Conchal, is using artificial intelligence to help prevent these injuries from occurring.
From drug delivery to patient treatment, the healthcare sector contributes significantly to economic activity, but there are unique dynamics to managing people in a clinical setting. “Just as we expect clinicians to appreciate the daily work of healthcare managers, we need managerial leaders to grasp the clinician’s perspective,” says Leslie Breitner in an interview with Forbes.
Amazon Go, convenience stores that eliminate the check-out process, are coming to Canada. Customers can use a debit card, credit card or payment-enabled phone to enter, select and buy items, and simply walk out of the store. Amazon introduced the cashierless stores in the U.S. in 2018 and is now opening locations in Calgary and Toronto. "The growth in this sector is remarkable, with a significant amount of investment pouring in," says Professor Maxime Cohen in interview with CBC.
As Pakistan International Airlines grapples with financial challenges, the carrier has made service cutbacks, reducing the number of domestic flights it operates, and unilaterally rebooking some passengers. “It's not easy for any airline to decide to cut back services,” says Associate Professor Karl Moore, as it can result in long-term damage to an airline’s reputation. "Within Pakistan, they are the dominant player. So, everyone in the country is aware of what's going on with them.
Six second-year MBA students had the opportunity to attend this year’s MBA World Summit in Silicon Valley, considered the ultimate international gathering for the global MBA community. Annually, 100 hundred inspiring students from the world’s leading business schools are selected to participate.